Salem, Massachusetts

City
Left-right from top: Federal Street District, House of Seven Gables, Historic Custom House, Peabody Essex Museum
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Location in Essex County, Massachusetts
Coordinates: 42°31′10″N 70°53′50″W
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts
County	Essex
Settled	1626
Incorporated	1629
City	1836
Founded by	Roger Conant
Government
• Type	Mayor-council city
Area
• Total	18.30 sq mi (47.40 km2)
• Land	8.29 sq mi (21.48 km2)
• Water	10.01 sq mi (25.92 km2)
Elevation	26 ft (8 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	44,480
• Density	5,362.91/sq mi (2,070.66/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (Eastern)
ZIP Code	01970
FIPS code	25-59105
GNIS feature ID	0614337
Website	www.salem.com

Salem is a city in Essex County, in Massachusetts. It was home of the Salem Witch Trials of 1692.

Salem, Massachusetts Media

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  Statue of Roger Conant, founder of Salem

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  Scene along the Salem waterfront, c. 1770–1780

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  Salem Harbor, oil on canvas, Fitz Hugh Lane, 1853, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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  Crowninshield's Wharf at Salem, painting by George Ropes. Ropes, a mute, was the son of a sea captain and the nephew of prominent Salem ship owner Jerathmiel Peirce. This painting is in the collection of the Peabody Essex Museum.

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  Map of Salem, c. 1820

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  Coast Guard Air Station Salam, 1952

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  First Muster, Spring 1637, Massachusetts Bay Colony.

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  Salem Ferry approaching its dock

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  The Peirce-Nichols House, designed by Samuel McIntire, was owned by prominent ship owner Jerathmeil Peirce and is maintained as a museum by the Peabody Essex Museum.