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Salina
Also known as Salina, Kansas, Salina, KS
city in and the county seat of Saline County, Kansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Kansas
- County
- Saline
- Founded
- 1858 ; 168 years ago ( 1858 )
- Type
- Council-Manager
- Mayor
- Greg Lenkiewicz
- City manager
- Jacob Wood
- Total
- 25.73 sq mi (66.65 km )
- Land
- 25.70 sq mi (66.57 km )
- Water
- 0.035 sq mi (0.09 km )
- Elevation
- 1,227 ft (374 m)
- Density
- 1,824/sq mi (704.4/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-6 ( CST )
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Salina /səˈlaɪnə/ is a city in and the county seat of Saline County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,889.
In the early 1800s, the Kanza tribal land in Indian Territory reached eastward from the middle of what became the Kansas Territory. In 1858, settlers from Lawrence founded the Salina Town Company with a wagon circle, under constant threat of High Plains tribal attacks from the west. It was named for the salty Saline River. Saline County was soon organized around this township, and in 1870, Salina incorporated as a city.