The Salina Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, is an area consisting of two counties in Kansas

Kansas

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, anchored by the city of Salina

Salina, Kansas

Salina is a city in and the county seat of Saline County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 47,707. Located in one of the world's largest wheat-producing areas, Salina is a regional trade center for north-central Kansas...

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As of the 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, the μSA had a population of 59,760 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 60,338).

Communities

• Places with more than 40,000 inhabitants
  • Salina
    Salina, Kansas
    Salina is a city in and the county seat of Saline County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 47,707. Located in one of the world's largest wheat-producing areas, Salina is a regional trade center for north-central Kansas...
    
     (Principal city)

• Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants
  • Minneapolis
    Minneapolis, Kansas
    Minneapolis is a city in and the county seat of Ottawa County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,032. Minneapolis is part of the Salina Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Solomon
    Solomon, Kansas
    Solomon is a city in Dickinson and Saline counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,095. The Saline County portion of Solomon is part of the Salina Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
    
     (partial)

• Places with 500 to 1,000 inhabitants
  • Bennington
    Bennington, Kansas
    Bennington is a city in Ottawa County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 672. It is part of the Salina Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
    
    

• Places with less than 500 inhabitants
  • Assaria
    Assaria, Kansas
    Assaria is a city in Saline County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 413. It is part of the Salina Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Assaria is located at...
    
    
  • Brookville
    Brookville, Kansas
    Brookville is a city in Saline County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 262. The population was higher in the turn of the 20th century and the city featured the Brookville Hotel. It is part of the Salina Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Brookville is...
    
    
  • Culver
    Culver, Kansas
    Culver is a city in Ottawa County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 121. It is part of the Salina Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Culver is located at...
    
    
  • Delphos
    Delphos, Kansas
    Delphos is a city in Ottawa County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 359. It is part of the Salina Micropolitan Statistical Area. The community was named after Delphos, Ohio.-Geography:...
    
    
  • Gypsum
    Gypsum, Kansas
    Gypsum is a city in Saline County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 405. It is part of the Salina Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Gypsum is located at...
    
    
  • New Cambria
    New Cambria, Kansas
    New Cambria is a city in Saline County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 126. It is part of the Salina Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:New Cambria is located at...
    
    
  • Smolan
    Smolan, Kansas
    Smolan is a city in Saline County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 215. It is part of the Salina Micropolitan Statistical Area. Smolan was named after the Swedish province of Småland, because many local settlers came from that province.-Geography:Smolan is...
    
    
  • Tescott
    Tescott, Kansas
    Tescott is a city in Ottawa County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 319. It is part of the Salina Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Tescott is located at...
    
    

• Unincorporated places
  • Bavaria
    Bavaria, Kansas
    Bavaria is an unincorporated community in southern Ohio Township, Saline County, Kansas, United States. It lies along K-140 and a Union Pacific Railroad line southwest of the city of Salina, the county seat of Saline County. Spring Creek flows through the community...
    
    
  • Bridgeport
    Bridgeport, Kansas
    Bridgeport is an unincorporated community in southeastern Smoky View Township, Saline County, Kansas, United States. It lies along K-4 and a short distance east of Interstate 135, south of the city of Salina, the county seat of Saline County. The Smoky Hill River flows through the community. Its...
    
    
  • Falun
    Falun, Kansas
    Falun is an unincorporated community in southwestern Saline County, Kansas, United States. It lies southwest of the city of Salina, the county seat of Saline County. Its elevation is 1,348 feet , and it is located at . Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code...
    
    
  • Hedville
    Hedville, Kansas
    Hedville is an unincorporated community in northern Ohio Township, Saline County, Kansas, United States. It lies along Hedville Road and a Kansas and Oklahoma Railroad line, south of Interstate 70, northwest of the city of Salina, the county seat of Saline County. Mulberry Creek flows through...
    
    
  • Kipp
    Kipp, Kansas
    Kipp is an unincorporated community on the border between Eureka and Solomon townships in Saline County, Kansas, United States. It lies along Schilling Road southeast of the city of Salina, the county seat of Saline County. The West Branch of Gypsum Creek flows through the community. Its...
    
    
  • Mentor
    Mentor, Kansas
    Mentor is a small unincorporated town situated about 3 miles south of Salina in Saline County, Kansas, United States. As a part of Saline County, the community is part of the Salina Micropolitan Statistical Area. The town is located at and has an elevation of ....
    
    

Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 59,760 people, 23,866 households, and 15,930 families residing within the μSA. The racial makeup of the μSA was 90.04% White, 2.83% African American, 0.51% Native American, 1.54% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 3.02% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 2.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.54% of the population.

The median income for a household in the μSA was $37,659, and the median income for a family was $46,198. Males had a median income of $31,135 versus $21,714 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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for the μSA was $18,368.