Salem
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city in Salem County, New Jersey, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Jersey
- County
- Salem
- Formed
- October 1675
- Incorporated
- February 21, 1798 (as township)
- Type
- City
- Body
- City Council
- Mayor
- Jody Veler ( D , term ends December 31, 2024)
- Municipal clerk
- Ben Angeli
- Total
- 2.81 sq mi (7.29 km )
- Land
- 2.34 sq mi (6.07 km )
- Water
- 0.47 sq mi (1.22 km ) 16.73%
- Rank
- 353rd of 565 in state, 12th of 15 in county
- Elevation
- 10 ft (3.0 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 5,325
- Density
- 2,259.4/sq mi (872.4/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−04:00 ( Eastern (EDT) )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Salem
- Population
- 5296
- Area
- 7.290934
- Elevation
- 3
- Official website
- www.cityofsalemnj.org
- Image
- Salem, New Jersey (7235297702).jpg
- Households
- 2011
- Dialing code
- 856
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- inception
- 1675-10-00
- water as percent of area
- 16.7525
- Commons category
- Salem, New Jersey
- postal code
- 08079
- per capita income
- 16719
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Salem is a city in and the county seat of Salem County, the most rural county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The name Salem, for both the city and county, is derived from the Hebrew word shalom, meaning peace. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 5,296, an increase of 150 (+2.9%) from the 2010 census count of 5,146, which in turn reflected a decrease of 711 (−12.1%) from the 5,857 counted in the 2000 census. Salem is part of the Delaware Valley or Philadelphia greater metropolitan area.
The town and colony of Salem was laid out in 1675 by John Fenwick and the community was given permission to choose officers in October 1693. It was incorporated on February 21, 1798, as part of the initial group of 104 townships established by the New Jersey Legislature. On February 25, 1858, it was reincorporated as Salem City.