Editing Salem Municipality

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| name                    = Salem Municipality
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| footnotes               = Density is calculated using land area only.
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'''Salem Municipality''' ({{langx|sv|Salems kommun}}) is a [[municipalities of Sweden|municipality]] in [[Stockholm County]] in east central [[Sweden]]. The name traces its origins from ''Slæm'' in the 13th century, but was changed to Salem in the 17th century, inspired by the [[Bible|Biblical]] name of [[Jerusalem]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Svenskt ortnamnslexikon |url=http://www.sprakochfolkminnen.se/download/18.5850f85e15732ead0b325e/1474034387007/Svenskt+ortnamslexikon.pdf#page=271 |page=267 |format=PDF, 79.4 MB |editor-last=Wahlberg |editor-first=Mats |edition=1st |date=2003 |location=Uppsala |publisher=[[Swedish Institute for Dialectology, Onomastics and Folklore Research]] |language=Swedish |isbn=91-7229-020-X |id={{LIBRIS|8998039}} |access-date=2020-05-15 |archive-date=2017-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202041612/http://www.sprakochfolkminnen.se/download/18.5850f85e15732ead0b325e/1474034387007/Svenskt+ortnamslexikon.pdf#page=271 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Its seat is located in [[Salem, Sweden|Salem]].

== History ==
{{Unreferenced section|date=August 2016}}
Like the rest of the areas around [[Mälaren|Lake Mälaren]], Salem has a significant amount of ancient remains, as far back as the [[Stone Age]]. The church of Salem traces its foundation to the 12th century. The oldest historical monument in Salem is a [[Church (building)|church]] that dates back to the early 12th century.

Just like its eastern municipal neighbour [[Botkyrka Municipality|Botkyrka]], Salem traces its history back to the legendary [[Saint Botvid]], who lived in the area sometime between 1050 and 1120. In the [[Middle Ages|medieval]] tradition, a spring would always be found in connection to the death of a saint. According to legend, when the remains of Saint Botvid were transported to the church in today's Botkyrka, the casket was temporarily put down near the shore of [[Bornsjön|Lake Bornsjön]], where a spring poured up. It continues to provide clear water to this day. The parish name "Slaem" was mentioned for the first time in a letter written by King [[Magnus Ladulås]] in 1283. The current name (inspired by the one in the [[Bible]]) of the [[municipality]] became commonly used during the 17th century, although it was referenced 50 years earlier.<ref>https://salem.se/kommunochpolitik/kommunfakta/salemshistoria.4.2793cab11926afc88967e40a.html</ref>

==Today==
Salem was united with the municipality of Botkyrka during the Swedish municipal reform between 1971 and 1974. However, in 1983, after energetic protests, they were split apart, and Salem became the 14th smallest municipality by area in the country. {{Citation needed|date=August 2016}}

Salem is served by one station, [[Rönninge]], on the commuter train line between [[Södertälje]] and [[Märsta]] via [[Stockholm]]. There are also a good network of bus lines.

The number of people in Salem is about 30% less during day time due to that it has the biggest percentage of people in Stockholm county that work outside own municipal.<ref>Stockholm County Administrative Board May 2013</ref>

==Demography==
===Population development===
{{Bar chart
| title       = Population development in Salem Municipality 1970–2019
| label_type  = Year
| data_type   = Population
| bar_width   = 35
| width_units = em
| data_max    = 30000
| label1   = 1970
| data1    = 11951
| label2   = 1975
| data2    = 12703
| label3   = 1980
| data3    = 12879
| label4   = 1985
| data4    = 12370
| label5   = 1990
| data5    = 12478
| label6   = 1995
| data6    = 12871
| label7   = 2000
| data7    = 13766
| label8   = 2005
| data8    = 14334
| label9   = 2010
| data9    = 15391
| label10   = 2015
| data10    = 16426
| label11   = 2017
| data11    = 16665
| label12   = 2019
| data12    = 16750
| caption     = Source: [http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/sv/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101A/BefolkningNy/table/tableViewLayout1/?rxid=f5790986-ce9d-4cdc-9658-fbc9c700b7ef=1 SCB - Folkmängd efter region och år].
}}

