Saline County, Illinois

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Saline County is a county in Southern Illinois. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 23,768.<ref name="QF">Template:Cite web</ref> The largest city and county seat is Harrisburg.<ref name="GR6">Template:Cite web</ref> This area of Southern Illinois is known locally as "Little Egypt".

Three major towns in Saline County are connected by U.S. Route 45, and formerly by the now-abandoned Cairo and Vincennes/Big Four/New York Central Line, from north to south: Eldorado, Harrisburg, and Carrier Mills.

Geography

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The Saline County area is mostly rolling hills throughout gradually rising to the Hills of the Shawnee National Forest. The Saline River flows through the central point of the county in three forks: North, Middle, and South. To the north of Eldorado there are flat lowlands.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Climate and weather

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Demographics

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2020 census

Saline County, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1980<ref name=1980Census>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 1990<ref name=1990Census>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> % 1980 % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 27,355 25,355 25,035 23,011 21,309 96.16% 95.50% 93.65% 92.37% 89.65%
Black or African American alone (NH) 860 925 1,079 974 692 3.02% 3.48% 4.04% 3.91% 2.91%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 28 66 71 84 69 0.10% 0.25% 0.27% 0.34% 0.29%
Asian alone (NH) 32 39 52 100 122 0.11% 0.15% 0.19% 0.40% 0.51%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1980 Census</ref> x <ref>included in the Asian category in the 1990 Census</ref> 3 9 0 x x 0.01% 0.04% 0.00%
Other race alone (NH) 27 31 12 10 94 0.09% 0.12% 0.04% 0.04% 0.40%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) x <ref>not an option in the 1980 Census</ref> x <ref>not an option in the 1990 Census</ref> 223 385 1,009 x x 0.83% 1.55% 4.25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 146 135 258 340 473 0.51% 0.51% 0.97% 1.36% 1.99%
Total 28,448 26,551 26,733 24,913 23,768 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 24,913 people, 10,379 households, and 6,631 families residing in the county.<ref name="census-dp1">Template:Cite web</ref> The population density was Template:Convert. There were 11,697 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert.<ref name="census-density">Template:Cite web</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 93.0% white, 4.0% black or African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.4% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific islander, 0.4% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.4% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 17.8% were Irish, 16.6% were German, 12.9% were American, and 11.1% were English.<ref name="census-dp2">Template:Cite web</ref>

Of the 10,379 households, 29.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 36.1% were non-families, and 31.9% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.89. The median age was 41.7 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>

The median income for a household in the county was $35,644 and the median income for a family was $46,314. Males had a median income of $41,108 versus $28,464 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,903. About 13.4% of families and 18.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 26.5% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="census-dp3">Template:Cite web</ref>

Communities

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Townships

Saline County is divided into thirteen townships:

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