Salem

Summary

Salem is a city in the United States^[1]. Salem ranks in the top 1% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,269 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Salem is located in Essex County^[3].
• Salem is in the country of United States^[4].
• Salem's head of government is recorded as Dominick Pangallo^[5].
• Salem's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[6].
• Salem's instance of is recorded as county seat^[7].
• Salem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oroville^[8].
• Salem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ota^[9].
• Salem's postal code is recorded as 01970^[10].
• Salem's postal code is recorded as 01971^[11].
• Salem is part of Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Essex district^[12].
• Salem is part of Massachusetts Senate's Second Essex district^[13].
• Salem's Commons category is recorded as Salem, Massachusetts^[14].
• Salem's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[15].
• Salem's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00^[16].
• 1626 marks the founding of Salem^[17].
• Salem's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 42.516845, 'lon': -70.898503}^[18].
• Salem's significant event is recorded as Salem Witch Trials^[19].
• Salem's official website is recorded as https://salem.com^[20].
• Salem's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Salem, Massachusetts^[21].
• Salem has a population of {'amount': '+40407'}^[22].
• Salem has a population of {'amount': '+41340'}^[23].
• Salem has a population of {'amount': '+44480'}^[24].
• Salem's time of earliest written record is recorded as 1626^[25].
• Salem's office held by head of government is recorded as Mayor of Salem, Massachusetts^[26].
• Salem's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

Body

Founding

1626 marks the founding of Salem^[17].

Identity

Salem's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Salem'}^[28]. Part of include Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Essex district^[12], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district^[29], in United States^[30] and Massachusetts Senate's Second Essex district^[13], a Massachusetts Senate electoral district^[31], in United States^[32].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Salem include USS Salem^[33], a preserved watercraft^[34] and Salem^[35], a city in the United States^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1851^[38].

Why It Matters

Salem ranks in the top 1% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,269 views/month).^[2] Salem has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Salem is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Salem include USS Salem^[33], a preserved watercraft^[34] and Salem^[35], a city in the United States^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1851^[38].