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Salem's Historical Population
This is a listing of the population of
Salem, Massachusetts derived from each US census from 1790 to the present.
|
Year |
|
Population |
|
Rank in top 100 |
|
1790 |
|
7,921 |
|
7 |
|
1800 |
|
9,457 |
|
8 |
|
1810 |
|
12,613 |
|
9 |
|
1820 |
|
12,731 |
|
10 |
|
1830 |
|
13,895 |
|
14 |
|
1840 |
|
15,082 |
|
26 |
|
1850 |
|
20,264 |
|
34 |
|
1860 |
|
22,252 |
|
42 |
|
1870 |
|
24,117 |
|
54 |
|
1880 |
|
27,563 |
|
72 |
|
1890 |
|
30,801 |
|
100 |
|
1900 |
|
35,956 |
|
- |
|
1910 |
|
43,697 |
|
- |
|
1920 |
|
42,529 |
|
- |
|
1930 |
|
43,353 |
|
- |
|
1940 |
|
41,213 |
|
- |
|
1950 |
|
41,880 |
|
- |
|
1960 |
|
39,212 |
|
- |
|
1970 |
|
40,566 |
|
- |
|
1980 |
|
38,220 |
|
- |
|
1990 |
|
38,091 |
|
- |
|
2000 |
|
40,407 |
|
- |
|
2010 |
|
41, 340 |
|
- |
|