New Salem, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

For the borough in York County, see New Salem, Pennsylvania.

Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States

New Salem, Fayette County,
Pennsylvania

Census-designated place

New Salem

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Coordinates: 39°55′30″N 79°50′14″W﻿ / ﻿39.92500°N 79.83722°W﻿ / 39.92500; -79.83722
Country| United States
State| Pennsylvania
County| Fayette
Township| Menallen
Area

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• Total

| 1.16 sq mi (3.01 km2)
• Land| 1.16 sq mi (3.01 km2)
• Water| 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation

| 1,070 ft (330 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 499
• Density| 429.80/sq mi (165.96/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 42-54040
GNIS feature ID| 1182365

New Salem is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in Menallen Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was formerly part of the New Salem-Buffington CDP, before it was split into two separate CDPs for the 2010 census. The population of New Salem was 579 as of the 2010 census.[3]

## Geography

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New Salem is located in western Fayette County, in the southwestern part of Menallen Township. It is bordered to the west by Buffington and to the south, across Dunlap Creek, by German Township. New Salem Road leads southeast 7 miles (11 km) to Uniontown, the county seat, and northwest 3 miles (5 km) to Pennsylvania Route 166 south of Republic. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the New Salem CDP has an area of 1.2 square miles (3.0 km2), all land.[3]

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2020| 499| | —
U.S. Decennial Census

## References

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1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
3. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), New Salem CDP, Pennsylvania". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2016.

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Municipalities and communities of Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States

County seat: Uniontown

Cities|

* Connellsville
* Uniontown

Boroughs|

* Belle Vernon
* Brownsville
* Dawson
* Dunbar
* Everson
* Fairchance
* Fayette City
* Markleysburg
* Masontown
* Newell
* Ohiopyle
* Perryopolis
* Point Marion
* Seven Springs‡
* Smithfield
* South Connellsville
* Vanderbilt

Townships|

* Brownsville
* Bullskin
* Connellsville
* Dunbar
* Franklin
* Georges
* German
* Henry Clay
* Jefferson
* Lower Tyrone
* Luzerne
* Menallen
* Nicholson
* North Union
* Perry
* Redstone
* Saltlick
* South Union
* Springfield
* Springhill
* Stewart
* Upper Tyrone
* Washington
* Wharton

CDPs|

* Allison
* Arnold City
* Bear Rocks
* Buffington
* Chalkhill
* Deer Lake
* East Uniontown
* Edenborn
* Fairhope
* Farmington
* Grindstone
* Hiller
* Hopwood
* Leith-Hatfield
* Lemont Furnace
* Lynnwood-Pricedale‡
* Naomi
* New Salem
* Oliver
* Republic
* Ronco
* Rowes Run
* Smock
* South Uniontown
* Star Junction

Unincorporated
communities|

* Adah
* Brier Hill
* Brownfield
* Cardale
* Chestnut Ridge
* Collier
* Dickerson Run
* East Millsboro
* Fairbank
* Gans
* Gibbon Glade
* Hibbs
* Indian Head
* Isabella
* Keisterville
* La Belle
* Lake Lynn
* Leckrone
* Leisenring
* Lowber
* Martin
* McClellandtown
* Melcroft
* Merrittstown
* Mount Braddock
* Moyer
* New Geneva
* Normalville
* Oliphant Furnace
* Outcrop
* Sagamore
* Uledi
* Waltersburg
* West Leisenring
* White
* Whitsett
* Wickhaven

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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