Editing Salem, New Hampshire

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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name                   = Salem, New Hampshire
| settlement_type                 = Town
| nickname                        = 
| motto                           = Industry, Commerce, Recreation
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| image_seal                      = Salem, NH Town Seal.png
| imagesize                       = 
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| image_map                       = Rockingham County New Hampshire incorporated and unincorporated areas Salem highlighted.svg
| mapsize                         = 260px
| map_caption                     = Location in [[Rockingham County, New Hampshire|Rockingham County]] and the state of [[New Hampshire]].
| subdivision_type                = Country
| subdivision_name                = United States
| subdivision_type1               = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1               = [[New Hampshire]]
| subdivision_type2               = [[New Hampshire counties|County]]
| subdivision_name2               = [[Rockingham County, New Hampshire|Rockingham]]
| parts_type                      = Villages
| parts                           = {{ubl|Salem|[[North Salem, New Hampshire|North Salem]]|Millville}}
| government_type                 = 
| leader_title                    = [[Town council]]
| leader_name                     = {{collapsible list|bullets=yes
 | title = Members
 | 1 = [[Joseph Sweeney (American politician)|Joseph Sweeney]], Chair
 | 2 = [[D.J. Bettencourt]]
 | 3 = Lisa Withrow
 | 4 = Robert F. Bryant
 | 5 = Jeffrey Hatch
 | 6 = Paul Pelletier
 | 7 = Cathy Ann Stacey
 | 8 = Keith Stramaglia
 | 9 = Bonnie Wright
}}
| leader_title1                   = Town Manager
| leader_name1                    = Joseph R. Devine (interim)
| leader_title2                   = 
| leader_name2                    =
| established_title               = [[Incorporation (municipal government)|Incorporated]]
| established_date                = 1750
| area_footnotes                  = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021">{{cite web |title=2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2021_Gazetteer/2021_gaz_cousubs_33.txt |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 3, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2                  = 67.07
| area_total_sq_mi                = 
| area_land_km2                   = 64.33
| area_land_sq_mi                 = 
| area_water_km2                  = 2.73
| area_water_sq_mi                = 
| area_water_percent              = 4.07
| population_as_of                = 2020
| population_note                 = 
| population_total                = 30089
| population_density_km2          = 466.7
| population_density_sq_mi        = 
| timezone                        = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]]
| utc_offset                      = &minus;5
| timezone_DST                    = [[Eastern Daylight Time Zone|Eastern]]
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| elevation_m                     = 
| elevation_ft                    = 131
| website                         = {{URL|www.townofsalemnh.org}}
| postal_code_type                = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code                     = 03079
| area_code                       = [[Area code 603|603]]
| blank_name                      = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info                      = 33-66660
| blank1_name                     = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info                     = 0873713
| footnotes                       = 
}}

'''Salem''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Rockingham County, New Hampshire|Rockingham County]], [[New Hampshire]], United States. The population was 30,089 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US3301566660|title=Census - Geography Profile: Salem town, Rockingham County, New Hampshire|access-date=January 3, 2022}}</ref> and an estimated 30,647 in 2022.{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}} Salem is a northern suburb of [[Boston]] located on [[Interstate 93]]. As the first town along I-93 northbound in New Hampshire, which lacks any state [[sales tax]], Salem has grown into a regional commercial hub for the northern section of [[Greater Boston]], anchored by the [[Mall at Rockingham Park]] and Tuscan Village. Other major sites include [[Canobie Lake Park]], a large amusement park; and [[America's Stonehenge]], a stone structure of disputed origins. It is the former home of [[Rockingham Park]], a horse racetrack. The Sununu political family hails from Salem, including former New Hampshire governor and White House Chief of Staff [[John H. Sununu]], and his sons [[John E. Sununu]], a former U.S. senator, and [[Chris Sununu]], former New Hampshire governor.

