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. The biggest city is Manhattan. Manhattan is also the county seat.
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 wide and long. Eighteen people were killed. Sixty people were injured.
Geography.
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that, is land and (2.0%) is water.
The county is in the Flint Hills region of Kansas.
People.
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.
Government.
Presidential elections.
Riley County is the only county in Kansas without an elected sheriff. The county police department handles all the Sheriff’s responsibilities.
Places.
Fort Riley.
Fort Riley Military Reservation covers 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: