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Saline CountyIllinois

Saline County is in southern Illinois and was first formed in 1847 from Gallatin County, with its county seat in Harrisburg.

  • Founded1847
  • County seatHarrisburg
  • Named forSaline River, Illinois and Kentucky
  • Land area380 sq mi + 6.9 sq mi water
  • Population23,768 2020 Census
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GallatinHamiltonPopeHardinWilliamsonWhite Harrisburg Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Saline on the map of Illinois

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Counties of Illinois · Saline highlighted

History

Formed in 1847 from Gallatin County

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

Saline County was created from Gallatin County by local referendum on August 2, 1847. The county was abolished in 1851 when the state legislature returned all its territory to Gallatin County, but residents voted to re-create it in 1852. In 1854, Saline County lost territory to Hamilton County.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

  1. 1847
    Saline County created Saline created from Gallatin by local referendum.
    from Gallatin
    · Ill. Laws 1846-1847, priv. and spec., pp. 34-37
  2. 1851
    Eliminated Saline was abolished by the state legislature; Saline lost all territory to Gallatin.
    into Gallatin
    · History of Gallatin, Saline, 66-67; Ill. Laws 1851, gen., pp. 28-29
  3. 1852
    Saline County created Saline re-created from Gallatin by local referendum.
    from Gallatin
    · History of Gallatin, Saline, 66-67; Ill. Laws 1852, pp. 106-108; Ill. Rpts., 12:391-397
  4. 1854
    Lost territory Saline lost to Hamilton.
    to Hamilton
    · History of Gallatin, Saline, 42-43; Ill. Laws 1853, gen., pp. 265-266; Ill. Laws 1854, priv., pp. 143-144

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Saline

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Official
from the office that keeps the record
Good enough
a reliable statewide or national copy
Fallback
a guide only; check the official record
Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Saline by the Census

Population
23,768 2020 Census count
Housing units
11,576 2020 Census count
Land area
380 square miles
Water area
6.9 square miles
People per sq mi
63 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

Who to ask before you build, dig or sell

Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.

Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.

Records

Permits

County government

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Questions

Common questions about Saline County

When was Saline County founded?
Saline County was founded in 1847, formed from Gallatin County, and named after Saline River, Illinois and Kentucky.
What is the county seat of Saline County?
The county seat of Saline County is Harrisburg.
Is there an online parcel map for Saline County?
Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
Has Saline County's boundary or name changed?
Saline County was created in 1847 from Gallatin County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 3 later changes, chiefly involving Gallatin County and Hamilton County.
Who issues building permits in Saline County?
The county's page on building permits: Cremation Permit – Saline County, Illinois. Inside a city or town, ask that city first.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Saline County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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