Salem

capital city of the U.S. state of Oregon and seat of Marion County
Organization city_of_oregon Q43919
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Salem

Summary

Salem is a city of Oregon[1]. Salem has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Salem is located in Marion County[3].
  • Salem is located in Polk County[4].
  • Salem is in the country of United States[5].
  • Salem's head of government is recorded as Anna Peterson[6].
  • Salem's head of government is recorded as Chuck Bennett[7].
  • Salem's head of government is recorded as Chris Hoy[8].
  • Salem's instance of is recorded as city of Oregon[9].
  • Salem's instance of is recorded as state or insular area capital of the United States[10].
  • Salem's instance of is recorded as county seat[11].
  • Salem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kawagoe[12].
  • Salem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Simferopol[13].
  • Salem's postal code is recorded as 97301[14].
  • Salem's postal code is recorded as 97302[15].
  • Salem's postal code is recorded as 97303[16].
  • Salem's postal code is recorded as 97304[17].
  • Salem's postal code is recorded as 97305[18].
  • Salem's postal code is recorded as 97306[19].
  • Salem's postal code is recorded as 97308[20].
  • Salem's postal code is recorded as 97309[21].
  • Salem's postal code is recorded as 97310[22].
  • Salem's postal code is recorded as 97311[23].
  • Salem's postal code is recorded as 97312[24].
  • Salem's postal code is recorded as 97314[25].
  • Salem's postal code is recorded as 97317[26].
  • Salem's Commons category is recorded as Salem, Oregon[27].

Body

Founding

1842 marks the founding of Salem[28].

Identity

Salem's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Salem'}[29].

Why It Matters

Salem has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Salem is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . cityofsalem.net. Retrieved . cityofsalem.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . cityofsalem.net. Retrieved . cityofsalem.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . tass.com. tass.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · UKChris-wiki · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Osm name suggestion index id cityofsalem-9db284, cityofsalem-4dc167
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P8253]]: cityofsalem-9db284, Updated name-suggestion-index related claims, see https://nsi.guide for project details."
  2. 8d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 1Tltki
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 11d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description capital city of the U.S. state of Oregon and seat of Marion County
    Harper's tag salem-or
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: salem-or, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289957498|salem or (#289957498)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n"
  4. 6w ago · Abductive · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location {'lat': 44.930833333333, 'lon': -123.02888888889}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P625]]: 44°56'24"N, 123°2'20"W"
  5. 6w ago · Mxn · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Domain name salem.or.us
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13337]]: salem.or.us"
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