Riley County, Kansas
Riley County (standard abbreviation: RL) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 71,115 people lived there.[1] The biggest city is Manhattan. Manhattan is also the county seat.[2]
| Riley County, Kansas | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Kansas | |
 Kansas's location in the U.S. | |
| Statistics | |
| Founded | August 25, 1855 |
|---|---|
| Seat | Manhattan |
| Largest City | Manhattan |
| Area - Total - Land - Water |
622 sq mi (1,611 km²) 610 sq mi (1,580 km²) 12 sq mi (31 km²), 2.0% |
| PopulationEst. - (2016) - Density |
73,343 117/sq mi (45/km²) |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Named for: Bennet C. Riley | |
Two of Kansas' biggest employers are in Riley County: Fort Riley and Kansas State University.
History
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
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
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |
| Est. 2016 | 73,343 | [5] | 16.7% |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] 1790-1960[7] 1900-1990[8] 1990-2000[9] 2010-2016[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.[10]
Government
Presidential elections
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.[12]
Education
Colleges and universities
Unified school districts
Places
Cities
- Leonardville
- Manhattan, also partly in Pottawatomie County
- Ogden
- Randolph
- Riley
Fort Riley
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ↑ "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. 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.
- ↑ http://overflow.solutions/demographic-data/what-states-and-counties-have-the-most-millennials/
- ↑ http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS
- ↑ https://www.sheriffs.org/sites/default/files/tb/Office_of_Sheriff_State-by-State_Election_Chart.pdf
Other websites
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- Historical
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