Saline County, Nebraska
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 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| 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. 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 state when the license plate system was established in 1922).