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Saline County is a Republican stronghold: the last Democrat to win a majority in the county was Lyndon Johnson in 1964, who was also the last Democrat to carry the state's electoral votes. Saline has voted for the statewide winner in every presidential election since 1872, including for James Weaver in 1892.

Laws

The county voted "No" on the 2022 Kansas abortion referendum, an anti-abortion ballot measure, by 55% to 45% despite backing Donald Trump with 64% of the vote to Joe Biden's 33% in the 2020 presidential election.

Education

Colleges and universities

  • Kansas State University Polytechnic Campus in Salina
  • Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina
  • Salina Area Technical College in Salina

Unified school districts

  • Salina USD 305
  • Southeast of Saline USD 306
  • Ell-Saline USD 307

;School district office in neighboring county

  • Twin Valley USD 240
  • Solomon USD 393
  • Smoky Valley USD 400

Private schools

  • St. John's Military School
  • Sacred Heart High School

Communities

[[File:Map of Saline Co, Ks, USA.png|thumb|350px|right|2005 map of Saline County

Cities

‡ means a community has portions in an adjacent county.

  • Assaria
  • Brookville
  • Gypsum
  • New Cambria
  • Salina (county seat)
  • Smolan
  • Solomon‡

Unincorporated communities

† means a community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.

  • Bavaria†
  • Bridgeport†
  • Falun†
  • Glendale
  • Hedville
  • Kipp†
  • Mentor†
  • Salemsborg
  • Shipton
  • Trenton

Townships

thumb|right|1915 Railroad Map of Saline County

Saline County is divided into eighteen townships. The city of Salina 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.

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|+align="bottom"|Sources: 2000 U.S. Gazetteer from the U.S. Census Bureau.

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! Township !! FIPS !! Population<br />center

! Population !! Population<br />density<br /><small>/km<sup>2</sup> (/sq mi)</small>

! Land area<br /><small>km<sup>2</sup> (sq mi)</small> !! Water area<br /><small>km<sup>2</sup> (sq mi)</small> !! Water %

! Geographic coordinates

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| Cambria || 10100 ||New Cambria || 450 || 5 (13) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.16% ||

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| Dayton || 17125 || || 134 || 1 (4) || 92 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.08% ||

|-

| Elm Creek || 20650 || || 828 || 9 (23) || 92 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.39% ||

|-

| Eureka || 21925 ||Gypsum || 664 || 7 (18) || 94 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.05% ||

|-

| Falun || 22925 || || 260 || 1 (4) || 186 (72) || 0 (0) || 0.26% ||

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| Glendale || 26475 || || 104 || 1 (3) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.30% ||

|-

| Greeley || 28375 || || 809 || 10 (26) || 79 (31) || 0 (0) || 0.09% ||

|-

| Gypsum || 29275 || || 193 || 2 (5) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.01% ||

|-

| Liberty || 40350 || || 183 || 2 (5) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.44% ||

|-

| Ohio || 52425 || || 463 || 5 (13) || 94 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.13% ||

|-

| Pleasant Valley || 56625 || || 422 || 5 (12) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.43% ||

|-

| Smoky Hill || 66050 || || 324 || 5 (14) || 59 (23) || 0 (0) || 0.10% ||

|-

| Smoky View || 66075 ||Assaria || 954 || 10 (27) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.06% ||

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| Smolan || 66125 || || 749 || 9 (23) || 85 (33) || 0 (0) || 0.15% ||

|-

| Solomon || 66375 || || 311 || 3 (9) || 94 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.06% ||

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| Spring Creek || 67500 ||Brookville || 395 || 2 (6) || 185 (72) || 1 (0) || 0.38% ||

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| Walnut || 75125 || || 553 || 6 (15) || 93 (36) || 1 (0) || 0.79% ||

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| Washington || 75725 || || 122 || 1 (3) || 93 (36) || 0 (0) || 0.04% ||

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See also

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Saline County, Kansas
  • Rolling Hills Zoo

References

Further reading

  • Portrait and Biographical Record of Dickinson, Saline, McPherson, and Marion Counties, Kansas; Chapman Bros; 614 pages; 1893.
  • Standard Atlas of Saline County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 71 pages; 1920.
  • Plat Book of Saline County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 40 pages; 1903.
  • Edwards' Atlas of Saline County, Kansas; John P. Edwards; 42 pages; 1884.

;County

  • Saline County - Directory of Public Officials

;Maps

  • Saline County Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
  • Kansas Highway Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT
  • Kansas Railroad Maps: Current , 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society