Salem, Kentucky

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Coordinates: 37°15′53″N 88°14′28″W / 37.26472, -88.24111
Salem, Kentucky
Location of Salem, Kentucky
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Livingston
Area
- Total	0.8 sq mi (2.0 km²)
- Land	0.8 sq mi (2.0 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation	443 ft (135 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	769
- Density	987.6/sq mi (381.3/km²)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	42078
Area code(s)	270
FIPS code	21-68052
GNIS feature ID	0502766

Salem is a city in Livingston County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 769 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Paducah, KY-IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Salem is located at 37°15′53″N, 88°14′28″W (37.264694, -88.241221)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²), all of it land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 769 people, 322 households, and 202 families residing in the city. The population density was 987.6 people per square mile (380.7/km²). There were 370 housing units at an average density of 475.2/sq mi (183.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 99.22% White, 0.26% African American, 0.13% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population.

There were 322 households out of which 20.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.9% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.0% were non-families. 34.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.72.

In the city the population was spread out with 16.9% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 19.9% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 31.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 51 years. For every 100 females there were 80.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $29,196, and the median income for a family was $37,857. Males had a median income of $29,375 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,156. About 7.1% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.8% of those under age 18 and 12.3% of those age 65 or over.