West Salem

West Salem is the name of several places in the United States:

See also

West Salem, Wisconsin

West Salem is a village in La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States, along the La Crosse River. It is part of the La Crosse Metropolitan Area. The population was 4,799 as of the 2010 Census.

History

West Salem was platted in 1856. It was named Salem by a Baptist minister named Elder Card because the word meant "peace" in Arabic and Hebrew. The word West was added to the name when mail was confused with another town in the state named Salem.

The donation of approximately ten acres of land to a railway company led to the creation of West Salem. A station was built in West Salem on the original Milwaukee and La Crosse Railway which ran to La Crosse. It was later taken over by the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway (later becoming the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad). The railway used the land to build a depot and tracks.

Geography

West Salem is located at 43°53′59″N 91°5′12″W / 43.89972°N 91.08667°W / 43.89972; -91.08667 (43.899795, -91.086614).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.44 square miles (8.91 km²), of which, 3.42 square miles (8.86 km²) of it is land and 0.02 square miles (0.05 km²) is water.