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Salina /səˈlaɪnə/ 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.[5][4]
Salina, Kansas | |
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City and County seat | |
Coordinates: 38°50′25″N 97°36′41″W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Saline |
Founded | 1858 |
Incorporated | 1870 |
Government | |
• Type | Council-Manager |
• Mayor | Trent Davis (D)[2] |
• City manager | Mike Schrage |
Area | |
• Total | 25.81 sq mi (66.84 km2) |
• Land | 25.77 sq mi (66.75 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.09 km2) |
Elevation | 1,227 ft (374 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 46,889 |
• Density | 1,800/sq mi (700/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 67401-67402[6] |
Area code | 785 |
FIPS code | 20-62700[1] |
GNIS ID | 476808[1] |
Website | salina-ks.gov |
Salina is at 38°50′25″N 97°36′41″W (38.8402805, -97.6114237. It has an elevation of 1,224 feet (373 m).[1] It is in north-central Kansas at the intersection of Interstate 70 and Interstate 135. It is 81 miles (130 km) north of Wichita, Kansas, 164 miles (264 km) west of Kansas City, Missouri, and 401 miles (645 km) east of Denver, Colorado.[7]
Salina is in the Smoky Hills area in the Great Plains. It is close to the Smoky Hills River and the Saline River.[8]
The United States Census Bureau said the city has a total area of 25.81 square miles (66.85 km2). 25.77 square miles (66.74 km2) of that is land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km2) is water.[3]
Salina has a lot of severe thunderstorms, and they can get tornadoes.
Climate data for Salina Regional Airport (KSLN) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °F (°C) | 78 (26) |
84 (29) |
96 (36) |
105 (41) |
106 (41) |
114 (46) |
116 (47) |
117 (47) |
110 (43) |
100 (38) |
89 (32) |
81 (27) |
117 (47) |
Average high °F (°C) | 41.6 (5.3) |
46.5 (8.1) |
57.0 (13.9) |
67.1 (19.5) |
76.5 (24.7) |
87.2 (30.7) |
93.0 (33.9) |
91.1 (32.8) |
81.9 (27.7) |
69.0 (20.6) |
54.9 (12.7) |
42.4 (5.8) |
67.4 (19.7) |
Daily mean °F (°C) | 31.0 (−0.6) |
35.5 (1.9) |
45.4 (7.4) |
55.2 (12.9) |
65.3 (18.5) |
75.6 (24.2) |
81.1 (27.3) |
79.6 (26.4) |
70.2 (21.2) |
57.5 (14.2) |
43.9 (6.6) |
32.3 (0.2) |
56.1 (13.3) |
Average low °F (°C) | 20.5 (−6.4) |
24.6 (−4.1) |
33.9 (1.1) |
43.2 (6.2) |
54.0 (12.2) |
64.0 (17.8) |
69.3 (20.7) |
68.1 (20.1) |
58.4 (14.7) |
46.0 (7.8) |
32.9 (0.5) |
22.3 (−5.4) |
44.8 (7.1) |
Record low °F (°C) | −28 (−33) |
−31 (−35) |
−11 (−24) |
5 (−15) |
19 (−7) |
38 (3) |
46 (8) |
42 (6) |
28 (−2) |
14 (−10) |
−5 (−21) |
−24 (−31) |
−31 (−35) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.72 (18) |
1.03 (26) |
2.41 (61) |
3.00 (76) |
4.76 (121) |
4.27 (108) |
4.08 (104) |
3.38 (86) |
2.52 (64) |
2.32 (59) |
1.25 (32) |
0.92 (23) |
30.66 (778) |
Average snowfall inches (cm) | 5.9 (15) |
4.6 (12) |
2.2 (5.6) |
0.5 (1.3) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0 (0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
1.0 (2.5) |
3.6 (9.1) |
18.1 (46.26) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 5.2 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 9.6 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 86.1 |
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 9.1 |
Average relative humidity (%) | 69 | 63 | 67 | 65 | 71 | 62 | 59 | 61 | 50 | 56 | 66 | 73 | 64 |
Source: National Weather Service: Temperature averages (1981-2010),[9] Records (1888-present),[10] precipitation averages and days (1981-2010),[11] snowfall averages and days (1966-1995);[11] Weatherbase: Humidity[12] |
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.[4][14]
Salina was the first place for Lee Jeans. They opened in 1889.[15]
The biggest employers are:
# | Employer | # of Employees |
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1 | Tony's Pizza | 2,000 |
2 | Salina Regional Health Center | 1,082 |
3 | USD 305 | 935 |
4 | Exide | 800 |
5 | Great Plains Manufacturing | 650 |
6 | Philips Lighting | 600 |
7 | City of Salina | 493 |
8 | Saline County | 277 |
9 | ElDorado National | 255 |
The Salina Journal is the local newspaper. They publish every day.[16]
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