Salem
capital city of the U.S. state of Oregon and seat of Marion County
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Summary
Salem is a city of Oregon[1]. Salem ranks in the top 2% of city of oregon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,623 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Marion County[3], Polk County[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Head of government: Anna Peterson[6], Chuck Bennett[7], Chris Hoy[8]
- Instance of: state or insular area capital of the United States[9], county seat[10]
- Twinned administrative body: Kawagoe[11], Simferopol[12]
- Postal code: 97301[13], 97302[14], 97303[15], 97304[16], 97305[17], 97306[18], 97308[19], 97309[20], 97310[21], 97311[22], 97312[23], 97314[24], 97317[25]
- Commons category: Salem, Oregon[26]
- Located in time zone: Pacific Time Zone[27], UTC−08:00[28], UTC−07:00[29]
- Local dialing code: 503[30], 971[31]
- Inception: 1842[32]
- Official website: https://www.cityofsalem.net/[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:Salem, Oregon[34]
- Population: 154,637[35], 175,535[36]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Salem[37]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[38], The American Cyclopædia[39], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[40], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[41], The New Student's Reference Work[42], New International Encyclopedia[43]
- Capital of: Oregon[44], Marion County[45]
- Official name: Salem[46]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Salem, Oregon[47]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Salem, Oregon[48]
- Number of households: 62,988[49]
- Native label: Salem[50]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Salem, Oregon[51]
- Elevation above sea level: 467 m[52]
- Area: 127.220892 km²[53], 125.46116 km²[54]
Why It Matters
Salem has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] Salem is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]