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  (38.8402805, -97.6114237. It has an elevation of . It is in north-central Kansas at the intersection of Interstate 70 and Interstate 135. It is  north of Wichita, Kansas,  west of Kansas City, Missouri, and  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. Used Latitude/Longitude of river confluence from United States Geological Survey and the latitude/longitude given on this page for Salina to calculate distance.

The United States Census Bureau said the city has a total area of .  of that is land and  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:
 # Employer # of Employees1 Tony's Pizza2,0002 Salina Regional Health Center1,0823 USD 3059354 Exide8005 Great Plains Manufacturing6506 Philips Lighting6007 City of Salina4938 Saline County2779 ElDorado National255

Media
The Salina Journal is the local newspaper. They publish every day.

References

Other websites

City
 City of Salina 
 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:  A gift of William A. Phillips, the founder of Salina
 , from Hatteberg's People on KAKE TV news

Maps
 Salina City Map , KDOT

Category:Cities in Saline County, Kansas
Category:1858 establishments in Kansas Territory
Category:County seats in Kansas