List of municipalities in Utah
List of municipalities in the U.S. state of Utah
Map of the United States with Utah highlighted
Salt Lake City is the capital and largest city in Utah.
Utah is a state located in the Western United States . As of 2020[update] , there are 253 municipalities in the U.S. state of Utah . A municipality is called a town if the population is under 1,000 people, and a city if the population is over 1,000 people.[ 1] [ 2] Incorporation means that a municipal charter has been adopted by the affected population following a referendum. In the Constitution of Utah , cities and towns are granted "the authority to exercise all powers relating to municipal affairs, and to adopt and enforce within its limits, local police, sanitary and similar regulations not in conflict with the general law"[ 3] They also have the power to raise and collect taxes, to provide and maintain local public services, acquire by eminent domain any property needed to make local improvements, and to raise money by bonds .[ 3]
The area had been occupied by different Native American groups dating to about 10,000 years before present. Europeans entered the region the 1500s with the expedition of Garci-Lopez de Cardenas , as recorded by Francisco de Coronado ,[ 4] and in subsequent decades other Europeans had a scattered presence as mountain men or explorers but there were no large or permanent settlements. Utah was colonized by the Spanish Empire as part of the Province of Las Californias , and later Alta California . After Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821, Utah was under Mexican control until the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848 ceded the territory to the United States of America . The Spanish and Mexican legacy of the state is present in many place names, particularly in the southern portion of Utah. On July 22, 1847, the first party of Latter-day Saint pioneers arrived in the Salt Lake Valley, where they founded Salt Lake City . Over the next 22 years, more than 70,000 Mormon pioneers crossed the plains and settled in Utah.[ 5] Initial colonization along the Wasatch Front was mostly made by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), with little direct involvement from LDS leadership. Outside the Wasatch Front, many settlements were directed, planned, organized, and dispatched by leaders of the Church. Settlements were also founded by the railroads, mining companies and non-LDS settlers.[ 6] Many settlements were named after leaders, history or from scriptures of the LDS Church. Natural features of the region, including rivers, mountains, lakes and flora, are also commonly used for names.
The 2017 American Community Survey estimate puts 2,792,531 of the state's 3,101,883 residents within these cities and towns, accounting for 90% of the population. Just over 75% of Utah's population is concentrated in the four Wasatch Front counties of Salt Lake , Utah , Davis , and Weber . The largest city is the state's capital of Salt Lake City with a population of 194,188, and the former coal mining town of Scofield is the smallest town with 15 people.[ 1]
In 2015, a new form of local government, the metro township, was created.[ 7] Five unincorporated townships in Salt Lake County voted to incorporate as metro townships, allowing them to elect councils and manage a budget, but they must contract with other cities for municipal services and have limited taxation powers.[ 8] The five metro townships are Kearns, Magna, Copperton, Emigration Canyon and White City.
List
and * symbol indicates that this city or town is the county seat of its respective county.
