Saline County | |
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County of Saline | |
Saline County Courthouse in Wilber | |
![]() Interactive map of Saline County | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Nebraska | |
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Established | March 16, 1855 |
Organized | February 18, 1867 |
County seat | Wilber |
Largest city | Crete |
Area | |
• Total | 576 sq mi (1,490 km2) |
• Land | 574 sq mi (1,490 km2) |
• Water | 2.3 sq mi (6 km2) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,292 |
• Density | 25/sq mi (9.6/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Area code | 402/531 |
FIPS code | 31151 |
GNIS feature ID | 835897 |
Website | www.co.saline.ne.us |
Saline County (/sə.ˈliːn/ suh-LEAN) is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 14,292.[1] Its county seat is Wilber.[2]
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 state when the license plate system was established in 1922).