Saline County, Arkansas
46 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 127,479
- Median household income
- $79,046
- ±2,950
- Unemployed
- 3.9%
- 2,463 of 63,121 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 89.1%
- 44,714 of 50,203 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Saline | 125,233 (2021) | 200 N Main St, Benton | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Benton | 35,675 (2021) | Po Box 607, Benton | Website |
| City of Bryant | 21,073 (2021) | 210 Sw 3rd St, Bryant | Website |
| City of Haskell | 4,015 (2021) | 2520 N Highway 229, Haskell | Website |
| City of Shannon Hills | 4,567 (2021) | 10401 High Rd E, Shannon Hills | — |
| City of Traskwood | 498 (2021) | Po Box 36, Traskwood | — |
| Town of Bauxite | 626 (2021) | Po Box 303, Bauxite | — |
Special districts 39
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benton Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 1200 W Pine, Benton | — |
| Collegeville Fire District | Local fire protection | 1307 Dunn Cir, Alexander | — |
| Crows Station Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 17484 Highway 5, Lonsdale | — |
| East End Fire District | Local fire protection | 21900 Baxley Ln, Little Rock | — |
| Lake Norrell Area Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 12795 Avilla West, Alexander | — |
| Lonsdale Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 136, Lonsdale | — |
| Northeast Fire District | Local fire protection | 12503 Germania, Alexander | — |
| Paron Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | Po Box 129, Paron | Website |
| Salem Fire Protection District | Local fire protection | 1785 Salem Rd, Benton | Website |
| Sardis Fire District | Local fire protection | 24220 N Sardis Rd, Bauxite | Website |
| Shaw Fire Improvement District | Local fire protection | 5513 Highway 35, Benton | — |
| Springhill Fire Department | Local fire protection | 2801 Springhill Rd, Benton | — |
| Turtle Creek Fire District Board | Local fire protection | 5900 Highway 67, Benton | — |
| Benton Municipal Prop. Own. Multipurpose Imp. Dist. 64 | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 895, Alexander | — |
| Bryant Municipal Prop. Own. Multipurpose Imp. Dist. 62 | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 895, Alexander | — |
| Bryant Municipal Prop. Own. Multipurpose Imp. Dist. 82 | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 895, Alexander | — |
| Bryant Municipal Prop. Own. Multipurpose Imp. Dist. 84 | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 895, Alexander | — |
| Haskell Multipurpose Prop. Own. Imp. Dist. 28 | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 895, Alexander | — |
| Haskell Multipurpose Prop. Own. Imp. Dist. 30 | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 242, Benton | — |
| Oak Glenn Prop. Own. Multipurpose Imp. Dist. 56 | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 895, Alexander | — |
| Shannon Hills Municipal Multipurpose Prop. Own. Imp. District 53 | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 895, Alexander | — |
| Shannon Hills Municipal Multipurpose Prop. Own. Imp. District 54 | Other multi-function districts | Po Box 895, Alexander | — |
| Fayetteville Municipal Property Owners Imp. Dist. 12 | Other single function districts | Po Box 895, Alexander | — |
| Fayetteville Municipal Property Owners Imp. Dist. 19 | Other single function districts | Po Box 895, Alexander | — |
| Fayetteville Municipal Property Owners Imp. Dist. 6 | Other single function districts | Po Box 895, Alexander | — |
| Saline County Property Owners Imp. Dist. 46 | Other single function districts | Po Box 895, Alexander | — |
| Saline County Property Owners Imp. Dist. 49 | Other single function districts | Po Box 895, Alexander | — |
| Saline County Property Owners Imp. Dist. 63 | Other single function districts | Po Box 895, Alexander | — |
| Saline County Property Owners Imp. Dist. 66 | Other single function districts | Po Box 895, Alexander | — |
| Saline County Property Owners Imp. Dist. 68 | Other single function districts | Po Box 895, Alexander | — |
| Saline County Property Owners Imp. Dist. 72 | Other single function districts | Po Box 895, Alexander | — |
| Maple Creek Property Owners Sewer Improvement District 2 | Sewerage | 21650 Acacia Dr, Hensley | — |
| Saline County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1227 Military Rd, Benton | Website |
| Saline County Regional Solid Waste Management Authority | Solid waste management | 114 W Sevier St, Benton | Website |
| East End Water Improvement District 1 | Water supply utility | 20621 Arch St, Little Rock | — |
| Salem Water Users Assoc Public Water Authority | Water supply utility | 620 Airlane, Benton | — |
| Saline Regional Public Water Authority | Water supply utility | 302 Smith Haskell Rd, Benton | — |
| Sardis Water Association Public Water Authority | Water supply utility | 23820 N Sardis Rd, Mabelvale | — |
| Southwest Water Users Public Water Authority | Water supply utility | 620 Airlane, Benton | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
BAUXITE SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district4 schools
800 SCHOOL STREET, Bauxite, AR, 72011
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district8 schools
CENTRAL OFFICE, Benton, AR, 72018
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
BRYANT SCHOOL DISTRICT
School district12 schools
818 HILL FARM ROAD, Bryant, AR, 72022
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
HARMONY GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Saline)
School district4 schools
2621 N HWY 229, Benton, AR, 72015
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Hot Springs Historic Downtown Farmers Market (121 Orange Street Hot Springs) · Historic Downtown Farmers Market (Hot Springs) · Hot Springs County Farmers' Market (Hot Springs)
Perryville Farmers' Market (Perryville)
Ferndale Farmers Market () · West Little Rock Farmers Market () · Jacksonville Farmers' Market (#9 Municipal Drive Jacksonville) · and 8 more
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.