Salem, Utah Information
Salem is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 4,372 at the 2000 census. The "Dream Mine" of John Hyrum Koyle, as well as the pond, became synonymous with Salem.
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History
Known as "Summer Spring" by the Indians, and "Pond Town" by early settlers, Salem was finally named after the birthplace of Lyman Curtis to honor his contributions to the community.[3]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.3 square miles (13.8 km²), of which, 5.3 square miles (13.7 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (0.38%) is water.
Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1860 | 179 | — | |
| 1870 | 353 | 97.2% | |
| 1880 | 510 | 44.5% | |
| 1890 | 527 | 3.3% | |
| 1900 | 894 | 69.6% | |
| 1910 | 693 | −22.5% | |
| 1920 | 609 | −12.1% | |
| 1930 | 610 | 0.2% | |
| 1940 | 659 | 8.0% | |
| 1950 | 781 | 18.5% | |
| 1960 | 920 | 17.8% | |
| 1970 | 1,081 | 17.5% | |
| 1980 | 2,233 | 106.6% | |
| 1990 | 2,284 | 2.3% | |
| 2000 | 4,372 | 91.4% | |
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 4,372 people, 1,128 households, and 1,009 families residing in the city. The population density was 825.0 people per square mile (318.5/km²). There were 1,166 housing units at an average density of 220.0 per square mile (84.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.07% White, 0.07% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.14% Asian, 0.27% Pacific Islander, 1.40% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.79% of the population.
There were 1,128 households out of which 56.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.3% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 10.5% were non-families. 9.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.86 and the average family size was 4.14.
In the city the population was spread out with 40.6% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 16.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females there were 102.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $54,813, and the median income for a family was $57,557. Males had a median income of $40,116 versus $22,798 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,507. About 3.1% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.
References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Short History of Salem by Arlene Despain Wilson". http://www.pondtown.org/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=2&MMN_position=2:2. Retrieved 2011-03-28.
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Categories:
- Populated places in Utah County, Utah
- Cities in Utah
- Provo–Orem metropolitan area
- Populated places established in 1851
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