Salem was named on the [[Money (financial website)|''Money'' website]]'s "Best Places to Live 2020" list.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Salem, New Hampshire is No. 37 on Money's Best Places to Live list |url=https://money.com/collection/best-places-to-live-2020/5699490/salem-new-hampshire-2020/ |date=September 22, 2020 |access-date=November 15, 2021 |website=[[Money (financial website)|Money]] |language=en-us}}</ref>

== History ==
[[Image:The Square, Salem Depot, NH.jpg|thumb|left|The Square, now known as Salem Depot, in 1908]]

The area was first settled in 1652. As early as 1736, Salem was the "North Parish" of [[Methuen, Massachusetts]], or "Methuen District". In 1741, when the boundary line between [[Massachusetts]] and New Hampshire was [[Northern boundary of Massachusetts|fixed]], the "North Parish" became part of New Hampshire, and was given the name "Salem", taken from nearby [[Salem, Massachusetts]]. The town was incorporated in 1750 by [[Thirteen Colonies|colonial]] governor [[Benning Wentworth]].<ref>Edgar Gilbert's ''History of Salem, N.H.'' (1907)</ref> The meetinghouse of the old north parish, erected in 1738, still stands, eventually becoming the town hall of Salem before it was turned into the Salem Historical Society museum.<ref>Gilbert</ref>

In 1902, [[Canobie Lake Park]] was established in Salem by the Massachusetts Northeast Street Railway Company to encourage leisure excursions on its [[tram|trolley]]s. The plan was successful, and the enterprise quickly became one of the leading resorts of its type in [[New England]]. Crowds arrived from all over, including the nearby [[mill town]]s of [[Haverhill, Massachusetts|Haverhill]], [[Lawrence, Massachusetts|Lawrence]], [[Lowell, Massachusetts|Lowell]] and [[Methuen, Massachusetts|Methuen]] in Massachusetts, and [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]] and [[Nashua, New Hampshire|Nashua]] in New Hampshire. Factory workers and others found respite strolling along tree-lined promenades, between flower beds or beside the lake. Rides, [[Penny arcade (venue)|arcades]], and a [[dance hall]] provided lively entertainments. The rise of the [[automobile]], however, brought the decline of the trolley. But Canobie Lake Park, one of the few former [[street railway]] amusement resorts still in existence, continues to be popular.<ref name="arcadia">Seed, Douglas, & Khalife, Katherine (1996). ''Salem, NH. Volume II - Trolleys, Canobie Lake, and Rockingham Park'', Images of America. Arcadia Publishing. {{ISBN|0-7524-0438-5}}.</ref>

Other features of Salem's [[tourism]] history include [[America's Stonehenge]], a curiosity (formerly "Mystery Hill"). Other attractions include the Icenter, a skating arena, as well as Field of Dreams and Hedgehog Pond Park.

Starting in the 1950s, Salem developed rapidly as part of [[Greater Boston]], with suburban-style residential neighborhoods and a long strip of commercial development along [[New Hampshire Route 28|NH Route 28]]. Commercial construction has continued to focus on Route 28, as well as on the commercial zone off Exit 2 on [[Interstate 93]]. Starting in 2017, the Tuscan Village complex has been under construction, a multi-million dollar mixed-use commercial property that includes retail, medical offices, condos, and apartments. The complex is being built on the site of the former Rockingham Park race track.<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.eagletribune.com/news/large-companies-eye-space-in-salems-tuscan-village/article_5efa5a1d-a367-5381-b861-0d3a624a88b3.html| title=Large companies eye space in Salem's Tuscan Village| last=DeAngelis| first=Allison| newspaper=The Eagle-Tribune| date=April 11, 2018| access-date=August 27, 2020}}</ref>

