Community Profile
SALEM
Latitude : 37.645558 degrees
Longitude : 091.53514 degrees
Elevation : 1240 ft
DENT COUNTY
Square Miles : 753.5
LOCATION
Salem is 28 miles south of I-44 and equal distance from St. Louis and Springfield, MO. State Highways 72, 32, 19 and 68 intersect Salem.
Salem is located in the middle of the Missouri Ozarks. It is twenty minutes north of the National Ozarks Scenic Riverways National Park (Current River) and Montauk State Park. Mark Twain National Forest blankets the east part of Dent County. Open public lands are plentiful.
POPULATION DENSITY
Dent County…… 19.8 persons/ sq. mile
ETHNIC COMPOSITION
98.6% …..Caucasian
1.4% ……Other
POPULATION BY AGE
Under 18 years…… 23.1%
18 – 64 ……………. 58.6%
65 and older……… 18.3%
LABOR – 2011
Number in the civilian labor force… 6587
Number employed …………. .5863
Number unemployed ………… 724
Demographic Information POPULATION
| YEAR | CITY of SALEM | DENT COUNTY |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 4,454 | 14,517 |
| 1990 | 4,484 | 13,702 |
| 2000 | 4,454 | 14,927 |
| 2010 | 4,950 | 15,657 |