Name[ 1]
County
Type
Population (2020)[ 1]
Area (2020)[ 9]
Elevation[ 10]
Year settled[ 11]
Median household income (2017)[ 12]
Etymology[ 11]
Alpine
Utah
City
10,251
7.96 sq mi (20.6 km2 )
4,951 feet (1,509 m)
1850
$112,727
Adjacent high mountains of the Wasatch Mountains and Traverse Mountains
Alta
Salt Lake
Town
228
4.56 sq mi (11.8 km2 )
8,560 feet (2,610 m)
1866
$63,750
Spanish word for "high" due to Alta's elevation
Altamont
Duchesne
Town
239
0.21 sq mi (0.54 km2 )
6,388 feet (1,947 m)
1953
$73,125
Composite name of nearby peaks Altonah and Mt. Emmons
Alton
Kane
Town
118
2.29 sq mi (5.9 km2 )
7,041 feet (2,146 m)
1865
$46,250
Altafjord in Norway
Amalga
Cache
Town
482
3.49 sq mi (9.0 km2 )
4,439 feet (1,353 m)
1860
$56,875
Amalgamated Sugar Company
American Fork
Utah
City
33,337
11.20 sq mi (29.0 km2 )
4,606 feet (1,404 m)
1850
$70,926
American Fork (river), a tributary of Utah Lake
Annabella
Sevier
Town
836
0.65 sq mi (1.7 km2 )
5,292 feet (1,613 m)
1871
$57,125
Composite name of Ann S. Roberts and Isabella Dalton, woman settlers of Annabella
Antimony
Garfield
Town
118
9.82 sq mi (25.4 km2 )
6,453 feet (1,967 m)
1873
$42,023
The metal antimony that was mined in the area
Apple Valley
Washington
Town
855
39.74 sq mi (102.9 km2 )
4,941 feet (1,506 m)
2004
$66,768
[ a]
Aurora
Sevier
City
984
0.92 sq mi (2.4 km2 )
5,200 feet (1,600 m)
1875
$59,792
Aurora , the Roman goddess of dawn
Ballard
Uintah
Town
1,131
13.98 sq mi (36.2 km2 )
5,049 feet (1,539 m)
1905
$66,250
Melvin J. Ballard , a LDS Church Apostle
Bear River City
Box Elder
City
877
1.80 sq mi (4.7 km2 )
4,258 feet (1,298 m)
1866
$62,917
Bear River , a 350-mile (560 km) river and largest tributary of the Great Salt Lake
Beaver *
Beaver
City
3,592
6.68 sq mi (17.3 km2 )
5,902 feet (1,799 m)
1856
$46,708
Beaver River, a 242-mile (389 km) river that eventually disappears into the ground
Bicknell
Wayne
Town
323
0.57 sq mi (1.5 km2 )
7,123 feet (2,171 m)
1879
$50,000
Thomas W. Bicknell , who donated 500 books to the library
Big Water
Kane
Town
449
5.99 sq mi (15.5 km2 )
4,108 feet (1,252 m)
1958[ 13]
$38,879
[ a]
Blanding
San Juan
City
3,394
13.18 sq mi (34.1 km2 )
6,106 feet (1,861 m)
1887
$57,119
Maiden name of the wife of Thomas W. Bicknell , who donated 500 books to the library
Bluff
San Juan
Town
240
36.47 sq mi (94.5 km2 )
4,324 feet (1,318 m)
1880
$51,607
The bluffs along the San Juan River
Bluffdale
Salt Lake /Utah
City
17,014
11.14 sq mi (28.9 km2 )
4,436 feet (1,352 m)
1886
$105,391
The bluffs along the Jordan River
Boulder
Garfield
Town
227
20.93 sq mi (54.2 km2 )
6,703 feet (2,043 m)
1889
$41,000
Boulder Mountain , a 11,317-foot (3,449 m) mountain located in the Dixie National Forest
Bountiful
Davis
City
45,762
13.19 sq mi (34.2 km2 )
4,797 feet (1,462 m)
1847
$69,611
The Book of Mormon city of Bountiful
Brian Head
Iron
Town
151
3.65 sq mi (9.5 km2 )
9,800 feet (3,000 m)
1975
[ b]
William Jennings Bryan , national politician and former candidate for President of the United States
Brigham City *
Box Elder
City
19,650
24.58 sq mi (63.7 km2 )
4,436 feet (1,352 m)
1850
$49,760
Brigham Young , LDS Church President and first territorial Governor of Utah
Brighton
Salt Lake
Town
432
15.77 sq mi (40.8 km2 )
8,707 feet
(2,653 m)
1871
Brighton , England
Bryce Canyon City
Garfield
Town
336
3.35 sq mi (8.7 km2 )
7,664 feet (2,336 m)
1875
$40,500
Local homesteader Ebenezer Bryce
Cannonville
Garfield
Town
186
2.57 sq mi (6.7 km2 )
5,886 feet (1,794 m)
1874
$72,500
George Q. Cannon , a LDS Church Apostle
Castle Dale *
Emery
City
1,492
2.23 sq mi (5.8 km2 )
5,676 feet (1,730 m)
1879[ 14]
$45,250
Located in the Castle Valley, but a Postal Service mistake listed town as Castle Dale instead of Castle Vale.
Castle Valley
Grand
Town
347
9.28 sq mi (24.0 km2 )
4,685 feet (1,428 m)
1974[ 15]
$43,906
Located in the Castle Valley
Cedar City
Iron
City
35,235
35.86 sq mi (92.9 km2 )
5,846 feet (1,782 m)
1851
$42,216
Large number of juniper trees, known as "cedars"
Cedar Fort
Utah
Town
427
21.38 sq mi (55.4 km2 )
5,085 feet (1,550 m)
1856
$68,250
Large number of juniper trees in the area, known as "cedars"
Cedar Hills
Utah
City
10,019
2.73 sq mi (7.1 km2 )
4,957 feet (1,511 m)
1977
$97,039
Local juniper-covered hills
Centerfield
Sanpete
City
1,341
1.91 sq mi (4.9 km2 )
5,098 feet (1,554 m)
1869
$51,950
Center of the Gunnison Valley
Centerville
Davis
City
16,884
5.96 sq mi (15.4 km2 )
4,377 feet (1,334 m)
1848[ 16]
$84,436
Center between Farmington and Bountiful [ 16]
Central Valley
Sevier
Town
647
2.11 sq mi (5.5 km2 )
5,305 feet (1,617 m)
1873
$56,250
[ a]
Charleston
Wasatch
Town
436
2.86 sq mi (7.4 km2 )
5,440 feet (1,660 m)
1852
$69,875
Charles Shelton, who surveyed the town
Circleville
Piute
Town
550
11.04 sq mi (28.6 km2 )
6,066 feet (1,849 m)
1864
$54,688
Located in the Circle Valley
Clarkston
Cache
Town
749
0.93 sq mi (2.4 km2 )
4,879 feet (1,487 m)
1864
$61,932
Justus Clark, an original settler.
Clawson
Emery
Town
162
1.01 sq mi (2.6 km2 )
5,942 feet (1,811 m)
1897
$54,375
Rudger Clawson , a LDS Church Apostle
Clearfield
Davis
City
31,909
7.71 sq mi (20.0 km2 )
4,465 feet (1,361 m)
1877
$52,034
The open surroundings of the area
Cleveland
Emery
Town
497
0.87 sq mi (2.3 km2 )
5,722 feet (1,744 m)
1885
$71,105
Grover Cleveland , President of the United States
Clinton
Davis
City
23,386
5.93 sq mi (15.4 km2 )
4,393 feet (1,339 m)
1936
$76,378
[ a]
Coalville *
Summit
City
1,486
6.23 sq mi (16.1 km2 )
5,577 feet (1,700 m)
1858
$64,688
Many of the miners came from Coalville , England
Copperton
Salt Lake
Metro Township
829
0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2 )
5,643 feet
(1,719 m)
1926
$62,656
Company town for the Utah Copper Company
Corinne
Box Elder
Town
809
3.78 sq mi (9.8 km2 )
4,226 feet (1,288 m)
1869
$51,700
Corinne, the first child born in the area
Cornish
Cache
Town
274
5.39 sq mi (14.0 km2 )
4,485 feet (1,367 m)
1937
$49,500
William D. Cornish, vice-president of the Union Pacific Railroad
Cottonwood Heights
Salt Lake
City
33,617
9.23 sq mi (23.9 km2 )
4,823 feet (1,470 m)
1848
$86,207
Cottonwood trees found in the area
Daniel
Wasatch
Town
916
3.29 sq mi (8.5 km2 )
5,715 feet (1,742 m)
1874
$77,500
Aaron Daniels, one of the first settlers
Delta
Millard
City
3,622
8.60 sq mi (22.3 km2 )
4,639 feet (1,414 m)
1906
$65,040
The river delta of the Sevier River
Deweyville
Box Elder
Town
417
6.38 sq mi (16.5 km2 )
4,437 feet (1,352 m)
1864
$66,719
John C. Dewey, an early settler to the area
Draper
Salt Lake / Utah
City
51,017
29.95 sq mi (77.6 km2 )
4,505 feet (1,373 m)
1849
