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  |caption=Downtown Salem
  |text='''[[Salem, Oregon|Salem]]''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|eɪ|l|əm}} is the [[Capital (political)|capital]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Oregon]], and the [[county seat]] of [[Marion County, Oregon|Marion County]]. It is located in the center of the  [[Willamette Valley]] alongside the [[Willamette River]], which runs north through the city. The river forms the boundary between Marion and [[Polk County, Oregon|Polk County]], and the city neighborhood of [[West Salem, Salem, Oregon|West Salem]] is in Polk County. Salem had a population of 154,637 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], making it the third-largest city in the state after [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] and [[Eugene, Oregon|Eugene]]. Salem is the principal city of the [[Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area]], a [[United States metropolitan area|metropolitan area]] that covers Marion and [[Polk County, Oregon|Polk]] counties and had a combined population of 390,738 at the 2010 census. A 2013 estimate placed the metropolitan population at 400,408, the state's second-largest. Salem was founded in 1842, became the capital of the [[Oregon Territory]] in 1851, and was incorporated in 1857. The city is home to [[Willamette University]] and [[Corban University]], and the main campus of [[Chemeketa Community College]], and is the main city in the [[Salem-Keizer School District]]. Other schools include the [[Chemawa Indian School]], [[Oregon School for the Blind]], and the [[Oregon School for the Deaf]]. The state of Oregon is the largest employer in the city, with [[Salem Hospital (Oregon)|Salem Hospital]] as the largest private employer. Transportation includes public transit from [[Salem-Keizer Transit]], [[Salem station (Oregon)|Amtrak service]], and non-commercial air travel at [[McNary Field]]. Major roads include [[Interstate 5 in Oregon|Interstate 5]], [[Oregon Route 99E]], and [[Oregon Route 22]] which connects West Salem across the Willamette River via the [[Marion Street Bridge|Marion Street]] and [[Center Street Bridge|Center Street]] bridges.
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