Saline County, Nebraska
| Saline County, Nebraska | |
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Saline County courthouse in Wilber
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 Location in the U.S. state of Nebraska |
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 Nebraska's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1867 |
| Seat | Wilber |
| Largest city | Crete |
| Area | |
| • Total | 576 sq mi (1,492 km2) |
| • Land | 574 sq mi (1,487 km2) |
| • Water | 2.3 sq mi (6 km2), 0.4% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 14,200 |
| • Density | 25/sq mi (10/km²) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
| Website | www |
Saline County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,200. Its county seat is Wilber.
In the Nebraska license plate system, Saline County is represented by the prefix 22 (it had the twenty-second-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).
Saline County was formed in 1855 and organized in 1867. The first permanent settler arrived in 1858.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 576 square miles (1,490 km2), of which 574 square miles (1,490 km2) is land and 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2) (0.4%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,843 people, 5,188 households, and 3,507 families residing in the county. The population density was 24 people per square mile (9/km²). There were 5,611 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile (4/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 92.99% White, 0.36% Black or African American, 0.38% Native American, 1.70% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 3.40% from other races, and 1.15% from two or more races. 6.58% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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