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 (1,547 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 image is recorded as Salem Witch House II.jpg^[6].
• Salem's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[7].
• Salem's instance of is recorded as county seat^[8].
• Salem's flag image is recorded as Flag of Salem, Massachusetts.png^[9].
• Salem's coat of arms image is recorded as Seal of Salem, Massachusetts.png^[10].
• Salem's seal image is recorded as Seal of Salem, Massachusetts.png^[11].
• Salem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Oroville^[12].
• Salem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ota^[13].
• Salem's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 234136066^[14].
• Salem's GND ID is recorded as 4116315-1^[15].
• Salem's locator map image is recorded as Salem ma highlight.png^[16].
• Salem's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n79081546^[17].
• Salem's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11947808b^[18].
• Salem's IdRef ID is recorded as 027436276^[19].
• Salem's postal code is recorded as 01970^[20].
• Salem's postal code is recorded as 01971^[21].
• Salem's part of is recorded as Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Essex district^[22].
• Salem's part of is recorded as Massachusetts Senate's Second Essex district^[23].
• Salem's Commons category is recorded as Salem, Massachusetts^[24].
• Salem's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 2373035^[25].
• Salem's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[26].
• Salem's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−04:00^[27].

Body

Founding

+1626-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Salem^[28].

Identity

Salem's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Salem'}^[29]. Part of include Massachusetts House of Representatives' 7th Essex district^[22], a Massachusetts House of Representatives electoral district^[30], in United States^[31] and Massachusetts Senate's Second Essex district^[23], a Massachusetts Senate electoral district^[32], in United States^[33].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Salem include USS Salem^[34], a preserved watercraft^[35] and Salem^[36], a city in the United States^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1851^[39].

Why It Matters

Salem ranks in the top 1% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,547 views/month).^[2] Salem has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[40] Salem is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for Salem include USS Salem^[34], a preserved watercraft^[35] and Salem^[36], a city in the United States^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1851^[39].