Salem, Ohio
| Salem, Ohio | |
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 Location of Salem, OH |
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 Location of Salem in Columbiana County |
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| Coordinates: 40°54′3″N 80°51′10″W / 40.90083°N 80.85278°WCoordinates: 40°54′3″N 80°51′10″W / 40.90083°N 80.85278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| Counties | Columbiana, Mahoning |
| Government | |
| • Type | Statutory |
| • Mayor | John Berlin (R) |
| • Council President | K. Bret Apple, Esq. (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.43 sq mi (16.65 km2) |
| • Land | 6.43 sq mi (16.65 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,227 ft (374 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 12,303 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 12,003 |
| • Density | 1,913.4/sq mi (738.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 44460 |
| Area code(s) | 330, 234 |
| FIPS code | 39-69834 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1045870 |
| Website | www.cityofsalemohio.org |
Salem is a city in northern Columbiana County and extreme southern Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. At the 2010 census, the city's population was 12,303. Salem is the principal city of the Salem, OH Micropolitan Statistical Area, while the small portion of the city that extends into Mahoning County is considered part of the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Salem was founded by a Pennsylvanian potter, John Straughan, and a New Jersey clockmaker, Zadok Street, in 1806. The name Salem was taken from "Jerusalem", which means "city of peace".
Early settlers to the city included the Religious Society of Friends (“Quakers”), which the school system’s sports teams honor by referring to themselves collectively as the "Quakers."
Salem was incorporated in 1830.
Active in the abolitionist movement of the early- to mid-19th century, Salem acted as a hub for the American Underground Railroad, with several homes serving as “stations.” Salem retains many of these homes, but none are open to the public at present.
Salem was a center for reform activity in several ways. The Anti-Slavery Bugle, an abolitionist newspaper, was published in Salem beginning in 1845. A local group of the Progressive Friends, an association of Quakers who separated from the main body partly so they could be freer to work for such causes as abolitionism and women's rights, was formed in Salem in 1849. The local school board at that time was composed entirely of abolitionists.
In April 1850, Salem hosted the first Women's Rights Convention in Ohio, the third such convention in the United States. (The first was the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848; the second was the Rochester Convention two weeks later.) The Salem Convention was the first of these conventions to be organized on a state-wide basis. All of the convention's officers were women. Men were not allowed to vote, sit on the platform or speak during the convention. The male spectators were supportive, however, and when the convention was over, they created an organization of their own and endorsed the actions of the women's convention.
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