The [[Manchester and Lawrence Railroad|Manchester and Lawrence branch]] of the [[Boston and Maine Railroad]] ran through Salem until 2001. In 2009, the New Hampshire Department of Transportation commissioned a study exploring the reactivation of the branch and instituting [[commuter rail]] service connecting to the [[Haverhill Line|MBTA Haverhill Line]] and onward to Boston. The study's cost/benefit analysis recommended taking no action to reactivate beyond preserving the option for consideration at a future time.<ref name="i93study">[[HNTB|HNTB Corporation]] (2009). "I-93 Corridor Multi-Modal Transit Investment Study".  http://www.rebuildingi93.com/content/taskForce/I-93%20Transit%20Study.pdf</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|67.1|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|64.3|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|2.7|sqkm|order=flip}} are water, comprising 4.07% of the town.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2021"/> Salem is drained by the [[Spicket River]] and its tributary Policy Brook, part of the [[Merrimack River]] watershed. [[Canobie Lake]] is on the western boundary, [[Arlington Mill Reservoir]] is in the north, and World End Pond is in the southeast. None of the town's residential water supply incorporates sodium fluoride, a water additive that helps ensure strong teeth enamel.<ref name=Government>{{cite web |title=Is there fluoride in the water?|url=http://www.townofsalemnh.org/utilities/faq/is-there-fluoride-in-the-water |website=Town of Salem New Hampshire |publisher=Town of Salem, NH |access-date=May 12, 2015|ref=Salem, NH FAQs}}</ref> The highest point in Salem is the summit of Gordon's Hill, at {{convert|380|ft|m}} above [[sea level]], along the town's western border.

Salem is the first New Hampshire town encountered when traveling north from Massachusetts on [[Interstate 93]]. The interstate's first two New Hampshire exits are within the town. Via I-93, [[Boston]] is {{convert|35|mi}} to the south and [[Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester]] is {{convert|20|mi}} to the northwest.

===Adjacent municipalities===
* [[Derry, New Hampshire]] (north)
* [[Atkinson, New Hampshire]] (northeast)
* [[Haverhill, Massachusetts]] (east)
* [[Methuen, Massachusetts]] (south)
* [[Pelham, New Hampshire]] (southwest)
* [[Windham, New Hampshire]] (west)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1790= 1218
|1800= 1077
|1810= 1179
|1820= 1311
|1830= 1310
|1840= 1408
|1850= 1555
|1860= 1670
|1870= 1603
|1880= 1809
|1890= 1805
|1900= 2041
|1910= 2117
|1920= 2318
|1930= 2751
|1940= 3267
|1950= 4805
|1960= 9210
|1970= 20142
|1980= 24124
|1990= 25746
|2000= 28112
|2010= 28776
|2020= 30089
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
}}
[[Image:Apple Tree, Canobie Lake Park.jpg|thumb|left|''Under the Apple Tree'' in 1908, Canobie Lake Park]]

At the 2000 [[census]],<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> there were 28,112 people, 10,402 households and 7,603 families residing in the town. The population density was {{convert|1,138.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 10,866 housing units at an average density of {{convert|439.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 95.01% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.55% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.21% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.27% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.06% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.83% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.07% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.96% of the population.

There were 10,402 households, of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. Of all households 21.2% were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.16.

Age distribution was 25.3% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.

