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:
- High Shoals
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- High Shoals is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- Lincolnton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stanley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Spencer Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
- The population in 2016 was estimated at 36 people. This represents a 2.7% decrease since 2010.The 2010 Census gave a population of 37 people.
- Maiden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ranlo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ranlo is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
- Bessemer City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherryville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gastonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dellview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dellview is located in Gaston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
- Lowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
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- McAdenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Holly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Waco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Waco is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
Lincoln County ...
Salem is located in Lincoln County<2>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Lincoln 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 Lincoln 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: 1022465
- GNIS ID for Lincoln County: 1008569
- 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 Lincoln, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |