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Also known as Salem, Massachusetts, Salem, MA

city in Massachusetts, United States

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Salem is a city in Massachusetts with a population of around 42,000 people, located on the North Shore near Boston. It is historically significant as the site of the 1692 witch trials, one of the most well-known examples of mass hysteria and judicial error in American history.

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Instance of
county seat
Official name
Salem
Located in
Essex County
Population
44480
Area
47.363673
Elevation
8
Time zone
UTC−04:00
Capital of
Essex County
Official website
salem.com
Image
Salem Witch House II.jpg
Households
19094
Motto
Divitis Indiæ usque ad ultimum sinum
Significant event
Salem Witch Trials
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twinned administrative body
Ota
Commons category
Salem, Massachusetts
topic's main category
Category:Salem, Massachusetts
category for people born here
Category:Births in Salem, Massachusetts
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Salem, Massachusetts
native label
Salem
time of earliest written record
1626-00-00
postal code
01971
inception
1626-00-00
category of associated people
Category:People from Salem, Massachusetts
water as percent of area
54.7234
different from
Salem
per capita income
39697
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