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Salem is a city in Utah County, part of the Provo-Orem metropolitan area, and its nickname is the City of peace.

The 2020 census counted 9,298 residents in 2,497 households in Salem, up from 6,423 residents in 2010.

Salem was first settled in 1851, when it was known to Native Americans as Summer Spring and to early settlers as Pond Town.

Salem was later named after New Salem, Massachusetts, the birthplace of Lyman Curtis, a bodyguard for Joseph Smith who founded a lumber mill and worked on irrigation efforts in central Utah.

Salem incorporated on May 10, 1920, and its motto is Making Life Better.

Landmark locations in Salem include the Dream Mine of John Hyrum Koyle and Salem Pond, locally known as Salem Lake.

Salem Days is a week-long city celebration held in the first or second week of August every year, with a baby contest, car show, cardboard boat regatta, grand parade, fireworks, pageant, children's parade, and movie in the park, and it has run since 1949.

Public schools in Salem are part of the Nebo School District, with three elementary schools, one junior high school, one middle school, and one high school.

Salem is located 4.5 miles south of neighboring Spanish Fork and 3.3 miles northeast of Payson.

Salem has a humid continental climate, with large seasonal temperature differences, warm to hot summers, and cold winters.