Map of Little River city, Kansas

Little River is a city in Rice County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 472.

Little River city overview:
Name:	Little River city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Kansas
County:	Rice County
Founded:	1880
Incorporated:	1886
Elevation:	1,608 ft (490 m)
Total Area:	0.39 sq mi (1.01 km²)
Land Area:	0.39 sq mi (1.01 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	472
Population Density:	1,200/sq mi (470/km²)
ZIP code:	67457
Area code:	620
FIPS code:	2041575

Online Interactive Map

Little River online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

For millennia, the land now known as Kansas was inhabited by Native Americans. In 1803, most of modern Kansas was secured by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1867, Rice County was founded.

Little River was founded in 1880. The town was named from its situation upon the Little Arkansas River.

In 1878, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and parties from Marion and McPherson counties chartered the Marion and McPherson Railway Company. In 1879, a branch line was built from Florence to McPherson; in 1880 it was extended to Lyons and in 1881 it was extended to Ellinwood. The line was leased and operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The line from Florence to Marion, was abandoned in 1968. In 1992, the line from Marion to McPherson was sold to Central Kansas Railway. In 1993, after heavy flood damage, the line from Marion to McPherson was abandoned. The original branch line connected Florence, Marion, Canada, Hillsboro, Lehigh, Canton, Galva, McPherson, Conway, Windom, Little River, Mitchell, Lyons, Chase and Ellinwood.

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Geography

Little River is located at 38°23′50″N 98°0′41″W / 38.39722°N 98.01139°W / 38.39722; -98.01139 (38.397217, -98.011489). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.44 square miles (1.14 km), all land.