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Saline County, Kansas

Date Established: February 15, 1860
Date Organized:
Location: Kansas map showing location of Saline County
County Seat: Salina
Origin of Name: Named for the Saline ('salty') River
Cities & Townships
PlacePopulation (2010 census)
Cambria Township  433 
Dayton Township  115 
Elm Creek Township  898 
Eureka Township  632 
Falun Township  285 
Glendale Township  110 
Greeley Township  833 
Gypsum Township  181 
Liberty Township  175 
Ohio Township  445 
Pleasant Valley Township  404 
Salina (city)  47,707 
Smoky Hill Township  273 
Smoky View Township  911 
Smolan Township  775 
Solomon Township  309 
Spring Creek Township  410 
Summit Township  (Defunct)  
Walnut Township  538 
Washington Township  172 
Total population: 55,606 

Township map of Saline County, 2000
Population:
1870 (4,246)
1880 (13,808)
1890 (17,442)
1900 (17,076)
1910 (20,338)
1920 (25,103)
1930 (29,337)
1940 (29,535)
1950 (33,409)
1960 (54,715)
1970 (46,592)
1980 (48,905)
1990 (49,301)
2000 (53,597)
2010 (55,606)
Other Resources: Post offices in Saline County
Cemeteries in Saline County, As of 1906
Newspapers Available on Microfilm
Townships and Independent Cities in Saline County
Bibliography
Kansas Memory
Links to Other Sites: Saline County page [Blue Skyways]
Saline County GenWeb
Early Kansas Maps [KanColl]
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