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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:

Lewis County ...

Salem is primarily located in Lewis County<2>. A portion of Salem extends into Hickman County.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Lewis 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 Lewis 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: 1300535
    • GNIS ID for Lewis County: 1639765
    • GNIS ID for State of Tennessee: 1325873
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 47 (Tennessee)
    • County Code: 101 (Lewis County)
    • Place Code: 66260 (Salem)
    • State & County Code: 47/101 (Tennessee / Lewis County)
    • State & Place Code: 47/66260 (Tennessee / Salem)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Salem is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #6 (the East South-Central Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Salem.

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Lewis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.