===2022 population by district===
This is a demographic table based on Salem Municipality's electoral districts in the [[2022 Swedish general election]] sourced from [[Swedish Television|SVT]]'s election platform, in turn taken from [[Statistiska Centralbyrån|SCB]] official statistics.<ref name=SalemVal2022>{{cite web|url=https://valresultat.svt.se/2022/riksdagsval-0128-salem.html|title=Valresultat 2022 för Salem i riksdagsvalet|publisher=[[Swedish Television|SVT]]|language=sv|date=11 September 2022|access-date=2 December 2023}}</ref>

Residents include everyone registered as living in the district, regardless of age or citizenship status. Valid voters indicate Swedish citizens above the age of 18 who therefore can vote in general elections. Left vote and right vote indicate the result between the two major blocs in said district in the 2022 general election. Employment indicates the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers. Foreign background is defined as residents either born abroad or with two parents born outside of Sweden. Median income is the received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in [[Swedish kronor]]. The section about college graduates indicates any degree accumulated after high school.

In total there were 17,219 residents, including 11,967 Swedish citizens of voting age.<ref name=SalemVal2022/> 44.3% voted for the left coalition and 54.2% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

{| role="presentation" class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
! rowspan="3" |Location
! {{tooltip|2=Number of residents in district, regardless of age or citizenship status|Residents}}
! {{tooltip|2=Swedish citizens above the age of 18, automatically eligible to vote|Citizen {{br}} adults}}
! {{tooltip|2=Social Democrats, Left Party, Centre Party, Green Party, %|Left vote}}
! {{tooltip|2=Sweden Democrats, Moderates, Christian Democrats, Liberals, %|Right vote}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the share of people between the ages of 20 and 64 who are working taxpayers, %|Employed}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born in Sweden with at least one Swedish-born parent, %|Swedish {{br}} parents}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as residents born abroad or in Sweden with two foreign-born parents, %|Foreign {{br}} heritage}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as the median income received monthly income through either employment, capital gains or social grants for the median adult above 20, also including pensioners in Swedish kronor|Income {{br}} [[Swedish kronor|SEK]]}}
! {{tooltip|2=Defined by Statistiska Centralbyrån (SCB) as any degree accumulated after high school, %|Degree}}
|-
!
! 
! style="background:{{party color|Swedish Social Democratic Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" |
! style="background:{{party color|Moderate Party}};color:#FFFFFF;" |
! 
! 
! 
! 
! 
|-
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | %
! data-sort-type="number" | %
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
! data-sort-type="number" | 
|-
| align="left" |1 Rönninge N
| 1,907
| 1,322
| 41.7
| 57.0
| 86
| 81
| 19
| 35,072
| 58
|-
| align="left" |2 Rönninge SÖ
| 1,639
| 1,165
| 50.5
| 48.4
| 90
| 82
| 18
| 39,458
| 65
|-
| align="left" |3 Salem V
| 1,996
| 1,356
| 45.1
| 53.6
| 82
| 65
| 35
| 27,711
| 36
|-
| align="left" |4 Salem C
| 1,904
| 1,462
| 45.5
| 53.2
| 81
| 65
| 35
| 23,967
| 33
|-
| align="left" |5 Salem N
| 1,900
| 1,302
| 40.2
| 58.4
| 80
| 56
| 44
| 28,133
| 37
|-
| align="left" |6 Rönninge C
| 1,559
| 1,199
| 45.8
| 52.7
| 86
| 73
| 27
| 29,770
| 49
|-
| align="left" |7 Salem S
| 2,221
| 1,458
| 46.3
| 51.4
| 75
| 53
| 47
| 24,609
| 34
|-
| align="left" |8 Salem Ö
| 2,493
| 1,595
| 37.7
| 60.9
| 83
| 61
| 39
| 29,836
| 41
|-
| align="left" |9 Rönninge SV
| 1,600
| 1,108
| 48.6
| 51.1
| 87
| 84
| 16
| 39,164
| 65
|-
| colspan="10" align="left" |Source: [[Sveriges Television|SVT]]<ref name=SalemVal2022/>
|}

