Saline County, Kansas

Saline County (standard abbreviation: SA) is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 53,597. The largest city and is.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,868 (721 ). 1,864 km² (720 sq mi) of it is land and 4 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.23%) is water.

Adjacent counties

 * (north)
 * (east)
 * (southeast)
 * (south)
 * (west)
 * (northwest)

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 53,597 people, 21,436 households, and 14,212 families residing in the county. The was 29/km² (74/sq mi). There were 22,695 housing units at an average density of 12/km² (32/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 89.17%, 3.10% or , 0.52% , 1.70% , 0.04% , 3.33% from , and 2.14% from two or more races. 6.02% of the population were or  of any race.



There are 21,436 households in the county, out of which 32.10% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.90% were living together, 9.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.70% were non-families. 28.30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.20% under the age of 18, 9.40% from 18 to 24, 28.40% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 14.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $37,308, and the median income for a family was $46,362. Males had a median income of $31,509 versus $22,047 for females. The for the county was $19,073. About 6.00% of families and 8.80% of the population were below the, including 9.60% of those under age 18 and 8.80% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated cities
Name and population (2004 estimate):
 * , 45,988 (county seat)
 * , 1,051 (of which a portion lies in )
 * , 448
 * , 403
 * , 253
 * , 213
 * , 153

Unincorporated cities
Name and elevation:
 * , 1271 ft.
 * , 1270 ft.
 * , 1273 ft.
 * , 1302 ft.
 * , 1210 ft.
 * , 1352 ft.

Townships
Saline County is divided into eighteen. The city of is considered governmentally independent and is excluded from the census figures for the townships. In the following table, the population center is the largest city (or cities) included in that township's population total, if it is of a significant size.

Unified school districts

 * Salina USD 305 (Web site)
 * Southeast of Saline USD 306 (Web site)
 * Ell-Saline USD 307 (Web site)