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Salem

seat of Marion County, and capital of Oregon, United States
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Salem

Summary

Salem is a city of Oregon[1]. Salem ranks in the top 2% of city_of_oregon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,144 views/month).[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 image is recorded as Oregon State Capitol, André Orso (6501975671).jpg[9].
  • Salem's instance of is recorded as city of Oregon[10].
  • Salem's instance of is recorded as state or insular area capital of the United States[11].
  • Salem's instance of is recorded as county seat[12].
  • Salem's flag image is recorded as Flag of Salem, Oregon 2022.svg[13].
  • Salem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Kawagoe[14].
  • Salem's twinned administrative body is recorded as Simferopol[15].
  • Salem's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 148366967[16].
  • Salem's GND ID is recorded as 4408696-9[17].
  • Salem's locator map image is recorded as Marion County Oregon Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Salem Highlighted.svg[18].
  • Salem's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n50062317[19].
  • Salem's postal code is recorded as 97301[20].
  • Salem's postal code is recorded as 97302[21].
  • Salem's postal code is recorded as 97303[22].
  • Salem's postal code is recorded as 97304[23].
  • Salem's postal code is recorded as 97305[24].
  • Salem's postal code is recorded as 97306[25].
  • Salem's postal code is recorded as 97308[26].
  • Salem's postal code is recorded as 97309[27].

Body

Founding

+1842-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Salem[28].

Identity

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

Why It Matters

Salem ranks in the top 2% of city_of_oregon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,144 views/month).[2] Salem has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Salem is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

Corban University John Zerzan Oregon Oregon State Parks The Oregon Statesman United States Willamette University College of Medicine

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. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . tass.com. tass.com. Provenance: 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] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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