Community
Profile
Salem
is located in North Central Arkansas on the east-west U.S. Highway 62/412. It is
the county seat of Fulton County and has a Mayor-City Council form of
government. According to the 2000 Census the population is 1,591 with 679
households and 412 families residing in the city.
Climate
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Salem and Fulton County has a temperate climate with mild winters,
experiencing little snowfall. May normally brings the highest precipitation
with 5.1 inches. The average annual rainfall is 45 inches. The average Low
is 51 degrees and the average High is 71 degrees. The average humidity
(midday) is 79%
Health Care
- Fulton County
Hospital is an acute hospital certified by CMS and licensed by the state as
a 25 bed Critical Access Hospital. The hospital provides 24 hour emergency
service and general diagnostic testing including clinical laboratory
testing, general x-ray and CT. Ultrasound and MRI are provided on a
scheduled basis. Fulton County Hospital has an active (admitting) staff of
six physicians. Four of the physicians specialize in family practice and two
are internists. The consulting staff consists of 18 physicians in the
specialties of Diagnostic Radiology, Caridology, ENT and Pathology.
- Five Family
Medical Clinics serve Salem with one clinic in Mammoth Spring in the
north east section of Fulton County. Salem has four Pharmacies. Four
agencies offer Home Health Services. The community has one Nursing
and Rehabilitation Center and one Assisted Living Facility.
- Fulton County
Hospital operates a Paramedic Ambulance Service and an Air
Ambulance Service is based in an adjoining county.
Telecommunications
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Local Telephone Service is provided
by Centurytel and can be reached at 800-225-2594. Centurytel also provides
Internet Service with high speed DSL and dial up service available.
Serveral companies provide long distance service.
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CellularTelephone Service
is provided by several companies with two
local cellular sales outlets.
Utilities
- Electricity is provided by
North Arkansas Electric Cooperative, a member owned electric cooperative.
The corporate headquarters are located in Salem. Service crews are located
in Salem and in two adjoining counties to provide fast service for weather
related power outages.
- TV Cable is provided by
Salem Cablevision. Local Access television is also available.
Media
- The Arkansas
Democrat-Gazette provides Daily Newspaper Service to Salem.
Areawide Media publishes a weekly newspaper, The News.
- KSAR 92.5 FM is a
50,000 watt station providing top country music, local news and events and
sports coverage.
- K-Kountry 95 FM is
located at Mammoth Spring and serves the Salem area with classic hit
country music, local news and event coverage.
Tourism and Recreation
- Salem and Fulton County are a sportsman=s
paradise. Lake Norfork is less than 25 miles away, and it offers
water skiing, swimming, fishing, and boating opportunities. The lake offers
excellent striped bass fishing, with some of these monster fish weighing
over 50 pounds! The lake is also good for largemouth, smallmouth and
Kentucky bass fishing and the bays and backwaters are loaded with
fast-biting bream and other panfish.
- Smallmouth bass fishing and canoeing are tops in the
nearby South Fork River where you can fish leisurely and enjoy the
spectacular scenery. It=s
also not far to White River, nationally known for its big rainbow and
brown trout, or to Spring River and the Strawberry River.
Both the Spring and Strawberry are good float streams, with the added bonus
of rainbow trout and walleye in Spring River, and the smallmouth bass,
crappie and bream in the Strawberry River.
- Wildlife abounds and the area is a popular Deer and
Turkey Hunting area. If you don’t want to hunt, bring your camera for
some great Wildlife Photography.
- Salem City Park has a walking trail, picnic
pavilions, children’s play area, and a lake that is stocked with fish for
the anglers.
Education
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Salem Schools
have two campuses---K-6 and 7-12 with 700 plus enrollment total enrollment.
The school was rated #3 in the top ten schools in the state of Arkansas in
2005.
- Three colleges are located in
adjoining counties. Ozarka College is located at Melbourne in Izard
County with a satellite campus at Ash Flat in Sharp County. Arkansas
State University at Mountain Home is in Baxter County and Missouri State
University is located at West Plains, Missouri.
Airport
- The Salem Municipal
Airport has a asphalt runway that is 3500 feet long and 50 feet wide with
medium intensity lights.
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Major commercial airports are located at
Little Rock, Arkansas (147 miles) , Spring/Branson, Missouri (140 miles),
and Memphis Tennessee (165 miles).