Fort Riley

Summary

Fort Riley is a census-designated place in the United States^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.46% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,757 views/month, #44 of 9,562).^[2]

Key Facts

• Fort Riley is located in Geary County^[3].
• Fort Riley is located in Riley County^[4].
• Fort Riley is in the country of United States^[5].
• Fort Riley's instance of is recorded as census-designated place in the United States^[6].
• Fort Riley's instance of is recorded as military base^[7].
• Fort Riley's instance of is recorded as unincorporated community^[8].
• Fort Riley is operated by United States^[9].
• Fort Riley is operated by United States Army^[10].
• Bennett C. Riley is named after Fort Riley^[11].
• Fort Riley's postal code is recorded as 66442^[12].
• Fort Riley's Commons category is recorded as Fort Riley^[13].
• Fort Riley's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone^[14].
• Fort Riley's said to be the same as is recorded as Camp Funston^[15].
• January 1853 marks the founding of Fort Riley^[16].
• Fort Riley's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.1, 'lon': -96.816666666667}^[17].
• Fort Riley's significant event is recorded as 1918–1920 flu pandemic^[18].
• Fort Riley's official website is recorded as http://www.riley.army.mil/^[19].
• Fort Riley has a population of {'amount': '+9230'}^[20].
• Fort Riley's described by source is recorded as FortWiki^[21].
• Fort Riley's described by source is recorded as Topographical Map of Fort Riley, Kansas (NAID 137929126)^[22].
• Fort Riley's described by source is recorded as General Map of Camp Funston, 14th National Army Cantonment, Fort Riley, Kansas (NAID 137929119)^[23].
• Fort Riley's described by source is recorded as Map of the U.S. Military Reservation of Fort Riley, Kansas (NAID 137929097)^[24].
• Fort Riley's described by source is recorded as Topographical Map of the Post and Vicinity of Fort Riley, Kansas - Sheet 1 (NAID 137929111)^[25].
• Fort Riley's described by source is recorded as Map of Fort Riley Reservation, Kansas (NAID 137929088)^[26].
• Fort Riley's described by source is recorded as Road Map of Part of Milford Township, Geary County and Ogden Township, Riley County, Kansas adjoining the U.S. Military Reservation Fort Riley (NAID 137929109)^[27].

Body

Geography

Fort Riley is in the country of United States^[5]. Located in include Geary County^[3], a county of Kansas^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1855^[30] and Riley County^[4], a county of Kansas^[31], in United States^[32], founded in 1855^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Fort Riley sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+324'}^[34]. It has a population of {'amount': '+9230'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include census-designated place in the United States^[6], military base^[7], and unincorporated community^[8].

History and Context

January 1853 marks the founding of Fort Riley^[16]. Bennett C. Riley is named after it^[11].

Why It Matters

Fort Riley ranks in the top 0.46% of census_designated_place_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,757 views/month, #44 of 9,562).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]