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City DescriptionRaymond is a city in Rice County, Kansas, United States. The population was 95 at the 2000 census. Raymond was named after railroad official Emmus Raymond . It was founded in 1871, making it the oldest town in Rice County.
At one point in its history Raymond was known as a wild "cowtown" and was a stop on the Santa Fe Railroad, but the town has been in decline since the 1950s.
An annual Labor Day parade has been held in Raymond since 1997. The 2006 parade drew a stunt motorcycle club from Tulsa, Okla. and ended with a meal in the Raymond gym as a fund raiser to help the city maintain the gym.
Raymond is located at 38°16′42″N 98°24′54″W / 38.27833, -98.415 (38.278464, -98.414878).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²), all of it land.
As of the census of 2000, there were 95 people, 43 households, and 28 families residing in the city. The population density was 299.3 people per square mile (114.6/km²). There were 51 housing units at an average density of 160.7/sq mi (61.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 94.74% White, 1.05% Asian, 1.05% from other races, and 3.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:- 0.776996433101 km squared
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