Salem, Oregon

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Salem, Oregon is the capital city of the U.S. state of Oregon, known as a regional center for government, education, and agriculture in the Willamette Valley.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
state capital
areaCode 503
971
areaLand 47.90 square miles
areaTotal 125.48 square kilometers
48.45 square miles
areaWater 0.55 square miles
climateClassification warm-summer Mediterranean climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countySeatOf Marion County, Oregon
daylightSavingTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
surface form: Pacific Daylight Time
demonym Salemite
elevation 154 feet
47 meters
founded 1842
governmentType council–manager government
hasLandmark Bush’s Pasture Park
Oregon State Capitol
Riverfront Park
Willamette University
surface form: Willamette University campus
higherEducationInstitution Chemeketa Community College
Corban University
Willamette University
incorporatedAsCity 1857
isCapitalOf Oregon
legislativeBody Salem City Council
locatedIn Oregon
Willamette Valley
locatedOnRiver Willamette River
majorHighway Interstate 5
Oregon Route 22
Oregon Route 99E
mayor Chris Hoy
namedAfter Salem, Massachusetts
partlyIn Polk County, Oregon
partOf Marion County, Oregon
population 175535
populationAsOf 2020
postalCodeRange 97301–97317
primaryEconomicSector agriculture
education
government
region Willamette Valley
servedByAirport Salem Municipal Airport
sisterCity Kawagoe, Saitama, Japan
Ludwigshafen am Rhein
surface form: Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany

Simferopol
surface form: Simferopol, Crimea
sportsTeam Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
timeZone Pacific Time Zone

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Charles L. McNary birthPlace Salem, Oregon
Oregon Supreme Court buildingLocation Salem, Oregon
Government of Oregon capital Salem, Oregon
Willamette River cityOnRiver Salem, Oregon
Marion County, Oregon contains Salem, Oregon
western Oregon containsCity Salem, Oregon
subject surface form: Western Oregon
Willamette River flowsThrough Salem, Oregon
Marion County, Oregon largestCity Salem, Oregon
Polk County, Oregon largestCity Salem, Oregon
Willamette Valley majorCity Salem, Oregon
Corvallis, Oregon nearbyCity Salem, Oregon
Mount Jefferson nearestCity Salem, Oregon
Oregon Secretary of State officeCity Salem, Oregon
Coast Starlight passesThroughCity Salem, Oregon
Charles L. McNary residence Salem, Oregon
Marion County, Oregon seat Salem, Oregon
subject surface form: Oregon Attorney General
Oregon Court of Appeals seat Salem, Oregon
Mark O. Hatfield workLocation Salem, Oregon
subject surface form: Tobias Read