Tag: Utah

  • 10 Interesting Facts About Ogden

    10 Interesting Facts About Ogden

    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…

  • 10 Interesting Facts About Orem

    10 Interesting Facts About Orem

    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,…

  • 10 Interesting Facts About West Valley City

    10 Interesting Facts About West Valley City

    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…

  • 20 Interesting Facts About Salt Lake City

    20 Interesting Facts About Salt Lake City

    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…

  • 10 Interesting Facts About Provo, Utah

    10 Interesting Facts About Provo, Utah

    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…

  • 10 Interesting Facts About West Jordan

    10 Interesting Facts About West Jordan

    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…

  • 10 Interesting Facts About Sandy, Utah

    10 Interesting Facts About Sandy, Utah

    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…

  • 10 Interesting Facts About St. George, Utah

    10 Interesting Facts About St. George, Utah

    Facts About St. George St. George was founded in 1861 as a cotton mission. St. George is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Utah, United States. Located in the southwestern corner of the state on the Arizona border, it is the principal city of the St. George Metropolitan Statistical Area. The…

  • 10 Interesting Facts About Lehi, Utah

    10 Interesting Facts About Lehi, Utah

    Facts About Lehi The city has a total area of 26.7 square miles of which 26.3 square miles is land and 0.35 square miles or 1.28%, is water. Lehi Roller Mills was founded in 1906 by a co-op of farmers. George G. Robinson purchased the mill in 1910, and it has since remained in the…