Fort Riley North, Kansas
Location of Fort Riley North, Kansas
Coordinates: 39°5′18″N 96°48′51″W / 39.08833, -96.81417
Country	United States
State	Kansas
Counties	Riley, Geary
Area
- Total	5.1 sq mi (13.3 km²)
- Land	5.1 sq mi (13.2 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Population (2000)
- Total	8,114
- Density	1,586.7/sq mi (612.6/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code	20-23990[1]

Fort Riley North is a census-designated place (CDP) that covers part of Fort Riley, a US Army installation in Geary and Riley counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. The area is more commonly known as "Custer Hill".^{[citation needed]} The population was 8,114 at the 2000 census (6,952 in Riley County; 1,162 in Geary County).

Fort Riley North is part of the Manhattan, Kansas Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Fort Riley North is located at 39°5′18″N, 96°48′51″W (39.088222, -96.814092)^[2].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 13.3 km² (5.1 mi²). 13.2 km² (5.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.20% is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 8,114 people, 1,305 households, and 1,277 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 613.1/km² (1,586.7/mi²). There were 1,335 housing units at an average density of 100.9/km² (261.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 59.96% White, 24.59% African American, 1.23% Native American, 2.10% Asian, 0.58% Pacific Islander, 6.33% from other races, and 5.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.97% of the population.

There were 1,305 households out of which 84.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 89.0% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 2.1% were non-families. 1.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 0.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.79 and the average family size was 3.82.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 29.3% under the age of 18, 36.4% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 0.6% from 45 to 64, and 0.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 194.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 260.7 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $29,225, and the median income for a family was $28,952. Males had a median income of $17,439 versus $17,243 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $11,171. About 10.5% of families and 12.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

• Fort Riley North CDP, Kansas United States Census Bureau

External links

• Fort Riley North, Kansas is at coordinates 39°05′18″N 96°48′51″W / 39.088222, -96.814092 (Fort Riley North, Kansas)Coordinates: 39°05′18″N 96°48′51″W / 39.088222, -96.814092 (Fort Riley North, Kansas)

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Geary County, Kansas County seat: Junction City Cities Grandview Plaza | Junction City | Milford CDPs Fort Riley-Camp Whiteside | Fort Riley North Townships Blakely | Jackson | Jefferson | Liberty | Lyon | Milford | Smoky Hill | Wingfield Unincorporated community Wreford

v â€¢ d â€¢ e Municipalities and communities of Riley County, Kansas County seat: Manhattan Cities Leonardville | Manhattan | Ogden | Randolph | Riley CDP Fort Riley North Unincorporated community Zeandale