THE SALEM LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Central Hills, Ridges, and Valleys setting.
Salem CDP has 3.12 square miles of land in Saline County. Its Census reference point is in Central Hills, Ridges, and Valleys, within Ouachita Mountains.
Long east-west ridges formed from folded sedimentary rock define the Ouachitas. Forested slopes and narrow intervening valleys differ from the plateaus and broad lowlands around the range.
Regional context: Ouachita Mountains ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Salem and Saline County
Salem is associated with Saline County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Salem by land and water
The Census records 0.05 square miles of water within Salem, or 1.5% of its total area. It is 0.6 percentage points higher than the 0.9% recorded for Saline County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Salem CDP has 13.3% of the land area of nearby Benton city (23.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