$110,270
William Draper, the town's first LDS Church Bishop
Duchesne *
Duchesne
City
1,588
2.80 sq mi (7.3 km2 )
5,518 feet (1,682 m)
1904
$49,318
Nearby Fort Duchesne
Dutch John
Daggett
Town
141
5.90 sq mi (15.3 km2 )
6,430 feet (1,960 m)
1957
$48,430
Dutch John's name came from John Honselena, often mispronounced “Hunslinger”, who was actually a native of Sheiswig (Schleswig), Germany
Eagle Mountain
Utah
City
43,623
50.43 sq mi (130.6 km2 )
4,882 feet (1,488 m)
1996
$74,885
Eagle Mountain Properties, the development company of the city
East Carbon
Carbon
City
1,556
11.29 sq mi (29.2 km2 )
4,987 feet (1,520 m)
1922
$29,000
Coal deposits found in the area
Elk Ridge
Utah
City
4,687
2.82 sq mi (7.3 km2 )
5,354 feet (1,632 m)
1976
$82,500
[ a]
Elmo
Emery
Town
405
0.71 sq mi (1.8 km2 )
5,692 feet (1,735 m)
1908
$43,125
[ 17] A combination of the first letters of each name from the original settlers. Erickson, Larsen, Mortensen, Oviatt
Elsinore
Sevier
Town
802
1.34 sq mi (3.5 km2 )
5,351 feet (1,631 m)
1874
$51,667
Elsinore , Denmark
Elwood
Box Elder
Town
1,173
8.06 sq mi (20.9 km2 )
4,298 feet (1,310 m)
1879
$81,161
Postal Service named the town
Emery
Emery
Town
307
1.23 sq mi (3.2 km2 )
6,253 feet (1,906 m)
1881[ 18]
$41,875
George W. Emery , territorial Governor of Utah
Emigration Canyon
Salt Lake
Metro Township
1,466
18.22 sq mi (47.2 km2 )
1846
Enoch
Iron
City
7,374
7.84 sq mi (20.3 km2 )
5,545 feet (1,690 m)
1851
$53,569
Enoch , a biblical figure in the Old Testament
Enterprise
Washington
City
2,027
8.74 sq mi (22.6 km2 )
5,318 feet (1,621 m)
1902
$57,171
Name reflected the first settlers' ability to adjust to problem experienced by the first settlers
Ephraim
Sanpete
City
5,611
4.45 sq mi (11.5 km2 )
5,541 feet (1,689 m)
1854
$39,626
Tribe of Ephraim , one of the twelve Tribes of Israel .
Erda
Tooele
City
3,673
22.5 sq mi
4,344 feet
(1,324 m)
1852
$135,932
Erda is a German word that means earth
Escalante
Garfield
City
786
3.30 sq mi (8.5 km2 )
5,820 feet (1,770 m)
1876
$64,250
Silvestre Vélez de Escalante , a Franciscan missionary who explored the area in 1776
Eureka
Juab
City
662
1.48 sq mi (3.8 km2 )
6,430 feet (1,960 m)
1869
$45,625
Eureka is the ancient Greek name for "I have found it", relating to the gold mines found in the area
Fairfield
Utah
Town
160
26.09 sq mi (67.6 km2 )
4,877 feet (1,487 m)
1855
$85,208
Amos Fielding, an early settler of the area
Fairview
Sanpete
City
1,203
1.26 sq mi (3.3 km2 )
6,948 feet (2,118 m)
1859
$59,583
The attractive surroundings of the area
Farmington *
Davis
City
24,531
9.95 sq mi (25.8 km2 )
4,304 feet (1,312 m)
1847
$97,168
The farms found in the area
Farr West
Weber
City
7,691
5.92 sq mi (15.3 km2 )
4,265 feet (1,300 m)
1858
$90,217
Located west of Farr's Fort which was named after Lorin Farr, an early LDS Church stake president of the area.
