Riceville, Tennessee

Census-designated place in Tennessee, United States

35°23′05″N 84°41′35″W / 35.38472°N 84.69306°W / 35.38472; -84.69306CountryUnited StatesStateTennesseeCountyMcMinnArea

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• Total2.18 sq mi (5.64 km²) • Land2.18 sq mi (5.64 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

837 ft (255 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total688 • Density316.03/sq mi (122.01/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)Area code423GNIS feature ID1299303^[3]

Riceville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McMinn County, Tennessee, United States. It is located some 60 miles southwest of Knoxville, and midway between Knoxville and Chattanooga, and in closer proximity, between Athens and Calhoun.^[4] Its population was 688 as of the 2020 census.^[5]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	688		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[6]

Education

McMinn County Schools operates public schools, including Riceville Elementary School.^[7]

Riceville Is almost home to private Christian school Valley Christian Academy (K-8) it will be expanding into a high school as well to cater to grades 9–12.

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Riceville, Tennessee
^ Charles L. Bradshaw, POST YOUR PEG HIGH, Xulon Press, 2009, p. 22 [1]
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ "Home". Riceville Elementary School. Retrieved January 28, 2022.