The [[median household income]] was $58,090, and the median family income was $67,278. Males had a median income of $46,330 versus $31,031 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $26,170. About 3.1% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 5.1% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.
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==Government==
{| class="wikitable"  style="float:right; margin:1em; font-size:95%;"
|+ Salem town vote<br/> by party in presidential elections<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://sos.nh.gov/elections/elections/election-results/|title=Election Results|website=sos.nh.gov}}</ref>
|- style="background:lightgrey;"
! Year
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Third party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.81% ''7,638''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.88%''' ''9,969''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.31% ''234''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.41% ''6,068''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''57.40%''' ''9,312''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|5.19% ''842''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41.66% ''6,026''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''57.27%''' ''8,285''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.07% ''155''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.27% ''6,838''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''53.45%''' ''8,073''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.28% ''194''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.06% ''6,472''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.28%''' ''7,797''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.66% ''95''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.73% ''5,711''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''47.75%''' ''5,713''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|4.52% ''541''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''47.82%''' ''5,164''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.42% ''4,257''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|12.76% ''1,378''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|33.49% ''4,184''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''38.93%''' ''4,864''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|27.59% ''3,447''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.97% ''3,512''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''66.57%''' ''7,314''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|1.47% ''161''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.33% ''3,021''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''68.27%''' ''6,583''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.39% ''38''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|31.51% ''3,047''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.31%''' ''5,348''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|13.19% ''1,275''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.10%''' ''4,983''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.37% ''3,994''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|2.53% ''233''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.46% ''3,923''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.70%''' ''4,827''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.84% ''74''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.44%''' ''3,637''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.80% ''3,302''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|3.76% ''271''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''63.45%''' ''3,685''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.55% ''2,123''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|-
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|[[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]
|align="center" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.87% ''1,993''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''57.13%''' ''2,656''
|align="center" {{Party shading/Independent}}|0.00% ''0''
|}
[[File:SalemNH TownOffices.jpg|thumb|right|Salem Town Hall]]
Salem's town government consists of a town council and a town manager. Salem is a part of [[New Hampshire House of Representatives|New Hampshire House]] District 25 and is currently represented by nine Republican representatives: Lori Ball, Tanya Donnelly, [[Fred Doucette]], John Janigian, [[Dennis Mannion (politician)|Dennis Mannion]], [[Valerie McDonnell]], [[Joseph Sweeney (American politician)|Joe Sweeney]], [[John Sytek]] and Susan Vandecasteele. In the [[New Hampshire Senate]], Salem is in the 22nd District and is currently represented by Republican [[Daryl Abbas]]. On the [[New Hampshire Executive Council]], Salem is in District 3 and is currently represented by Republican Janet Stevens. In the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]], Salem is in [[New Hampshire's 2nd congressional district]] and is currently represented by Democrat [[Maggie Goodlander]].

Salem is a Republican stronghold in presidential elections. No Democratic presidential nominee has carried the town since [[Bill Clinton]] received a plurality of the vote in 1996.

== Education ==
Salem public schools spend $5,544 per student. The average school expenditure in the U.S. is $5,678. There are about 16.1 students per teacher in Salem.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bestplaces.net/city/new_hampshire/salem|title=Best Places to Live in Salem, New Hampshire|website=www.bestplaces.net|access-date=April 5, 2018}}</ref>

;Colleges
* [[Southern New Hampshire University]] (Salem satellite campus)

;High school
* [[Salem High School (New Hampshire)|Salem High School]]

;Administration
* [https://sau57.org/ Salem School District]

;Private school
* [https://stjosepheagles.org/academics/ Saint Joseph Regional Catholic School]

== Transportation ==
Four [[List of state routes in New Hampshire|New Hampshire state route]]s and one [[Interstate Highway]] cross Salem.

*[[New Hampshire Route 28|NH 28]] follows Broadway through the Salem central business district, becoming Rockingham Road in the northern part of town. It connects Salem to Windham in the north and [[Methuen, Massachusetts]], in the south.
*[[New Hampshire Route 38|NH 38]] begins in Salem at NH 28 (Broadway) just to the east of the [[Mall at Rockingham Park]], and goes southwest into the town of Pelham. It primarily follows Lowell Road and Rockingham Park Boulevard.
*[[New Hampshire Route 97|NH 97]] begins in Salem at NH 28 (Broadway) and follows Main Street east to connect Salem to [[Haverhill, Massachusetts]].
*[[New Hampshire Route 111|NH 111]] crosses the extreme northern part of the town, connecting to Windham in the west and Hampstead in the east.
*[[Interstate 93]] crosses the town from southeast to northwest. There are two interchanges in Salem: Exit 1, which provides access to Rockingham Park Boulevard, and Exit 2, which provides access to Pelham Road.

The nearest airport is [[Manchester–Boston Regional Airport]] along the border of Londonderry and Manchester. The nearest rail service is the [[Haverhill Line]] of the [[MBTA Commuter Rail]] which can be accessed at [[Lawrence (MBTA station)|Lawrence station]] in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The nearest [[Amtrak]] station is at [[Haverhill station (Massachusetts)|Haverhill station]] in Haverhill, Massachusetts.

