Riceville, Tennessee

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Riceville, Tennessee
Census-designated place
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Riceville, Tennessee is located in Tennessee
Riceville, Tennessee
Riceville, Tennessee
Coordinates: 35°23′05″N 84°41′35″W / 35.38472°N 84.69306°W / 35.38472; -84.69306Coordinates: 35°23′05″N 84°41′35″W / 35.38472°N 84.69306°W / 35.38472; -84.69306
CountryUnited States
StateTennessee
CountyMcMinn
Area
[1]
 • Total2.177 sq mi (5.64 km2)
 • Land2.177 sq mi (5.64 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
837 ft (255 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total1,140
 • Density520/sq mi (200/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)423
GNIS 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 1,140 as of the 2020 census.[2]

Education[]

McMinn County Schools operates public schools, including Riceville Elementary School.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Riceville, Tennessee
  4. ^ Charles L. Bradshaw, POST YOUR PEG HIGH, Xulon Press, 2009, p. 22 [1]
  5. ^ "Home". Riceville Elementary School. Retrieved January 28, 2022.

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