Fayette
Sanpete
Town
245
0.40 sq mi (1.0 km2 )
5,052 feet (1,540 m)
1861
$76,563
Fayette , New York , where the LDS Church was organized
Ferron
Emery
City
1,474
2.33 sq mi (6.0 km2 )
5,971 feet (1,820 m)
1877[ 19]
$51,131
A. D. Ferron, surveyor of the area
Fielding
Box Elder
Town
546
0.51 sq mi (1.3 km2 )
4,373 feet (1,333 m)
1892
$51,053
Mother of LDS Church President Joseph Fielding Smith
Fillmore *
Millard
City
2,592
6.97 sq mi (18.1 km2 )
5,135 feet (1,565 m)
1851
$54,901
Millard Fillmore , President of the United States
Fountain Green
Sanpete
City
1,197
1.25 sq mi (3.2 km2 )
5,899 feet (1,798 m)
1850
$51,875
Lush meadows surrounding the area's springs
Francis
Summit
Town
1,564
2.98 sq mi (7.7 km2 )
6,562 feet (2,000 m)
1869
$75,982
Francis M. Lyman , a LDS Church Apostle
Fruit Heights
Davis
City
6,101
2.29 sq mi (5.9 km2 )
4,698 feet (1,432 m)
1850[ 20]
$104,984
Fruit orchards located above the valley floor
Garden City
Rich
Town
602
8.78 sq mi (22.7 km2 )
5,968 feet (1,819 m)
1877[ 21]
$45,547
Site was considered the garden spot of the valley
Garland
Box Elder
City
2,589
1.81 sq mi (4.7 km2 )
4,340 feet (1,320 m)
1890
$56,979
William Garland, led the construction of a canal in the area
Genola
Utah
Town
1,548
13.76 sq mi (35.6 km2 )
4,600 feet (1,400 m)
1935
$68,438
[ a]
Glendale
Kane
Town
312
7.00 sq mi (18.1 km2 )
5,778 feet (1,761 m)
1862
$41,625
The place being in a glen or a narrow valley with mountains all around[ 22]
Glenwood
Sevier
Town
474
0.52 sq mi (1.3 km2 )
5,272 feet (1,607 m)
1863
$71,711
Robert Wilson Glenn, an early settler of the area
Goshen
Utah
Town
978
0.83 sq mi (2.1 km2 )
4,551 feet (1,387 m)
1857
$56,705
Goshen , Connecticut , birthplace of Phineas W. Cooke, the first LDS Bishop of the area
Grantsville
Tooele
City
12,617
37.47 sq mi (97.0 km2 )
4,304 feet (1,312 m)
1850
$66,726
Colonel George D. Grant of the Nauvoo Legion
Green River
Emery
City
847
27.14 sq mi (70.3 km2 )
4,078 feet (1,243 m)
1876
$44,583
The Green River , a 730-mile (1,170 km) tributary of the Colorado River
Gunnison
Sanpete
City
3,509
4.79 sq mi (12.4 km2 )
5,138 feet (1,566 m)
1859
$60,417
Captain John W. Gunnison , explored and surveyed Great Salt Lake , Utah Lake and the Salt Lake Valley for the Corps of Topographical Engineers
Hanksville
Wayne
Town
158
1.69 sq mi (4.4 km2 )
4,291 feet (1,308 m)
1882
$32,917
Ebenezer Hanks , original settler of the area
Harrisville
Weber
City
7,036
2.98 sq mi (7.7 km2 )
4,291 feet (1,308 m)
1850
$70,849
Marin H. Harris, a settler of the area
Hatch
Garfield
Town
132
1.82 sq mi (4.7 km2 )
6,919 feet (2,109 m)
1872[ 23]
$44,750
Meltiar Harch Sr., a settler of the area
Heber City *
Wasatch
City
16,856
