Rice County

Also known as Rice County, Minnesota, Rice County, MN

county in Minnesota, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Minnesota
Founded: March 5, 1853
Named after: Henry Mower Rice
Seat: Faribault
Largest city: Faribault
Total: 516 sq mi (1,340 km )
Land: 496 sq mi (1,280 km )
Water: 20 sq mi (52 km ) 3.9%
Estimate 2025: 69,939
Density: 135.3/sq mi (52.2/km )
Time zone: UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst: UTC−5 ( CDT )
Congressional districts: 1st , 2nd
Website: www .ricecountymn .gov

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Wikidata facts

Population: 67097
Area: 1337
Official website: www.co.rice.mn.us
Image: Rice County Courthouse.jpg
Households: 23183

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Commons category: Rice County, Minnesota
inception: 1853-03-05
water as percent of area: 3.9
native label: Rice County
per capita income: 31792

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Rice County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,097. Its county seat is Faribault.

Rice County comprises the Faribault-Northfield, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area.