Editing Salem, Georgia

{{For|the community in Oconee County|Salem, Oconee County, Georgia}}
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'''Salem''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Upson County, Georgia|Upson County]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], United States. The population was 310 at the 2010 census.

==Geography==
Salem is located in southern Upson County at {{coord|32|44|55|N|84|11|56|W|type:city}} (32.748609, -84.198816).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

The community is located along [[U.S. Route 80 in Georgia|U.S. Route 80]] and [[Georgia State Route 22]] in the west central part of the state. U.S. 80 and GA-22 lead east 12&nbsp;mi (19&nbsp;km) to [[Roberta, Georgia|Roberta]] and west 24&nbsp;mi (39&nbsp;km) to [[Talbotton, Georgia|Talbotton]]. [[Macon, Georgia|Macon]], the closest city with 50,000 people, is 39&nbsp;mi (63&nbsp;km) east via U.S. 80 and GA-22.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|8.3|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 339
|2010= 310
|2020= 307
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br> 1850-1870<ref name=1870CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1870 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1870|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1870/population/1870a-13.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1870-1880<ref name=1880CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1880 Census of Population - Georgia - Population of Civil Divisions less than Counties |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1880|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1880/vol-01-population/1880_v1-09.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref><br> 1890-1910<ref name=1910CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1910 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1910|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1910/abstract/supplement-ga.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|page=}}</ref> 1920-1930<ref name=1930CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1930 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1930|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/03815512v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=|pages=251–256}}</ref><br> 1940<ref name=1940CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1940 Census of Population - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1940|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1940/population-volume-1/33973538v1ch04.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1950<ref name=1950CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1950 Census of Population - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1950|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1950/population-volume-2/37779083v2p11ch2.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1960<ref name=1960CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1960 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1960|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1960/population-volume-1/vol-01-12-c.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 1970<ref name=1970CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1970 Census of Population - Population of County Subdivisions - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1970|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1970a_ga-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1980<ref name=1980CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1980 Census of Population - Number of Inhabitants - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1980|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_gaABC-01.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 1990<ref name=1990CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 1990 Census of Population - Summary Social, Economic, and Housing Characteristics - Georgia |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 1990|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cph-5/cph-5-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref><br> 2000<ref name=2000CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2000 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2000|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2003/dec/phc-3-12.pdf |accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusGA>{{Cite web|first= |last= |authorlink=   |title= 2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Georgia  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|date= 2010|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2010/cph-2/cph-2-12.pdf|accessdate=|archive-url=| archive-date=}}</ref> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
}}

Salem first appeared as a [[census designated place]] in the [[2000 U.S. Census|2000 U.S. census]].<ref name=2000CensusGA/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Salem, Georgia – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Salem CDP, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALSF12000.P004?g=160XX00US1368129|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Salem CDP, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1368129&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Salem CDP, Georgia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US1368129&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|10
|5
|style='background: #ffffe6; |24
|2.95%
|1.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7.82%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|325
|302
|style='background: #ffffe6; |274
|95.87%
|97.42%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |89.25%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|1
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.29%
|0.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.95%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|3
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.88%
|0.32%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.98%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''339'''
|'''310'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''307'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the 2010 census Salem had a population of 310. The racial and ethnic makeup of the population was 97.4% non-Hispanic black, 0.3% Hispanic black (1 person, also the only Hispanic), 1.6% non-Hispanic white (5 people), 0.3% Native American and 0.3% non-Hispanic reporting some other race.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |title=2010 census report for Salem |access-date=2015-08-04 }}</ref>

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 339 people, 124 households, and 94 families residing in the CDP.  The population density was {{convert|40.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 135 housing units at an average density of 16.2/sq&nbsp;mi (6.3/km{{sup|2}}).  The racial makeup of the CDP was 2.95% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 96.76% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]] and 0.29% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.88% of the population.

There were 124 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 25.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.4% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 11.2% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.3 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $28,036, and the median income for a family was $22,788. Males had a median income of $22,143 versus $13,500 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $12,591.  About 16.0% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 20.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Upson County, Georgia}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Upson County, Georgia]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Georgia (U.S. state)]]