Census Data for Salem
As far as we can tell, Salem has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Salem, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Morganton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Glen Alpine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Drexel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Drexel is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
- Valdese
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Connelly Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rutherford College
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gamewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
- Cajah's Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
- Casar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sawmills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
- Hildebran
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hudson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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- Rhodhiss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Granite Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lenoir
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
Burke County ...
Salem is located in Burke County<2>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Burke County.
Miscellaneous Information for Salem ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Burke County or the community of Salem:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Salem:
- GNIS ID for Salem: 994153
- GNIS ID for Burke County: 1008539
- GNIS ID for State of North Carolina: 1027616
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Salem is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Salem.
Footnotes ...
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| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Burke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |