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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 Marshall is the Seat for Saline County.

Saline County was founded in 1820 and was created by taking area from Cooper County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Saline had a population of 22,761 people. This is a decrease of 2.81% since the last Census (which gave a population of 23,420 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Saline represented 0.39% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in Saline County:

  • Arrow Rock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Blackburn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Gilliam
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Gilliam is located in Saline County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Grand Pass
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Grand Pass is located in Saline County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Malta Bend
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshall
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Marshall is located in Saline County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,885 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <2>
  • Miami
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Miami is located in Saline County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miami <2>
  • Mount Leonard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Mount Leonard is located in Saline County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Nelson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Nelson is located in Saline County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
  • Slater
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Slater is located in Saline County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,765 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slater <2>
  • Sweet Springs
    (15 miles [24.1 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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