Salem information

Salem is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. It is located in the center of the Willamette Valley alongside the Willamette River, which runs north through the city. The river forms the boundary between Marion and Polk County, the city neighborhood of West Salem is in Polk County.
As of July 1 2007 it had a population of 152,290, making it the third largest city in the state after Portland and Eugene. The population of the Salem Metropolitan (MSA) area is approximately 385,000 making it the second largest urban area in the state. Just recently, Salem belonged to the now defunct Portland-Salem, OR-WA Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area. (...) more....

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