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Welcome to Saline County ...

Time Zone: Saline County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Harrisburg is the Seat for Saline County.

Saline County was founded in 1847 and was created by taking area from Gallatin County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Saline had a population of 23,491 people. This is a decrease of 5.67% since the last Census (which gave a population of 24,902 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saline represented 0.19% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in Saline County:

  • Carrier Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Carrier Mills is located in Saline County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
    • Former names for Carrier Mills:
    • Carriers Mills
    • Morrilsville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <2>
  • Eldorado
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Galatia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrisburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Muddy
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Muddy is located in Saline County (IL)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muddy <2>
  • Raleigh
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Stonefort
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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