Salisbury
city in southeastern Maryland, United States
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Summary
Salisbury is a city in the United States[1]. Salisbury ranks in the top 5% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,655 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: Maryland Municipal League[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Wicomico County[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Head of government: Randolph J. Taylor[6]
- Instance of: county seat[7]
- Shares border with: Delmar[8]
- Twinned administrative body: Salisbury[9]
- Postal code: 21801[10], 21802[11], 21803[12], 21804[13]
- Commons category: Salisbury, Maryland[14]
- Located in time zone: Eastern Time Zone[15]
- Inception: 1732[16]
- Official website: http://www.ci.salisbury.md.us/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Salisbury, Maryland[18]
- Population: 30,343[19], 33,050[20]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Salisbury, Maryland[21]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22]
- Capital of: Wicomico County[23]
- Official name: Salisbury[24]
- Category for people born here: Q18119760[25]
- Number of households: 12,705[26]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Salisbury, Maryland[27]
- Owner of: Arthur W. Perdue Stadium[28]
- Elevation above sea level: 8 m[29]
- Area: 37.151927 km²[30], 35.899376 km²[31]
- Water as percent of area: 3.3593 percent[32]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Salisbury include Salisbury–Ocean City–Wicomico Regional Airport[33], an airport[34], in United States[35].
Why It Matters
Salisbury has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Salisbury is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for Salisbury include Salisbury–Ocean City–Wicomico Regional Airport[33], an airport[34], in United States[35].