Editing Salem, South Carolina

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{{Infobox settlement
|name            = Salem, South Carolina
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|image_caption            = Welcome sign along ([[South Carolina Highway 130|SC 130]])
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|map_caption              = Location in [[Oconee County, South Carolina|Oconee County]] and the state of [[South Carolina]].

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|subdivision_name1        = [[South Carolina]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in South Carolina|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Oconee County, South Carolina|Oconee]]

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|population_total         = 120
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|postal_code              = 29676
|area_codes                = [[Area codes 864 and 821|864, 821]]
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'''Salem''' is a U.S. town in [[Oconee County, South Carolina]]. The population was 135 at the [[2010 United States Census]].<ref name="2010 Census">See http://factfinder.census.gov for population numbers and for municipality and CDP lists in the 2010 Census.</ref>

==Geography==
Salem is located at {{coord|34|53|19|N|82|58|29|W|type:city}} (34.888599, -82.974666).<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=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>  The town lies in the foothills of the [[Blue Ridge Mountains]] along [[South Carolina Highway 130]], just south of its junction with [[South Carolina Highway 11]].  [[Lake Keowee]] and [[Keowee-Toxaway State Park]] lie just to the east, and [[Lake Jocassee]] and [[Devils Fork State Park]] lie to the northeast.  The [[North Carolina]]-South Carolina border passes several miles north of Salem.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 0.8&nbsp;square miles (2.2&nbsp;km{{sup|2}}), all of it land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 139
|1960= 206
|1970= 301
|1980= 194
|1990= 192
|2000= 126
|2010= 135
|2020= 120
|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|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name="USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly">{{cite web|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=P1_001N,NAME&for=place:*&in=state:45&key=5ccd0821c15d9f4520e2dcc0f8d92b2ec9336108|title=Census Population API|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 15, 2022}}</ref>
}}
At the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]] there were 126 people, 54 households, and 36 families in the town. The population density was {{convert|150.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 72 housing units at an average density of {{convert|86.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2000 census|racial makeup]] of the town was 95.24% White, 0.79% African American and 3.97% Native American.<ref name="GR2" />
Of the 54 households 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.3% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.3% were non-families. 31.5% of households were one person and 22.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.94.

The age distribution was 23.8% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 22.2% 65 or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.8 males.

The median household income was $30,000 and the median family income was $33,125. Males had a median income of $35,000 versus $26,667 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,980. There were 9.7% of families and 12.5% of the population living below the [[poverty line]], including 11.1% of under eighteens and 18.8% of those over 64.

==Education==
Salem has a [[public library|lending library]], a branch of the Oconee County Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sciway.net/lib/counties.html | title=South Carolina libraries and archives | publisher=SCIWAY | accessdate=June 13, 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Salem, South Carolina}}
* [https://visitsalemsc.com/ Visit Salem, South Carolina] - A website for tourism in Salem
* The page for Salem at the [https://discoversouthcarolina.com/salem Discover South Carolina] state tourism website.
* The page for Salem at the [https://visitoconeesc.com/visit/salem/ Visit Oconee] county tourism website.
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[[Category:Towns in Oconee County, South Carolina]]
[[Category:Towns in South Carolina]]