Editing Salem, Virginia (section)

{{short description|Independent city in Virginia, United States}}
{{hatnote|For the unincorporated community in Virginia with this name, see [[Salem, Page County, Virginia]].}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Salem
| settlement_type    = [[Independent city (United States)|Independent city]]
| image_skyline      = Salem VA downtown.jpg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = Main Street in Salem
| image_flag         = 
| image_seal         = Salem_VA_.gif
| nickname           = 
| motto              = 
| pushpin_map        = Shenandoah Valley#USA Virginia#USA
| pushpin_label      = Salem
| coordinates        = {{coord|37|17|12|N|80|3|21|W|region:US-VA|display=inline}}
| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = [[United States]]
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Virginia|County]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Virginia]]
| subdivision_name2  = None ([[Independent city (United States)|Independent city]])
| established_title  = 
| established_date   = 1802
| government_type    = Council-Manager
| leader_title       = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name        = Renée Turk
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_sq_mi   = 14.62
| area_land_sq_mi    = 14.52
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.11
| area_urban_km2     = 
| area_urban_sq_mi   = 
| area_metro_km2     = 
| area_metro_sq_mi   = 
| elevation_m        = 358.14
| elevation_ft       = 1075
| population_total   = 25346
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_density_sq_mi = auto
| population_urban   = 
| population_metro   = 
| population_note    = 
| postal_code_type   = [[Zip Code]]
| postal_code        = 24153
| area_code          = 540
| website            = http://www.salemva.gov/
| footnotes          = 
| timezone           = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset         = −5
| timezone_DST       = [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST     = −4
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 51-70000<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>
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 1498533<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
| pop_est_as_of      = 
| pop_est_footnotes  = 
| population_est     = 
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_51.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
| leader_name1       = Jim Wallace
| leader_title1      = [[Vice Mayor]]
| area_total_km2     = 37.88
| area_land_km2      = 37.60
| area_water_km2     = 0.28
| population_density_km2 = auto
| image_map          = Salem-Location.svg
| map_caption        = Salem's location in the [[Commonwealth (U.S. state)|Commonwealth]] of [[Virginia]]
}}

'''Salem''' is an [[independent city (United States)|independent city]] in the U.S. commonwealth of [[Virginia]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 25,346.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Salem city, Salem city, Virginia|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US5177595547|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 30, 2022}}</ref> It is the [[county seat]] of [[Roanoke County, Virginia|Roanoke County]],<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> although the two are separate jurisdictions. The [[Bureau of Economic Analysis]] combines the city of Salem with Roanoke County, which surrounds both Salem and the neighboring City of [[Roanoke, Virginia|Roanoke]], for statistical purposes. Salem has its own courthouse and sheriff's office, but shares a jail with Roanoke County, which is located in the Roanoke County Courthouse complex in Salem. The Roanoke County Sheriff's Office and Roanoke County Department of Social Services are also located within Salem, though the county administrative offices are located in unincorporated [[Cave Spring, Virginia|Cave Spring]].

[[Roanoke College]] is located in the city. Salem is also the home to a [[minor league baseball]] team, the [[Salem Red Sox]].