CITY

Official Website:
http://www.cityofsalem.net/

Population:
136924 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1841

County:
Marion County, Polk County

Capital of Oregon, and its third-largest city.

NEWSPAPERS

Newspaper
Salem Statesman Journal

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
Chemeketa Community College	1969
Willamette University	1842

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Justin Kirk	Actor	28-May-1969		Angels in America
Charles L. McNary	Politician	12-Jun-1874	25-Feb-1944	US Senator from Oregon, 1917-44
Cathy McMorris Rodgers	Politician	22-May-1969		Congresswoman, Washington 5th
James E. West	Politician	28-Mar-1951	22-Jul-2006	Former Mayor of Spokane

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Gregory Breit	Physicist	14-Jul-1899	11-Sep-1981	Proton-proton dispersion
John Fahey	Guitarist	28-Feb-1939	22-Feb-2001	The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death
Willis C. Hawley	Politician	5-May-1864	24-Jul-1941	Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act
Douglas McKay	Politician	24-Jun-1893	22-Jul-1959	US Secretary of the Interior, 1953-56
Walter M. Pierce	Politician	30-May-1861	27-Mar-1954	Governor of Oregon, 1923-27
Charles A. Sprague	Politician	12-Nov-1887	13-Mar-1969	Governor of Oregon, 1939-43
James Withycombe	Politician	21-Mar-1854	3-Mar-1919	Governor of Oregon, 1915-19
Sheldon S. Wolin	Philosopher	4-Aug-1922	21-Oct-2015	Politics and Vision

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