Saline County, founded in the year 1847, was named on the behalf of Salt springs within the county. It has the county seat and the largest city in Harrisburg. The county is situated in the southern section frequently known as "Little Egypt" of the state of Illinois. With a total area of 386.78 sq mi, it has over 24.9K people with an intermingling cohabitation of White, Native American, black or African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander, and others with more than 10.9K households and 7.2K families.

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