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About New Salem

Town in Massachusetts, United States
1737Established
983Population
58.6 sq miArea
1,047 ftElevation

New Salem is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 983 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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