Riley County, Kansas
Riley County | |
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![]() Riley County Courthouse in Manhattan (2005) | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Kansas | |
![]() Kansas's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 39°06′47″N 96°37′41″W / 39.1131°N 96.6281°W | |
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State | ![]() |
Founded | August 25, 1855 |
Named for | Bennet C. Riley |
Seat | Manhattan |
Largest city | Manhattan |
Area | |
• Total | 622 sq mi (1,610 km2) |
• Land | 610 sq mi (1,600 km2) |
• Water | 12 sq mi (30 km2) 2.0% |
Population | |
• Total | 71,959 |
• Density | 118.0/sq mi (45.6/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 1st |
Website | rileycountyks |
Riley County (standard abbreviation: RL) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2020, 71,959 people lived there.[1] The biggest city is Manhattan. Manhattan is also the county seat.[2]
Two of Kansas' biggest employers are in Riley County: Fort Riley and Kansas State University.
History
[change | change source]On May 30, 1879, the "Irving, Kansas Tornado" started in Riley County. This tornado was believed to have been an F4 on the Fujita scale. The damage path of it was 800 yards (700 m) wide and 100 miles (200 km) long. Eighteen people were killed. Sixty people were injured.[3]
Geography
[change | change source]The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of 622 square miles (1,610 km2). Of that, 610 square miles (1,600 km2) is land and 12 square miles (31 km2) (2.0%) is water.[4]
The county is in the Flint Hills region of Kansas.
People
[change | change source]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/USA_Riley_County%2C_Kansas_age_pyramid.svg/170px-USA_Riley_County%2C_Kansas_age_pyramid.svg.png)
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1860 | 1,224 | — | |
1870 | 5,105 | 317.1% | |
1880 | 10,430 | 104.3% | |
1890 | 13,183 | 26.4% | |
1900 | 13,828 | 4.9% | |
1910 | 15,783 | 14.1% | |
1920 | 20,650 | 30.8% | |
1930 | 19,882 | −3.7% | |
1940 | 20,617 | 3.7% | |
1950 | 33,405 | 62.0% | |
1960 | 41,914 | 25.5% | |
1970 | 56,788 | 35.5% | |
1980 | 63,505 | 11.8% | |
1990 | 67,139 | 5.7% | |
2000 | 62,843 | −6.4% | |
2010 | 71,115 | 13.2% | |
2020 | 71,959 | 1.2% | |
U.S. Decennial Census[5] 1790-1960[6] 1900-1990[7] 1990-2000[8] 2010-2020[1] |
Riley County is part of the Manhattan, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area. Millennials make up 53.6% of the population of Riley County. It is one of the highest rates in the United States.[9]
Government
[change | change source]Presidential elections
[change | change source]Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
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2020 | 46.1% 11,610 | 50.7% 12,765 | 3.2% 796 |
2016 | 46.0% 10,107 | 42.5% 9,341 | 11.5% 2,526 |
2012 | 54.5% 11,507 | 42.5% 8,977 | 2.9% 617 |
2008 | 52.4% 12,111 | 45.4% 10,495 | 2.1% 494 |
2004 | 60.6% 12,672 | 37.8% 7,908 | 1.6% 331 |
2000 | 58.5% 10,672 | 33.9% 6,188 | 7.6% 1,393 |
1996 | 56.7% 11,113 | 34.4% 6,746 | 8.9% 1,748 |
1992 | 38.5% 8,394 | 36.4% 7,933 | 25.1% 5,470 |
1988 | 55.9% 9,507 | 42.8% 7,283 | 1.3% 217 |
1984 | 64.8% 11,308 | 34.2% 5,975 | 1.0% 175 |
1980 | 52.9% 8,904 | 31.1% 5,224 | 16.0% 2,690 |
1976 | 57.5% 9,518 | 39.5% 6,540 | 3.1% 510 |
1972 | 66.2% 11,120 | 31.7% 5,333 | 2.1% 356 |
1968 | 62.2% 8,296 | 31.9% 4,258 | 5.9% 791 |
1964 | 52.7% 6,396 | 46.1% 5,597 | 1.2% 144 |
1960 | 72.0% 9,068 | 27.6% 3,482 | 0.4% 50 |
1956 | 76.8% 9,385 | 22.8% 2,784 | 0.4% 44 |
1952 | 80.3% 9,799 | 19.3% 2,352 | 0.4% 50 |
1948 | 68.0% 9,227 | 29.9% 4,052 | 2.1% 288 |
1944 | 70.4% 6,511 | 28.8% 2,659 | 0.8% 74 |
1940 | 68.6% 7,420 | 30.4% 3,293 | 1.0% 105 |
1936 | 59.1% 6,077 | 39.9% 4,104 | 1.0% 99 |
1932 | 54.7% 5,337 | 42.0% 4,101 | 3.4% 327 |
1928 | 77.9% 6,592 | 21.2% 1,791 | 0.9% 78 |
1924 | 70.0% 5,455 | 21.1% 1,646 | 8.8% 689 |
1920 | 73.6% 4,875 | 24.3% 1,610 | 2.1% 141 |
1916 | 52.3% 3,320 | 41.6% 2,637 | 6.1% 386 |
1912 | 11.1% 425 | 30.7% 1,170 | 58.2% 2,220 |
1908 | 61.7% 2,276 | 35.0% 1,289 | 3.3% 123 |
1904 | 75.3% 2,251 | 17.5% 523 | 7.3% 217 |
1900 | 61.7% 2,119 | 37.2% 1,279 | 1.1% 37 |
1896 | 55.9% 1,890 | 42.7% 1,443 | 1.5% 50 |
1892 | 51.7% 1,574 | 48.3% 1,472 | |
1888 | 62.5% 1,856 | 26.0% 772 | 11.5% 342 |
Riley County is the only county in Kansas without an elected sheriff. The county police department handles all the Sheriff’s responsibilities.[11]
Education
[change | change source]Colleges and universities
[change | change source]Unified school districts
[change | change source]Places
[change | change source]Cities
[change | change source]- Leonardville
- Manhattan, also partly in Pottawatomie County
- Ogden
- Randolph
- Riley
Fort Riley
[change | change source]Fort Riley Military Reservation covers 100,656 acres (407 km2) in Geary and Riley counties. It is north of the junction of the Smoky Hill and Republican rivers in Geary County. 25,000 people are in the fort during the day. It includes a census-designated place:
- Fort Riley (formerly "Fort Riley North")
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "QuickFacts: Riley County, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- ↑ Joe Furr, "Historical Tornadoes"
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Archived from the original on August 11, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 28, 2014.
- ↑ "What States and Counties Have the Most Millennials?". 14 November 2016.
- ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
- ↑ https://www.sheriffs.org/sites/default/files/tb/Office_of_Sheriff_State-by-State_Election_Chart.pdf
Other websites
[change | change source]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- County
- Historical
- Maps
- Riley County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
- Riley County Maps: [1] (historical Township and place maps)
- Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
- Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society
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