Salem

Summary

Salem is an independent city in the United States^[1]. Salem draws 586 Wikipedia views per month (independent_city_in_the_united_states category, ranking #27 of 40).^[2]

Key Facts

• Salem is located in Virginia^[3].
• Salem is in the country of United States^[4].
• Salem's head of government is recorded as Renée Ferris Turk^[5].
• Salem's instance of is recorded as independent city in the United States^[6].
• Salem's shares border with is recorded as Roanoke^[7].
• Salem's shares border with is recorded as Roanoke County^[8].
• Salem is named after Salem^[9].
• Salem's postal code is recorded as 24153^[10].
• Salem's Commons category is recorded as Salem, Virginia^[11].
• Salem's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[12].
• 1802 marks the founding of Salem^[13].
• Salem's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.286895, 'lon': -80.055836}^[14].
• Salem's official website is recorded as https://www.salemva.gov/^[15].
• Salem's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Salem, Virginia^[16].
• Salem has a population of {'amount': '+24892'}^[17].
• Salem has a population of {'amount': '+24823'}^[18].
• Salem has a population of {'amount': '+25052'}^[19].
• Salem has a population of {'amount': '+25299'}^[20].
• Salem has a population of {'amount': '+25432'}^[21].
• Salem has a population of {'amount': '+24802'}^[22].
• Salem has a population of {'amount': '+25346'}^[23].
• Salem's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[24].
• Salem's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia^[25].
• Salem's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[26].
• Salem's capital of is recorded as Roanoke County^[27].

Body

Geography

Salem is in the country of United States^[4]. Salem is located in Virginia^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+37.663333'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+37.654062'}^[29]. Salem sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+1075'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+24892'}^[17], {'amount': '+24823'}^[18], {'amount': '+25052'}^[19], {'amount': '+25299'}^[20], {'amount': '+25432'}^[21], and {'amount': '+24802'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Salem's instance of is recorded as independent city in the United States^[6].

History and Context

1802 marks the founding of Salem^[13]. Salem is named after Salem^[9].

Why It Matters

Salem draws 586 Wikipedia views per month (independent_city_in_the_united_states category, ranking #27 of 40).^[2] Salem has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Salem is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]