Facts About Taylorsville Taylorsville was incorporated from the Taylorsville-Bennion CDP and portions of the Kearns metro township on July 1, 1996. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.85 square miles, all land. Settled in 1848 by Joseph and Susanna Harker, the area was named, “Over Jordan,” as […]
Facts About Millcreek Millcreek was a census-designated place and township and incorporated as a city on December 28, 2016. Millcreek is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, and is part of the Salt Lake City Metropolitan Statistical Area. The first settlers of the Millcreek area in 1848 included Mary Fielding Smith and […]
Facts About South Jordan South Jordan lies between the Oquirrh Mountains to the west, West Jordan to the north, the Jordan River and Sandy to the east, Draper to the southeast, Riverton to the south, and Herriman to the southwest. South Jordan was first settled in July 1847 by the Mormon pioneers. The City of […]
Facts About Ogden Ogden is located at 41°13′11″N 111°58′16″W (41.2196, −111.9712), at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains. The city has an area of 26.6 square miles, all land. Originally named Fort Buenaventura, the city of Ogden was the first permanent settlement by people of European descent in the region that is now Utah. The […]
Facts About Orem The estimated population of Orem is 96,725, as of 2019, making it the fifth-largest city in Utah. Orem uses the slogan “Family City USA.” Orem is renowned for the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival, and its Summerfest celebration and parade in June is a popular local attraction. Orem is located at 40°17′56″N 111°41′47″W (40.298753, […]
Facts About West Valley City West Valley City is a city in Salt Lake County and a suburb of Salt Lake City in the U.S. state of Utah. The city was incorporated in 1980 from a large, quickly growing unincorporated area, combining the four communities of Granger, Hunter, Chesterfield, and Redwood. The earliest known residents […]
Facts About Salt Lake City On average, Salt Lake gets 20 inches of rain per year in addition to 54 inches of snow per year. Typically, there are 222 sunny days each year in Salt Lake. The city was originally named “Great Salt Lake City.” The word “great” was dropped from the official name in […]
Facts About Provo Provo lies between the cities of Orem to the north and Springville to the south. Provo elevation is 4,549 feet above sea level. The estimated population of Provo is 116,403, as of 2019. Provo was named for the French-Canadian explorer, Etienne Provost. He, with his party, explored the area in 1825. He […]
Facts About West Jordan West Jordan received its name from Mormon settlers who entered the Salt Lake Valley in 1847 under the leadership of their prophet, Brigham Young. The city has a total area of 30.9 square miles, all land. West Jordan was incorporated on January 10, 1941. West Jordan has a sister city, as […]
Facts About Sandy Sandy is a city in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, located in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. The population of Sandy was 96,127, as of 2019, making it the sixth-largest city in Utah. Permanent settlers first moved into Sandy during the 1860s and 1870s because of the availability of land […]