Salem (NJ)

Welcome to Salem County ...

Time Zone: Salem County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Salem is the Seat for Salem County.

Salem County is one of the original counties of New Jersey and was founded in 1694.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Salem had a population of 62,385 people. This is a decrease of 5.45% since the last Census (which gave a population of 65,980 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Salem represented 0.75% of the total population of New Jersey.

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to New Jersey
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- Website for the New Jersey State Archives

Websites specific to Salem County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Gloucester County
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- Cumberland County
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- New Castle County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Cemeteries of Salem County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of New Jersey
- Cemeteries of Salem County

Footnotes ...

<1>	On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.