Salina, Kansas

Salina is a city in Saline County in the U.S. state of Kansas. It is the county seat of Saline County. In 2020, 46,889 people lived there. Geography Salina is at 38°50′25″N 97°36′41″W (38.8402805, -97.6114237. It has an elevation of 1,224 feet (373 m). It is in north-central Kansas at the intersection of Interstate 70 and Interstate 135. It is 81 miles (130 km) north of Wichita, Kansas, 164 miles (264 km) west of Kansas City, Missouri, and 401 miles (645 km) east of Denver, Colorado. Salina is in the Smoky Hills area in the Great Plains. It is close to the Smoky Hills River and the Saline River. The United States Census Bureau said the city has a total area of 25.81 square miles (66.85 km2). 25.77 square miles (66.74 km2) of that is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) is water. Weather Salina has a lot of severe thunderstorms, and they can get tornadoes. People 2020 census The 2020 census says that there were 46,889 people, 19,295 households, and 11,543 families living in Topeka. Of the households, 61.3% owned their home and 38.7% rented their home. The median age was 38.7 years. Of the people, 78.1% were White, 3.8% were Black, 2.3% were Asian, 0.7% were Native American, 0.1% were Pacific Islanders, 4.5% were from some other race, and 10.4% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.4% of the people. Economy Salina was the first place for Lee Jeans. They opened in 1889. The biggest employers are: Media The Salina Journal is the local newspaper. They publish every day. References Other websites City City of Salina Archived 2019-07-17 at the Wayback Machine Salina - Directory of Public Officials Salina - Chamber of Commerce Schools USD 305, Salina Public Schools Sacred Heart Junior/Senior High School Historical Smoky Hill Museum Salina Arts & Humanities Commission Special Collections: Archived 2013-07-02 at the Wayback Machine A gift of William A. Phillips, the founder of Salina Antler Furniture on YouTube, from Hatteberg's People on KAKE TV news Maps Salina City Map Archived 2020-05-04 at the Wayback Machine, KDOT