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Population (year 2000): 4,854. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,789 (-1.3% change)
Males: 2,181 (44.9%), Females: 2,673 (55.1%)
Zip code:
65560
Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $21,648 (year 2000)
Median house value: $55,600 (year 2000)
Races in Salem:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.7%)
- American Indian (1.5%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Hispanic (0.8%)
- Black (0.7%)
Ancestries: United States (19.9%), German
(16.6%), Irish (13.3%), English (11.8%), Scotch-Irish (1.9%),
French (1.8%).
Land area: 3.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Salem
- High school or higher: 60.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 8.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Salem city
- Never married: 18.9%
- Now married: 51.5%
- Separated: 4.0%
- Widowed: 14.4%
- Divorced: 11.2%
0.5% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -326 (-6.3%).
Hospital/medical center in Salem:
- SALEM MEMORIAL DISTRICT HOSPITAL (HIGHWAY 72
NORTH BOX 774)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Salem:
- PHELPS COUNTY REGIONAL MED CENTER (about 27 miles;
ROLLA, MO)
- TEXAS COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 37 miles;
HOUSTON, MO)
- ST FRANCIS HOSPITAL (about 46 miles; MOUNTAIN VIEW,
MO)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Salem:
- WAYNESVILLE RGNL ARPT AT FORNEY FIELD (about 42
miles; FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO; ID: TBN)
- LEE C FINE MEMORIAL (about 76 miles; KAISER LAKE
OZARK, MO; ID: AIZ)
- JEFFERSON CITY MEML (about 78 miles; JEFFERSON CITY,
MO; ID: JEF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Salem:
- SALEM MEMORIAL (about 6 miles; SALEM, MO; ID: K33)
- ROLLA DOWNTOWN (about 27 miles; ROLLA, MO; ID: K07)
- CUBA MUNI (about 31 miles; CUBA, MO; ID: UBX)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Salem:
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ROLLA (about 24 miles; ROLLA,
MO; Full-time enrollment: 4,181)
- LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 79 miles; JEFFERSON CITY,
MO; FT enrollment: 2,580)
- JEFFERSON COLLEGE (about 80 miles; HILLSBORO, MO; FT
enrollment: 2,568)
- UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 96 miles;
COLUMBIA, MO; FT enrollment: 21,444)
- COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 96 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; FT
enrollment: 5,892)
- ST CHARLES COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 101
miles; ST PETERS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,301)
- SAINT LOUIS COMMUNITY COLLEGE-MERAMEC (about 102
miles; KIRKWOOD, MO; FT enrollment: 7,507)
Public high school in Salem:
- SALEM SR. HIGH (Students: 509; Location: 1400
W THIRD ST; Grades: 10 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Salem:
- SALEM JR. HIGH (Students: 393; Location: 1400
W THIRD ST; Grades: 07 - 09)
- WM. H. LYNCH ELEM. (Students: 353; Location:
101 N MAIN ST; Grades: KG - 03)
- DENT-PHELPS ELEM. (Students: 266; Location:
RTE 2 BOX 813; Grades: KG - 08)
- SALEM UPPER ELEM. (Students: 246; Location:
1601 S DOSS RD; Grades: 04 - 06)
- NORTH WOOD ELEM. (Students: 243; Location:
RTE 6 BOX 3191; Grades: PK - 08)
- GREEN FOREST ELEM. (Students: 198; Location:
RTE 5 BOX 407; Grades: KG - 08)
- OAK HILL ELEM. (Students: 158; Location: RTE
3 BOX 380; Grades: PK - 08)
- OZARK HILLS STATE SCHOOL (Students: 13;
Location: 100 S WARFEL ST; Grades: KG - 12)
Library in Salem:
- SALEM PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$151,841; Location: 102 NORTH JACKSON; 28,212 books; 748
audio materials; 997 video materials; 59 serial
subscriptions)
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