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:
- Oak Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thurmond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fayetteville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pax is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
- Ansted
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Gauley Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beckley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mabscott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
- Meadow Bridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
- Smithers
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Montgomery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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- Handley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Rainelle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
Fayette County ...
Salem is located in Fayette County<2>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Fayette 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 Fayette 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: 1546279
- GNIS ID for Fayette County: 1560095
- GNIS ID for State of West Virginia: 1779805
- 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 West Virginia's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |