Saline County
Also known as Saline County, Arkansas, Saline County, AR
county in Arkansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Arkansas
- Founded
- November 2, 1835
- Seat
- Benton
- Largest city
- Benton
- Total
- 730 sq mi (1,900 km )
- Land
- 724 sq mi (1,880 km )
- Water
- 6.9 sq mi (18 km ) 0.9%
- Estimate 2025
- 133,288
- Density
- 170/sq mi (65.8/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
Article
Saline County (/səˈliːn/ sə-LEEN) is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 123,416. Its county seat and largest city is Benton. Saline County was formed on November 2, 1835, and named for the salt water (brine) springs in the area, despite a differing pronunciation from saline. Until November 2014, it was an alcohol prohibition or dry county.
Saline County is included in the Central Arkansas region.