THE SALEM LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Low Lime Drift Plain setting.
Salem city has 6.57 square miles of land in Columbiana County, Mahoning County. Its Census reference point is in Low Lime Drift Plain, within Erie Drift Plain.
Low rounded hills, glacial moraines, kettles and wetland areas define the Erie Drift Plain. Its terrain is more varied than nearby flatter farming regions and less rugged than the unglaciated plateaus.
Regional context: Erie Drift Plain ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
One place name. 2 county geographies.
Salem intersects 2 county geographies: Columbiana County, Mahoning County. A Salem mailing address alone cannot choose the right record office; use the county and parcel identifier on the tax bill or deed.
Salem by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Salem, or 0% of its total area. It is 8.8 percentage points lower than the 8.8% recorded for Ohio. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Salem city has 41.7% of the land area of nearby Perry township (15.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

