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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
  • High Shoals is located in Gaston County
• Lincolnton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnton
  • Lincolnton is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolnton <2>
• Stanley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
  • Stanley is located in Gaston County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <2>
• Dallas
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dallas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
  • Dallas is located in Gaston County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <2>
• Spencer Mountain
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencer Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
  • Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
  • 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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maiden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maiden
  • Maiden is located in Catawba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maiden <2>
• Ranlo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
  • Ranlo is located in Gaston County
• Bessemer City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessemer City
  • Bessemer City is located in Gaston County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessemer City <2>
• Cherryville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryville
  • Cherryville is located in Gaston County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherryville <2>
• Gastonia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonia
  • Gastonia is located in Gaston County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gastonia <2>
• Dellview
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dellview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellview
  • Dellview is located in Gaston County
• Lowell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Gaston County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <2>
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  • McAdenville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdenville
    • McAdenville is located in Gaston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAdenville <2>
  • Mount Holly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
    • Mount Holly is located in Gaston County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly <2>
  • Waco
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
    • Waco is located in Cleveland County

Lincoln County ...

Salem is located in Lincoln County<3>.

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

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 37 (North Carolina)
  • County Code: 109 (Lincoln County)
  • Place Code: 58780 (Salem)
  • State & County Code: 37/109 (North Carolina / Lincoln County)
  • State & Place Code: 37/58780 (North Carolina / Salem)

• 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Salem. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)