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Riley County

county in Kansas, United States
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Riley County

Summary

Riley County is a county of Kansas[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of county_of_kansas entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (402 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Riley County is located in Kansas[3].
  • Riley County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Riley County's instance of is recorded as county of Kansas[5].
  • Riley County's capital is recorded as Manhattan[6].
  • Riley County's shares border with is recorded as Washington County[7].
  • Riley County's shares border with is recorded as Geary County[8].
  • Riley County's shares border with is recorded as Marshall County[9].
  • Riley County's shares border with is recorded as Pottawatomie County[10].
  • Riley County's shares border with is recorded as Wabaunsee County[11].
  • Riley County's shares border with is recorded as Clay County[12].
  • Bennett C. Riley is named after Riley County[13].
  • Riley County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Manhattan[14].
  • Riley County's Commons category is recorded as Riley County, Kansas[15].
  • August 25, 1855 marks the founding of Riley County[16].
  • Riley County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 39.113055555556, 'longitude': -96.628055555556}[17].
  • Riley County's official website is recorded as http://RileyCountyKS.gov[18].
  • Riley County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Riley County, Kansas[19].
  • Riley County has a population of {'amount': '+71115'}[20].
  • Riley County has a population of {'amount': '+71543'}[21].
  • Riley County has a population of {'amount': '+73254'}[22].
  • Riley County has a population of {'amount': '+76030'}[23].
  • Riley County has a population of {'amount': '+75394'}[24].
  • Riley County has a population of {'amount': '+75247'}[25].
  • Riley County has a population of {'amount': '+71959'}[26].
  • Riley County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Riley County, Kansas[27].

Body

Geography

Riley County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Kansas[3].

Physical Characteristics

Riley County covers an area of {'amount': '+1611'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+71115'}[20], {'amount': '+71543'}[21], {'amount': '+73254'}[22], {'amount': '+76030'}[23], {'amount': '+75394'}[24], and {'amount': '+75247'}[25].

Designation and Status

Riley County's instance of is recorded as county of Kansas[5].

History and Context

August 25, 1855 marks the founding of Riley County[16]. Bennett C. Riley is named after it[13].

Why It Matters

Riley County ranks in the top 9% of county_of_kansas entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (402 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Kansas United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Riley County, Kansa
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Riley County, Kansas.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidential "
  2. 7w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46950|batch #46950]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  3. 20w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id → 1805825
    Obo gazetteer id → 00006272
    Umls cui → C3828326
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31546|batch #31546]]"
  4. 20w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 39.113055555556, 'longitude': -96.628055555556}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Kansas
    Aliases → —
    Named after → Bennett C. Riley
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C108656, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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