Editing Riley County, Kansas

{{short description|County in Kansas, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}

{{Infobox U.S. county
|county             = Riley County
|state              = Kansas
|type               = [[County (United States)|County]]
|ex image           = Riley (Kansas) County Courthouse 1.jpg
|ex image cap       = Riley County Courthouse in [[Manhattan, Kansas|Manhattan]] (2005)
|image_flag         = Flag of Riley County, Kansas.svg
|founded            = August 25, 1855
|named for          = [[Bennet C. Riley]]
|seat wl            = Manhattan
|largest city wl    = Manhattan
|area_total_sq_mi   = 622
|area_land_sq_mi    = 610
|area_water_sq_mi   = 12
|area percentage    = 2.0%
|population_footnotes = <ref name="QF" />
|population_as_of   = 2020
|population_total   = 71959
|pop_est_footnotes  = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-counties-total.html |access-date=March 24, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
|pop_est_as_of      = 2023
|population_est     = 71,402 {{decrease}}
|population_density_sq_mi = 118.0

|district           = 1st
|time zone          = Central
|website            = {{URL|https://www.rileycountyks.gov/|rileycountyks.gov}}
}}

'''Riley County''' is a [[U.S. county|county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Kansas]].  Its [[county seat]] and largest city is [[Manhattan, Kansas|Manhattan]].<ref name="GR6">{{Cite web |title=Find a County |url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 |access-date=June 7, 2011 |publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 71,959.<ref name="QF">{{Cite web |title=QuickFacts; Riley County, Kansas; Population, Census, 2020 & 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/rileycountykansas/POP010220 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819221708/https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/rileycountykansas/POP010220 |archive-date=August 19, 2021 |access-date=August 19, 2021 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>  The county was named after [[Bennet C. Riley|Bennet Riley]], the 7th governor of California, and a Mexican–American War hero.  Riley County is home to [[Fort Riley]] and [[Kansas State University]].

==History==
{{See also|History of Kansas}}

Riley County, named for [[Mexican–American War]] general [[Bennet Riley]], was on the western edge of the 33 original counties established by the Kansas Territorial Legislature in August 1855. For organizational purposes, Riley County initially had attached to it [[Geary County, Kansas|Geary County]] and all land west of Riley County, across [[Kansas Territory]] into present-day [[Colorado]].<ref name="Frontier">{{Cite book |last=Olson |first=Kevin |title=Frontier Manhattan |publisher=University Press of Kansas |year=2012 |isbn=978-0-7006-1832-3 |pages=54, 107–108}}</ref>

The first [[List of current and former capital cities in the United States|Territorial Capital]] of Kansas Territory was located in the boundaries of Riley County, in the former town of [[Pawnee, Kansas|Pawnee]]. The site now falls within the boundaries of Fort Riley, a [[U.S. Army]] post.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nichols |first=Roy Franklin |author-link=Roy Franklin Nichols |title=Franklin Pierce: Young Hickory of the Granite Hills |date=1931 |publisher=American Political Biography Press |isbn=0-945707-06-1 |location=Newtown, Connecticut |page=418}}</ref>

Manhattan was selected as county seat in [[County seat war|contentious fashion]]. In late 1857, an election was held to select the county seat, with [[Ogden, Kansas|Ogden]] prevailing. However, Manhattanites suspected [[electoral fraud|election fraud]], and were eventually able to prove that a number of votes were illegally cast.<ref name="Frontier" /> Sheriff David A. Butterfield was forced to secure the county's books and records for Manhattan, and Manhattan was finally officially declared the county seat in 1858.<ref name="Frontier" /><ref>[http://www.rileycountyks.gov/index.asp?NID=441 Riley County Official Website – History]</ref>

On May 30, 1879, the "Irving, Kansas Tornado" began in Riley County. This [[tornado]] is estimated to have been an F4 on the [[Fujita scale]], with a damage path {{convert|800|yd|m|-2}} wide and {{convert|100|mi|km|-2}} long. Eighteen people were killed and sixty were injured.<ref>Joe Furr, [https://web.archive.org/web/20050904090010/http://www.geocities.com/joefurr2/histtor.html "Historical Tornadoes"]</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|622|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|610|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|12|sqmi}} (2.0%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{Cite web |date=February 12, 2011 |title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=April 23, 2011 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

The eastern border of the county follows the former course of the [[Big Blue River (Kansas)|Big Blue River]]. The river was dammed in the 1960s and [[Tuttle Creek Lake]] was created as a result. The county falls within the [[Flint Hills]] region of the state.

