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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 Salina is the Seat for Saline County.

Saline County was founded February 15, 1860.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Saline had a population of 54,224 people. This is a decrease of 2.79% since the last Census (which gave a population of 55,780 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saline represented 1.96% of the total population of Kansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Saline County:

  • Assaria
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Brookville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Gypsum
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gypsum is located in Saline County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsum
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gypsum <2>
  • New Cambria
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • New Cambria is located in Saline County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Salina
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Salina is located in Saline County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,274 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salina <2>
  • Smolan
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Smolan is located in Saline County (KS)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people

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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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