Salina, Oklahoma
| Salina, Oklahoma | |
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| Town | |
| Motto: Run Forest! Run!! | |
 Location of Salina, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates: 36°17′33″N 95°9′9″W / 36.29250°N 95.15250°WCoordinates: 36°17′33″N 95°9′9″W / 36.29250°N 95.15250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Mayes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michael O'Rourke |
| • First Lady | Suzanne Fry O'Rouke |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2) |
| • Land | 1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 640 ft (195 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,396 |
| • Density | 1,375.2/sq mi (531.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 74365 |
| Area code(s) | 539/918 |
| FIPS code | 40-64950 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1097656 |
Salina /səˈlaɪnə/ is a town in Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,396 at the 2010 census, a slight decline from 1,422 at the 2000 census.
For thousands of years indigenous peoples had lived along the rivers in this area, with varying cultures. By the time of European encounter, the Osage was a major tribe in the area. Their territory started at the Missouri River and extended west, including to parts of present-day Arkansas.
In 1541 the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto and expedition passed through the area, as did the 1721 expedition of Bernard de la Harpe. They gave Spanish names to many of the local streams, which the Osage had already named.
In 1796 Jean Pierre Chouteau, a French trader from St. Louis, established the first trading post in 1796 at the junction of the Grand/Neosho River and Saline Creek for business with the Osage. Remembered today as one of the first permanent "white" (European-American) settlements in present-day Oklahoma, at that time the area was part of the Province of Louisiana. The United States took possession of the land that included Salina with the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.
By 1817, keelboats were landing goods at Salina from Ft. Smith, Arkansas, and the area was considered part of what was known as "Indian Territory" of the United States. That year, Chouteau's son Auguste Pierre and his partner Joseph Revoir received an exclusive license from Spanish authorities to trade with the Osage. In 1820, the Spanish government of the time took the monopoly away. Chouteau convinced the Osage tribe, under the leadership of Cashesgra ("Big Trek"), to migrate into Indian Territory near the trading post, and ensured the survival of the business.
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