The [[Manchester Transit Authority]] operates a shopper bus shuttle service three days a week.<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://mtabus.org/cart/| title=CART Services: Salem Shopper Shuttle| publisher=Manchester Transit Authority| access-date=December 19, 2024}}</ref>

== Notable people ==
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* [[Daryl Abbas]], NH state senator
* [[Artosis]] (born 1983), born Daniel Stemkoski, [[StarCraft]] eSports commentator
* [[Pamela Gidley]] (1965–2018), actress and model<ref>{{cite web |title=Pamela Gidley |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/seacoastonline/obituary.aspx?n=pamela-c-gidley&pid=188869990&fhid=4699 |website=[[Legacy.com]] |access-date=June 7, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230607063807/https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/seacoastonline/name/pamela-gidley-obituary?id=11301633&fhid=4699 |archive-date=June 7, 2023 |language=en |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Katie King-Crowley]] (born 1975), former US Women's Ice Hockey Olympian, three-time medalist; current head coach of [[Boston College Eagles women's ice hockey]]
* [[Duffy Lewis]] (1888–1979), [[Major League Baseball]] player
* [[Valerie McDonnell]] (born 2004), American politician and [[List of the youngest state legislators in the United States|youngest-ever]] New Hampshire state legislator
* [[Chuck Morse]] (born 1960), president of the NH State Senate
* [[Wallace Stickney]] (1934–2019), first commissioner of the NH Department of Transportation; director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
* [[Chris Sununu]] (born 1974), 82nd [[List of governors of New Hampshire|governor of New Hampshire]]
* [[John E. Sununu]] (born 1964), US congressman and senator; son of John H. Sununu<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S001078|title=SUNUNU, John E. - Biographical Information|website=bioguide.congress.gov|access-date=February 2, 2018}}</ref>
* [[John H. Sununu]] (born 1939), 75th governor of New Hampshire and [[White House Chief of Staff]] under [[George H. W. Bush]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Axelrod |first1=Tal |title=Ex-chief of staff mourns George H.W. Bush: 'I will miss a great friend' |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/news/419252-ex-chief-of-staff-mourns-george-hw-bush-i-will-miss-a-friend|date=December 2018 }}</ref>

== Salem in popular culture ==
[[Rockingham Park]] racetrack was located in Salem. As mentioned in the film ''[[The Sting]]'' starring [[Paul Newman]] and [[Robert Redford]], it was central to that film's plot.

Scenes from the original [[The Thomas Crown Affair (1968 film)|''The Thomas Crown Affair'']] were filmed at the Salem glider airport, which is now Campbell's Scottish Highlands Golf Course.

== Points of interest ==
* [[America's Stonehenge]]
* [[Canobie Lake Park]]
* [[Tuscan Village]], the former site of [[Rockingham Park]]
* [[Mall at Rockingham Park]]
* 
* [[Manchester and Lawrence Railroad]] rail trail

==References==
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{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|www.townofsalemnh.org}}
* [https://www.salem.lib.nh.us/ Kelley Library]
* [https://www.nhes.nh.gov/elmi/products/cp/profiles-htm/salem.htm New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile]
* [https://www.sau57.org/ Salem School District]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Salem
 | North     = [[Derry, New Hampshire|Derry]]
 | Northeast = [[Atkinson, New Hampshire|Atkinson]]
 | East      = [[Haverhill, Massachusetts]]
 | Southeast = [[Methuen, Massachusetts]]
 | South     = [[Methuen, Massachusetts]]
 | Southwest = [[Pelham, New Hampshire|Pelham]]
 | West      = [[Windham, New Hampshire|Windham]]
 | Northwest = [[Windham, New Hampshire|Windham]]
}}

{{Rockingham County, New Hampshire}}
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{{Merrimack River}}

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