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Saline CountyKansas

Saline County is a Kansas county with its seat in Salina, formed in 1860.

  • Founded1860
  • County seatSalina
  • Named forSaline River
  • Land area720 sq mi + 1.1 sq mi water
  • Population54,303 2020 Census
  • Parcels mapped27,040 checked 15 October 2026
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OttawaMcPhersonDickinsonEllsworth Salina Census outline · seat marked

Where it is

Saline on the map of Kansas

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History

Formed in 1860 from Riley County

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

Saline County was created on February 15, 1860, by Kansas Territory from Non-County Area 2, initially attached to Riley County and not fully organized. The county was named after the Saline River. Saline was fully organized on April 26, 1860, and became a county in the state of Kansas on January 29, 1861. Over the following decade, several counties—including Ottawa, Ellsworth, Lincoln, and McPherson—were temporarily attached to Saline for judicial purposes before being fully organized and detached.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

  1. 1860
    Saline County created Saline created by Kansas Territory from Non-County Area 2 attached to Riley; Saline not fully organized.
    from Riley
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1860, ch. 44/pp. 85-87
  2. 1860
    Changed Saline attached to Morris "for judicial purposes."
    Morris
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1860, ch. 78, sec. 4/p. 133
  3. 1860
    Changed Saline fully organized, detached from Morris.
    Morris
    · Andreas, 698
  4. 1861
    Became part of Kansas Saline became a county in the state of Kansas. · U.S. Stat., vol. 12, ch. 20 [1861]/pp. 126-128; Van Zandt, 138-139
  5. 1865
    Changed Ottawa detached from Davis (now Geary), attached to Saline "for judicial purposes."
    OttawaDavisGeary
    · Kans. Laws 1865, 5th leg., ch. 31/pp. 76-77
Show all 13 changes (8 more)
  1. 1860
    Saline County created Saline created by Kansas Territory from Non-County Area 2 attached to Riley; Saline not fully organized.
    from Riley
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1860, ch. 44/pp. 85-87
  2. 1860
    Changed Saline attached to Morris "for judicial purposes."
    Morris
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1860, ch. 78, sec. 4/p. 133
  3. 1860
    Changed Saline fully organized, detached from Morris.
    Morris
    · Andreas, 698
  4. 1861
    Became part of Kansas Saline became a county in the state of Kansas. · U.S. Stat., vol. 12, ch. 20 [1861]/pp. 126-128; Van Zandt, 138-139
  5. 1865
    Changed Ottawa detached from Davis (now Geary), attached to Saline "for judicial purposes."
    OttawaDavisGeary
    · Kans. Laws 1865, 5th leg., ch. 31/pp. 76-77
  6. 1866
    Changed In July 1866, Ottawa was fully organized, detached from Saline.
    Ottawa
    · Andreas, 1425
  7. 1867
    Lost territory Saline lost small area to Dickinson.
    to Dickinson
    · Kans. Laws 1867, 7th leg., ch. 31/p. 49
  8. 1867
    Changed Ellsworth attached to Saline "for judicial purposes."
    Ellsworth
    · Kans. Laws 1867, 7th leg., ch. 52, sec. 16/p. 89
  9. 1867
    Changed Ellsworth fully organized, detached from Saline.
    Ellsworth
    · Andreas, 1275
  10. 1868
    Changed Lincoln detached from Ottawa, attached to Saline "for judicial purposes."
    LincolnOttawa
    · Kans. Laws 1868, 8th leg., gen., ch. 28, sec. 2/p. 310
  11. 1869
    Changed McPherson detached from Marion, attached to Saline "for judicial purposes."
    McPhersonMarion
    · Kans. Laws 1869, 9th leg., ch. 36, sec. 8/p. 121
  12. 1870
    Changed McPherson fully organized, detached from Saline.
    McPherson
    · Andreas, 812; Kansas Counties, KSHS, http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/places/counties.htm, 20 October 2004
  13. 1870
    Changed Lincoln fully organized, detached from Saline.
    Lincoln
    · Andreas, 1421

Land and parcels

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Missing
nothing public found yet

People and land

Saline by the Census

Population
54,303 2020 Census count
Housing units
24,076 2020 Census count
Land area
720 square miles
Water area
1.1 square miles
People per sq mi
75 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

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Questions

Common questions about Saline County

When was Saline County founded?
Saline County was founded in 1860, formed from Riley County, and named after Saline River.
What is the county seat of Saline County?
The county seat of Saline County is Salina.
Is there an online parcel map for Saline County?
Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 27,040 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Saline County's boundary or name changed?
Saline County was created in 1860 from Riley County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 12 later changes, chiefly involving Ottawa County, Ellsworth County and Lincoln County.
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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