===Residents with a foreign background===
In 2017 the number of people with a [[:sv:utländsk bakgrund|foreign background]] (persons born outside of Sweden or with two parents born outside of Sweden) was 4&nbsp;643, or 27.86% of the population (16&nbsp;665 in 2017). In 2002 the number of residents with a foreign background was (per the same definition) 2&nbsp;468, or 17.79% of the population (13&nbsp;875 in 2002).<ref>[http://www.statistikdatabasen.scb.se/pxweb/sv/ssd/START__BE__BE0101__BE0101Q/UtlSvBakgFin/table/tableViewLayout1/?rxid=f165c7bd-1b57-4020-b2b2-b0cac2a094a4 Antal personer efter region, utländsk/svensk bakgrund och år] (Read 4 januari 2019)</ref> In 2017 there were 16&nbsp;665 residents in Salem, of which 3&nbsp;270 people (19.62%) were born in a country other than Sweden. Divided by country in the table below - the Nordic countries as well as the 12 most common countries of birth outside of Sweden for Swedish residents have been included, with other countries of birth bundled together by continent by [[Statistics Sweden]].<ref name="Scbfödelseland">[https://www.scb.se/hitta-statistik/statistik-efter-amne/befolkning/befolkningens-sammansattning/befolkningsstatistik/pong/tabell-och-diagram/helarsstatistik--kommun-lan-och-riket/utrikes-fodda-efter-lan-kommun-och-fodelseland-31-december/ Statistiska centralbyrån: Utrikes födda efter län, kommun och födelseland 31 december 2017] (XLS-fil) Läst 4 januari 2019</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" 
! colspan=3|  Country of birth<ref name="Scbfödelseland"/>
|-
| colspan=3 style="text-align:center;" |  ''31 December 2017''
|-
| 1 || {{Flagcountry|Sweden}} || align=right | {{nts|13395}}
|-
| 2 || {{Flagcountry|Finland}} || align=right | {{nts|425}}
|-
| 3 || {{Flagcountry|European Union}}: Other countries || align=right | {{nts|417}}
|-
| 4 || [[Asia]]: Other countries || align=right | {{nts|358}}
|-
| 5 || {{Flagcountry|Syria}} || align=right | {{nts|358}}
|-
| 6 || {{Flagcountry|Iraq}} || align=right | {{nts|326}}
|-
| 7 || {{Flagcountry|Poland}} || align=right | {{nts|231}}
|-
| 8 || [[South America]] || align=right | {{nts|211}}
|-
| 9 || [[Africa]]: Other countries || align=right | {{nts|156}}
|-
| 10 || {{Flagcountry|Europe}} outside of the EU: other countries || align=right | {{nts|124}}
|-
| 11 || {{Flagcountry|Germany}} || align=right | {{nts|95}}
|-
| 12 || {{Flagcountry|Thailand}} || align=right | {{nts|87}}
|-
| 13 || [[North America]] || align=right | {{nts|69}}
|-
| 14 || {{Flagcountry|Afghanistan}} || align=right | {{nts|67}}
|-
| 15 || {{Flagcountry|Yugoslavia}}/{{Flagcountry|Yugoslavia|federation}}<br/>[[SFR Yugoslavia]]/{{Flagcountry|Serbia and Montenegro}} || align=right | {{nts|64}}
|-
| 16 || {{Flagcountry|Turkey}} || align=right | {{nts|58}}
|-
| 17 || {{Flagcountry|Eritrea}} || align=right | {{nts|50}}
|-
| 18 || {{Flagcountry|Norway}} || align=right | {{nts|43}}
|-
| 19 || {{Flagcountry|Iran}} || align=right | {{nts|40}}
|-
| 20 || {{Flagcountry|Bosnia and Herzegovina}} || align=right | {{nts|35}}
|-
| 21 || {{Flagcountry|Denmark}} || align=right | {{nts|30}}
|-
| 22 || {{Flagcountry|Somalia}} || align=right | {{nts|15}}
|-
| 23 || [[Oceania]] || align=right | {{nts|7}}
|-
| 24 || {{Flagcountry|Iceland}} || align=right | {{nts|2}}
|-
| 25 || {{Flagcountry|USSR}}|| align=right | {{nts|2}}
|}
== Notable People ==
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<!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order by LAST NAME ♦♦♦---> 
* [[Edoff Andersson]] (1902–1934), Swedish politician and trade unionist
* [[Sarah Sjöström]] (1993–), famous Swedish swimmer and Olympic medalist.
* [[Jonas Karlsson]] (1971–), renowned Swedish [[actor]] and author.
== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.salem.se/ Salem Municipality] - Official site

{{Geographic location
 | Centre = Salem
 | N = [[Ekerö Municipality|Ekerö]]
 | E = [[Botkyrka Municipality|Botkyrka]]
 | S = [[Botkyrka Municipality|Botkyrka]]
 | W = [[Södertälje Municipality|Södertälje]]
}}
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