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Marshall County, Kansas|Marshall County]] (northeast)
* [[Pottawatomie County, Kansas|Pottawatomie County]] (east)
* [[Wabaunsee County, Kansas|Wabaunsee County]] (southeast)
* [[Geary County, Kansas|Geary County]] (south)
* [[Clay County, Kansas|Clay County]] (west)
* [[Washington County, Kansas|Washington County]] (northwest)

==Demographics==
[[Image:USA Riley County, Kansas age pyramid.svg|thumb|175px|left|[[Population pyramid]] based on 2000 census age data]]
{{US Census population
|1860= 1224
|1870= 5105
|1880= 10430
|1890= 13183
|1900= 13828
|1910= 15783
|1920= 20650
|1930= 19882
|1940= 20617
|1950= 33405
|1960= 41914
|1970= 56788
|1980= 63505
|1990= 67139
|2000= 62843
|2010= 71115
|2020= 71959
|estyear=2023
|estimate=71402
|estref=<ref>{{Cite web |title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023 |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html |access-date=April 3, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web |title=U.S. Decennial Census |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html |access-date=July 28, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{Cite web |title=Historical Census Browser |url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu |access-date=July 28, 2014 |publisher=University of Virginia Library}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ks190090.txt |access-date=July 28, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000 |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |access-date=July 28, 2014 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name="QF" />
}}
Riley County is part of the [[Manhattan, Kansas, metropolitan area|Manhattan, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. People aged 15 to 34 years old make up 53.6% of the population of Riley County, one of the highest rates in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 14, 2016 |title=What States and Counties Have the Most Millennials? |url=http://overflow.solutions/demographic-data/what-states-and-counties-have-the-most-millennials/}}</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 62,843 people, 22,137 households, and 12,263 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|103|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 23,397 housing units at an average density of {{convert|38|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the county was 84.78% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 6.88% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.63% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 3.22% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.17% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.89% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.43% from two or more races. 4.57% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 22,137 households, out of which 27.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.20% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.60% were non-families. 27.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 18.80% under the age of 18, 34.50% from 18 to 24, 25.90% from 25 to 44, 13.30% from 45 to 64, and 7.50% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,042, and the median income for a family was $46,489. Males had a median income of $26,856 versus $23,835 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $16,349. About 8.50% of families and 20.60% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 11.20% of those under age 18 and 6.70% of those age 65 or over.

==Government==
Riley County is governed by three county commissioners, John Ford, Marvin Rodriguez, and Ron Wells.<ref>"[http://www.rileycountyks.gov/143/Elected-Officials Elected Officials]". ''Riley County''. Retrieved October 29, 2020.</ref>

===Presidential elections===
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Owing to its history of [[Yankee]] anti-slavery settlement in “[[Bleeding Kansas]]” days, Riley County became strongly Republican following Kansas statehood, except when over half of its voters supported [[Progressive Party (United States, 1912)|Progressive]] [[Theodore Roosevelt]] in 1912 who himself was a Republican who had broken away from the party in that election cycle. Being relatively resistant to the Democratic populism of [[William Jennings Bryan]], [[Woodrow Wilson]] and [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], Riley County stood as the westernmost of thirty-eight US counties to have never voted Democratic for President since the Civil War. However, it was the only one whose status as “never Democratic” stood significantly threatened in [[2016 United States presidential election in Kansas|2016]] and [[2020 United States presidential election in Kansas|2020]]: Hillary Clinton's losing margin of only 3.5 percent was the second-closest any Democrat has come to claiming the county behind [[Bill Clinton|her husband]] in the [[Ross Perot|divided]] [[1992 US presidential election in Kansas|1992 election]].

