Salem metropolitan area | |
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Salem, OR Metropolitan Statistical Area | |
Coordinates: 44°54′12″N 122°54′11″W / 44.9033°N 122.9031°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
Largest city | Salem, Oregon) |
Other cities | Keizer Woodburn Dallas |
Area | |
• Total | 1,923 sq mi (4,980 km2) |
Population | |
• Total | 433,353 [1] |
• Rank | 125th in the U.S. |
• Density | 203.2/sq mi (78.5/km2) |
GDP | |
• Total | $24.075 billion (2022) |
Time zone | UTC−8 (PST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−7 (PDT) |
The Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is a Metropolitan Statistical Area consisting of two counties in western Oregon, Marion and Polk.[3] The principal city is Salem, the state capital, which has a population of 175,535.[4] The Salem MSA had a population of 433,353 at the 2020 census.[5] In 2010, there were 390,738 people living in the Salem MSA. In 2000, the MSA had a population of 347,214, and had a population of 278,024 according to the 1990 census.[6]