Riley, elevation ,
is an
unincorporated community
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and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in
McHenry County,
Illinois
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,
United States
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. It was named a CDP before the
2020 census, at which time it had a population of 10.
Geography
The community is located on the north side of the junction of Anthony Road, which runs east–west and Riley Road, which runs north–south. Both of these are
Riley Township highways. In terms of geographic coordinates, the community is located at (42.1914123, -88.6325924).
In terms of the
Public Land Survey System
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, Riley is found in the Northeast Quarter of Section 22, Township 43 North, Range 5 East of the
Third Principal Meridian. The main branch of Coon Creek flows to the west of the community in a generally southeast to northwest direction, and a minor branch of the same creek flows from east to west to the north of the community. Riley is served by the
Marengo,
Illinois
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60152 post office.
Demographics
Riley first appeared as a
census designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
in the
2020 U.S. Census.
2020 census
Points of interest
Riley Community Consolidated (K-8) School, District #18, 9406 Riley Road;
[Katherine C. Schultz, County of McHenry Clerk]
''Yearbook: McHenry County, Illinois, 2009-2010''
Retrieved on 2009-08-19. the Riley Center Memorial Cemetery; old Riley Township Hall; and the Riley Township War Memorial.
See also
*
Riley Township
References
Census-designated places in Illinois
Census-designated places in McHenry County, Illinois
Chicago metropolitan area
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