Kansas Counties
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Saline County, Kansas
| Date Established: | February 15, 1860 |
| Date Organized: | |
| Location: |
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| County Seat: | Salina |
| Origin of Name: | Named for the Saline ('salty') River |
| Cities & Townships: |
| Place | Population (2000 census) |
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| Salina (city) | 45,679 |
| Cambria Township | 450 |
| Dayton Township | 134 |
| Elm Creek Township | 828 |
| Eureka Township | 664 |
| Falun Township | 260 |
| Glendale Township | 104 |
| Greeley Township | 809 |
| Gypsum Township | 193 |
| Liberty Township | 183 |
| Ohio Township | 463 |
| Pleasant Valley Township | 422 |
| Smoky Hill Township | 324 |
| Smoky View Township | 954 |
| Smolan Township | 749 |
| Solomon Township | 311 |
| Spring Creek Township | 395 |
| Summit Township | [defunct] |
| Walnut Township | 553 |
| Washington Township | 122 |
| Total population: | 53,597 | |
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| Population: |
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1870
|
 (4,246) |
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1880
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(13,808) |
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1890
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(17,442) |
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1900
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(17,076) |
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1910
|
(20,338) |
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1920
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(25,103) |
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1930
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(29,337) |
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1940
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(29,535) |
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1950
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(33,409) |
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1960
|
(54,715) |
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1970
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(46,592) |
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1980
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(48,905) |
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1990
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(49,301) |
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2000
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(53,597) |
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| Other Resources: | Bibliography
Cemeteries in Saline County, as of 1906
Newspapers available on microfilm
Townships & Independent Cities in Saline County
Post offices in Saline County
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| Links to Other Sites: | Saline County page [Blue Skyways]
Saline County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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