Saline County, Kansas

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administration
US state : Kansas
Administrative headquarters : Salina
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 5040
Salina, KS 67402-5040
Foundation : February 15, 1860
Area code : 001 785
Demographics
Residents : 55,606  (2010)
Population density : 29.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1868 km²
Water surface : 4 km²
map
Map of Saline County within Kansas
Website : www.saline.org

Saline County is a county in the state of Kansas in the United States . The county seat is Salina .

geography

The county is located slightly northeast of the geographic center of Kansas and covers an area of ​​1,868 square kilometers, of which four square kilometers are water. It is bordered by counties in a clockwise direction: Ottawa County , Dickinson County , Marion County , McPherson County , Ellsworth County, and Lincoln County .

history

Saline County was formed on February 15, 1860. It was named, like the district capital, after the Saline River .

Saline County has a National Historic Landmark , the Whiteford (Price) Site . A total of 15 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of August 30, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1870 4246 -
1880 13,808 225.2%
1890 17,442 26.3%
1900 17,076 -2.1%
1910 20,338 19.1%
1920 25.103 23.4%
1930 29,337 16.9%
1940 29,535 0.7%
1950 33,409 13.1%
1960 54,715 63.8%
1970 46,592 -14.8%
1980 48.905 5%
1990 49,301 0.8%
2000 53,597 8.7%
2010 55,606 3.7%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Age pyramid of the Saline County (as of 2000)
Shilling Air Force Base

According to the 2000 census , Saline County had 53,597 people; 21,436 households and 14,212 families were counted. The population density was 29 people per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 89.17 percent white, 3.10 percent African American, 0.52 percent Native American, 1.70 percent Asian, 0.04 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 3.33 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 2.14 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 6.02% of the population.

Of the 21,436 households, 32.1 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 52.9 percent were married couples living together, 9.7 percent were single mothers, and 33.7 percent were non-families. 28.3 percent of all households were single households and 10.7 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.43, the average family size 2.98 people.

The population was distributed among 26.2 percent under 18 years of age, 9.4 percent from 18 to 24 years of age, 28.4 percent from 25 to 44 years of age, 22.1 percent from 45 to 64 years of age and 14.0 percent of the age of 65 or older. The mean age ( median ) was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males and for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 94.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city is $ 37,308 , and the median income for a family is $ 46,362. Males had a median income of $ 31,509 versus $ 22,047 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,073. 6.0 percent of families and 8.8 percent of the population are below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Web links

Commons : Saline County (Kansas)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 485047. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Kansas . National Park Service , accessed August 30, 2017.
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed August 30, 2017.
  4. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 17, 2011
  6. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012
  7. ^ Saline County, Kansas , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 38 ° 54 '  N , 97 ° 32'  W