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West Salem

village in Edwards County, Illinois, United States
Place village_of_illinois Q728400
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Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Edwards County[1]
  • Country: United States[2]
  • Postal code: 62476[3]
  • Inception: February 8, 1857[4]
  • Population: 786[5], 897[6]
  • Official name: West Salem[7]
  • Number of households: 332[8]
  • Elevation above sea level: 160 m[9]
  • Area: 1.57 square mile[10]
  • Per capita income: 20,515 US dollars[11]

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  5. [5] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . 2016–2020 American Community Survey. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46776|batch #46776]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  2. 14w ago · Dirac · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+786'}, {'amount': '+897'}
    Population → —
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+160'}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Edwards County
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Image: West-Salem-block-il.jpg, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261411|batch #261411]]"
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