In the [[2018 Kansas gubernatorial election]], Democratic candidate [[Laura Kelly]] won Riley County by a 24-point margin, and in the 2018 US House Election in [[KS-01]], Republican candidate [[Roger Marshall]] lost Riley County by a 2-point margin.

Even though he lost Kansas in [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]], [[Joe Biden]] won Riley County 50.7% to 46.1%, becoming the first Democratic presidential win in Riley County's history. In [[2024 United States presidential election|2024]], [[Donald Trump]] became the first Republican to win a presidential election without carrying Riley.

===Laws===
Riley County is the only county in Kansas without an elected [[sheriff]]; the county police department handles all the sheriff's functions.<ref>{{Cite web| title=Office of sheriff - State-by-state elections information | url=https://www.sheriffs.org/sites/default/files/tb/Office_of_Sheriff_State-by-State_Election_Chart.pdf | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012031800/http://sheriffs.org/sites/default/files/tb/Office_of_Sheriff_State-by-State_Election_Chart.pdf | archive-date=2011-10-12}}</ref>

Riley County was a prohibition, or [[dry county|"dry"]], county until the [[Kansas Constitution]] was amended in 1986 and voters approved the sale of alcoholic liquor by the individual drink with a 30 percent food sales requirement. The food sales requirement was removed with voter approval in 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 2006 |title=Map of Wet and Dry Counties |url=http://www.ksrevenue.org/abcwetdrymap.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008013617/http://www.ksrevenue.org/abcwetdrymap.htm |archive-date=October 8, 2007 |access-date=December 28, 2007 |publisher=Alcoholic Beverage Control, Kansas Department of Revenue}}</ref>

The county voted "No" on the [[2022 Kansas abortion referendum]], an anti-abortion ballot measure, by 68% to 32%, outpacing its support of [[Joe Biden]] during the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Panetta |first=Grace |date=August 3, 2022 |title=14 of the 19 Kansas counties that rejected an anti-abortion amendment voted for Trump in 2020 |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/14-out-19-counties-that-rejected-kansas-anti-abortion-measure-backed-trump-2022-8 |access-date=August 3, 2022 |publisher=Business Insider}}</ref>

==Education==

===Colleges and universities===
* [[Kansas State University]]
* [[Manhattan Christian College]]
* [[Manhattan Area Technical College]]

===Unified school districts===
School districts with offices in the county include:<ref name=CensusSDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st20_ks/schooldistrict_maps/c20161_riley/DC20SD_C20161.pdf|title=2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Riley County, KS|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-11-02}}</ref>
* [[Riley County USD 378]]
* [[Manhattan-Ogden USD 383]]
* [[Blue Valley USD 384]]

Others:<ref name=CensusSDMap2020/>
* [[Clay Center USD 379]]
* [[Geary County Schools USD 475]]
* [[Mill Creek Valley USD 329]]
* [[Rock Creek USD 323]]
* [[Valley Heights USD 498]]
* [[Wamego USD 320]]

==Communities==
[[File:Map of Riley Co, Ks, USA.png|thumb|300px|right|2005 map of Riley County<ref name="County-Map-Current"/> ([[:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png|map legend]])]]
List of townships / incorporated cities / unincorporated communities / extinct former communities within Riley County.<ref name="County-Map-Current">{{cite web |title=General Highway Map of Riley County, Kansas |url=https://www.ksdot.gov/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/riley.PDF |publisher=[[Kansas Department of Transportation]] (KDOT) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725122417/https://www.ksdot.gov/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/riley.PDF |archive-date=July 25, 2023 |date=March 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Cities===
‡ means a community has portions in an adjacent county.
{{div col}}
* [[Leonardville, Kansas|Leonardville]]
* [[Manhattan, Kansas|Manhattan]]‡ (county seat)
* [[Ogden, Kansas|Ogden]]
* [[Randolph, Kansas|Randolph]]
* [[Riley, Kansas|Riley]]
{{div col end}}

