Salem

independent city near Roanoke, Virginia, United States
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Salem

Summary

Salem is an independent city in the United States[1]. Salem draws 908 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 instance of is recorded as Q141162078[7].
  • Salem's shares border with is recorded as Roanoke[8].
  • Salem's shares border with is recorded as Roanoke County[9].
  • Salem's basic form of government is recorded as council–manager government[10].
  • Salem is named after Salem[11].
  • Salem's postal code is recorded as 24153[12].
  • Salem's Commons category is recorded as Salem, Virginia[13].
  • 1802 marks the founding of Salem[14].
  • Salem's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.286895, 'longitude': -80.055836}[15].
  • Salem's official website is recorded as https://www.salemva.gov/[16].
  • Salem's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Salem, Virginia[17].
  • Salem has a population of {'amount': '+24892'}[18].
  • Salem has a population of {'amount': '+24823'}[19].
  • Salem has a population of {'amount': '+25052'}[20].
  • Salem has a population of {'amount': '+25299'}[21].
  • Salem has a population of {'amount': '+25432'}[22].
  • Salem has a population of {'amount': '+24802'}[23].
  • Salem has a population of {'amount': '+25346'}[24].
  • Salem's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[25].
  • Salem's described by source is recorded as The American Cyclopædia[26].
  • Salem's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[27].

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Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+37.663333'}[28] and {'amount': '+37.654062'}[29]. Salem sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1075'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+24892'}[18], {'amount': '+24823'}[19], {'amount': '+25052'}[20], {'amount': '+25299'}[21], {'amount': '+25432'}[22], and {'amount': '+24802'}[23].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include independent city in the United States[6] and Q141162078[7].

History and Context

1802 marks the founding of Salem[14]. Salem is named after Salem[11].

Why It Matters

Salem draws 908 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 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . 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. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Salem, Virginia.tab
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Salem, Virginia.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidential elect"
  2. 6w ago · JuxtaposedJacob · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → independent city in the United States, Q141162078
    Basic form of government → council–manager government
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q141162078]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787553646073"
  3. 20w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3828274
    Taxonomicon id → 1808187
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31546|batch #31546]]"
  4. 20w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → independent city in the United States, Q141162078
    Capital of → Roanoke County
    Official website → https://www.salemva.gov/
    Instance of → —
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C110635, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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