Fort Riley

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Fort Riley is a United States Army installation located in North Central Kansas, on the Kansas River, also known as the Kaw, between Junction City and Manhattan. The Fort Riley Military Reservation covers 101,733 acres (41,170 ha) in Geary and Riley counties. The Fort consists of six functional areas, including the Main Post, Camp Funston, Marshall Army Airfield (MAAF), Camp Whitside, Camp Forsyth, and Custer Hill. The portion of the fort that contains housing development is part of the Fort Riley census-designated place, with a residential population of 9,230 as of the 2020 census. The ZIP Code is 66442.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Fort Riley, KS from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Bobby Lashley

American professional wrestler and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter

Barbara Babcock

American actress

Leslie Andrew Miller

American politician (1886-1970)

Kathleen Rockwell

American entertainer (1880–1957)

Joey Devine

American baseball player

Adna R. Chaffee Jr.

United States Army general (1884–1941)

J

James Allen Williamson

American politician (1951-)

Y

Yvette Bova

American bodybuilder and pornographic actress

S

Steve Henson

American basketball player-coach

Rockne Tarkington

actor (1931-2015)

B

Barbara Craft

American politician

Marillyn Hewson

American business executive; former president, chair and chief executive officer of Lockheed Martin

B

Bryan Sears

American sprinter

Cherry Ann Murray

American professor

C

Chris Faust

American photographer (born 1955)

D

Dan Dickel

American football player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Kansas

• Junction City
  5.9 mi away · pop. 22,331
• Milford
  7 mi away · pop. 337
• Manhattan
  12.4 mi away · pop. 54,239
• Wakefield
  13.4 mi away
• Chapman
  14.5 mi away · pop. 1,454
• Bala
  15.9 mi away
• Zeandale
  21 mi away
• Enterprise
  21.5 mi away · pop. 710
• St. George
  22 mi away · pop. 1,039
• White City
  22 mi away · pop. 458
• Woodbine
  22.9 mi away
• Alta Vista
  24.2 mi away · pop. 443

Browse all places in Kansas →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Fort Riley

Analysis of water-level data and ground-water flow modeling at Fort Riley, Kansas

Nathan C. Myers · 1999

Report on Maneuver Division, Camp Root, Fort Riley, Kansas September - 1902 - October

J. H. Dockweiler · 2018

Head-qrs., Dist. of the Upper Arkansas, Fort Riley, Kansas, June 29th, 1865

United States. Army. District of the Upper Arkansas. · 1865

Characterization and simulation of ground-water flow in the Kansas River Valley at Fort Riley, Kansas, 1990-98

Nathan C. Myers · 2000

Definitions

Cavalry School (U.S.) · 1928

Report on maneuver division, Camp Root, Fort Riley, Kansas, September-October 1902

J. H. Dockweiler · 1903

10th Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas, Company D 87th Infantry

10th United States. Army. Infantry Division · 1951

10th Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas, 1953, Company A 85th Infantry

United States. Army. Infantry Division, 10th. Regiment, 85th. Company A · 1953

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire B.B, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 153 mi
• Wildfire BISON, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 156 mi
• Wildfire Burnt Canyon, Woodward, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-15 · 219 mi
• Wildfire Semi 270, Woodward, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-01 · 232 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Pink Smartweed

Persicaria bicornis

Seen 2026-09-22

Red Clover

Trifolium pratense

Seen 2026-09-20

Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

Seen 2026-09-18

Cedar Waxwing

Bombycilla cedrorum

Seen 2026-09-18

White Bass

Morone chrysops

Seen 2026-09-18

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Seen 2026-09-09

Unexpected Cycnia Moth

Cycnia collaris

Seen 2026-09-09

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

Seen 2026-09-09

field goldenrod

Solidago nemoralis

Seen 2026-09-09

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).