===Unincorporated communities===
† means a community is designated a [[Census-designated place|Census-Designated Place]] (CDP) by the [[United States Census Bureau]].
{{div col}}
* [[Bala, Kansas|Bala]]†
* [[Fort Riley (CDP), Kansas|Fort Riley]]†‡ (formerly "Fort Riley North")
* [[Keats, Kansas|Keats]]†
* [[Lasita, Kansas|Lasita]]
* [[May Day, Kansas|May Day]]
* [[Walsburg, Kansas|Walsburg]]
* [[Winkler, Kansas|Winkler]]
* [[Zeandale, Kansas|Zeandale]]†
{{div col end}}

===Former communities===
These former places were flooded when [[Tuttle Creek Lake]] was created in the 1950s to 1960s. Randolph (above) was also flooded, but moved a mile west of its original location.
{{div col}}
* Cleburne
* Garrison Cross
* Stockdale
* Winkler<ref>{{Cite book |last=Blackmar, Frank Wilson |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Qi9cXyTWt9EC |title=Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2 |publisher=Standard Publishing Company |year=1912 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Qi9cXyTWt9EC/page/n908 926]}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

===Fort Riley===
Located north of the junction of the [[Smoky Hill River|Smoky Hill]] and [[Republican River|Republican]] rivers in Geary County, Fort Riley Military Reservation covers {{convert|100656|acre|km2|0}} in Geary and Riley counties. The fort has a daytime population of nearly 25,000 and includes a [[census-designated place]].

===Townships===
[[File:Riley County 1887 Township map.jpg|thumb|Riley County Township map (1887)]]
Riley County is divided into fourteen [[Civil township|townships]]. The city of [[Manhattan, Kansas|Manhattan]] which is surrounded by Manhattan Township is considered ''governmentally independent'' and is excluded from the census figures for Manhattan Township or any other townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

{| class="toccolours" border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=4 style="text-align:center; border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%;"
|+align="bottom"|Sources: [https://web.archive.org/web/20020802223743/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/places2k.html 2000 U.S. Gazetteer] from the [[U.S. Census Bureau]].
|- style="background:#ccccff"
! Township !! [[FIPS place code|FIPS]] !! Population<br />center
! Population !! Population<br />density<br /><small>/km<sup>2</sup> (/sq mi)</small>
! Land area<br /><small>km<sup>2</sup> (sq mi)</small> !! Water area<br /><small>km<sup>2</sup> (sq mi)</small> !! Water %
! Geographic coordinates
|-
| Ashland || 02725 || || 150 || 2 (4) || 89 (35) || 1 (0) || 0.75% || {{coord|39|6|48|N|96|37|42|W|}}
|-
| Bala || 03825 ||[[Leonardville, Kansas|Leonardville]] || 762 || 7 (18) || 108 (42) || 0 (0) || 0.12% || {{coord|39|20|34|N|96|53|47|W|}}
|-
| Center || 12100 || || 81 || 1 (3) || 82 (32) || 0 (0) || 0.04% || {{coord|39|29|22|N|96|52|54|W|}}
|-
| Fancy Creek || 22950 || || 126 || 2 (4) || 83 (32) || 0 (0) || 0.07% || {{coord|39|24|55|N|96|53|14|W|}}
|-
| Grant || 28075 || || 833 || 9 (23) || 92 (35) || 7 (3) || 7.38% || {{coord|39|17|52|N|96|41|31|W|}}
|-
| Jackson || 34900 ||[[Randolph, Kansas|Randolph]] || 326 || 4 (10) || 84 (32) || 10 (4) || 10.30% || {{coord|39|26|43|N|96|45|1|W|}}
|-
| Madison || 44125 ||[[Fort Riley (CDP), Kansas|Fort Riley CDP (part)]] || 8,173 || 22 (58) || 366 (141) || 0 (0) || 0.11% || {{coord|39|15|32|N|96|50|26|W|}}
|-
| Manhattan || 44275 || || 3,275 || 37 (95) || 89 (35) || 3 (1) || 3.28% || {{coord|39|12|45|N|96|35|46|W|}}
|-
| May Day || 45225 || || 78 || 1 (2) || 81 (31) || 0 (0) || 0.04% || {{coord|39|32|39|N|96|53|41|W|}}
|-
| Ogden || 52300 || [[Ogden, Kansas|Ogden]] || 2,423 || 69 (178) || 35 (14) || 1 (0) || 2.32% || {{coord|39|7|6|N|96|41|54|W|}}
|-
| Sherman || 65075 || || 524 || 7 (18) || 76 (29) || 5 (2) || 6.06% || {{coord|39|22|30|N|96|43|58|W|}}
|-
| Swede Creek || 69650 || <small>Cleburne (hist.)</small>|| 157 || 1 (3) || 125 (48) || 4 (1) || 3.00% || {{coord|39|32|24|N|96|42|9|W|}}
|-
| Wildcat || 79175 || || 750 || 10 (25) || 77 (30) || 0 (0) || 0.10% || {{coord|39|13|26|N|96|42|28|W|}}
|-
| Zeandale || 80900 || || 357 || 2 (6) || 154 (60) || 2 (1) || 0.97% || {{coord|39|7|39|N|96|27|19|W|}}
|}

==Notable people==
Among notable current and former residents of Riley County are former [[Governor of Kansas|Governor]] [[John W. Carlin]], General Glen Edgerton, millionaire miner [[Horace A. W. Tabor]], NFL receiver [[Jordy Nelson]].

==See also==
{{Portal|Kansas}}
* [[Pillsbury Crossing]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Riley County, Kansas]]
{{See also Kansas counties}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
{{Kansas books}}
* [https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/225302/ ''Handbook of Pottawatomie and Riley Counties, Kansas'']; Modern Ago; 20 pages; 1880s.
* [https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209449/ ''Standard Atlas of Riley County, Kansas'']; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 54 pages; 1909.

==External links==
{{Commons category|Riley County, Kansas}}
;County
* {{Official website|https://www.rileycountyks.gov/|Riley County - Official Website}}
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260482 Riley County - Directory of Public Officials]
;Historical
* [http://www.kansas.net/~rjherman/Irving,%20Kansas%20Tornado.htm The Irving, KS Tornado]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~ksriley Riley County Kansas AHGP]
;Maps
* Riley County maps: [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/riley.PDF Current], [https://www.ksdot.org/bureaus/burtransplan/maps/PastPublishedCounty.asp Historic], KDOT
* Riley County maps: [http://www.historicmapworks.com/Atlas/US/7759/Riley+County+1909/] (historical Township and place maps)
* Kansas highway maps: [https://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/MapsState.asp Current], [https://www.ksdot.org/burtransplan/maps/HistoricStateMaps.asp Historic], KDOT
* Kansas railroad maps: [https://www.ksdot.org/BurTransPlan/maps/RRStateMap.asp Current], [https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/227379 1996], [https://www.kansasmemory.org/item/227380 1915], KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

{{Geographic location
|Center    = Riley County, Kansas
|North     = 
|Northeast = [[Marshall County, Kansas|Marshall County]]
|East      = [[Pottawatomie County, Kansas|Pottawatomie County]]
|Southeast = [[Wabaunsee County, Kansas|Wabaunsee County]]
|South     = [[Geary County, Kansas|Geary County]]
|Southwest = 
|West      = [[Clay County, Kansas|Clay County]]
|Northwest = [[Washington County, Kansas|Washington County]]
}}

{{Riley County, Kansas}}
{{Kansas}}
{{Authority control}}
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[[Category:Riley County, Kansas| ]]
[[Category:Kansas counties]]
[[Category:1855 establishments in Kansas Territory]]
[[Category:Manhattan, Kansas metropolitan area]]