8.99 sq mi (23.3 km2 )
5,604 feet (1,708 m)
1858
$67,265
Heber C. Kimball , an Apostle of the LDS Church
Helper
Carbon
City
2,112
1.81 sq mi (4.7 km2 )
5,817 feet (1,773 m)
1883
$50,363
The "Helper engines" or extra locomotives used to get trains over Soldier Summit from Helper to Spanish Fork
Henefer
Summit
Town
838
2.48 sq mi (6.4 km2 )
5,335 feet (1,626 m)
1859
$72,981
Brothers James and Richard Henefer, original settlers of the area
Henrieville
Garfield
Town
221
1.35 sq mi (3.5 km2 )
5,997 feet (1,828 m)
1878
$59,107
James Henrie, first stake president of the local LDS stake
Herriman
Salt Lake
City
55,144
21.63 sq mi (56.0 km2 )
5,000 feet (1,500 m)
1849
$94,837
Henry Harriman , a prominent resident of the area
Hideout
Wasatch
Town
922
3.48 sq mi (9.0 km2 )
6,588 feet (2,008 m)
2005
$43,839
Hideout Canyon
Highland
Utah
City
19,348
8.70 sq mi (22.5 km2 )
4,977 feet (1,517 m)
1875[ 24]
$128,938
Town's location on the upper bench of the Utah Valley
Hildale
Washington
City
1,127
5.60 sq mi (14.5 km2 )
5,409 feet (1,649 m)
1962
$40,938
[ a]
Hinckley
Millard
Town
614
4.99 sq mi (12.9 km2 )
4,603 feet (1,403 m)
1891
$51,964
Ira Hinckley , LDS Church stake president of the local LDS stake
Holden
Millard
Town
438
0.54 sq mi (1.4 km2 )
5,102 feet (1,555 m)
1855
$42,361
Elijah E. Holden, an early settler of the area
Holladay
Salt Lake
City
31,965
8.50 sq mi (22.0 km2 )
4,464 feet (1,361 m)
1848
$81,409
John Holladay, an early settler of the area
Honeyville
Box Elder
City
1,606
11.74 sq mi (30.4 km2 )
4,298 feet (1,310 m)
1861
$78,333
Profession of the local LDS Bishop
Hooper
Weber
City
9,087
26.10 sq mi (67.6 km2 )
4,242 feet (1,293 m)
1854
$96,620
William H. Hooper , Utah territorial delegate to the United States House of Representatives
Howell
Box Elder
Town
240
35.28 sq mi (91.4 km2 )
4,560 feet (1,390 m)
1910
$42,321
Joseph Howell , president of the surveying company that laid out the area and Representative of the United States House of Representatives from Utah
Huntington
Emery
City
1,914
2.26 sq mi (5.9 km2 )
5,787 feet (1,764 m)
1877[ 25]
$52,473
William Huntington, an early explorer of the area
Huntsville
Weber
Town
573
0.83 sq mi (2.1 km2 )
4,928 feet (1,502 m)
1860[ 26]
$68,295
Jefferson Hunt, an early settler of the area
Hurricane
Washington
City
20,036
52.76 sq mi (136.6 km2 )
3,248 feet (990 m)
1906[ 27]
$49,961
LDS Church Apostle Erastus Snow 's comments about the heavy wind in the area
Hyde Park
Cache
City
5,234
4.41 sq mi (11.4 km2 )
4,537 feet (1,383 m)
1860
$76,301
Wiliam Hyde, one of the first settlers and first LDS Church Bishop of the area
Hyrum
Cache
City
9,362
6.19 sq mi (16.0 km2 )
4,698 feet (1,432 m)
1860
$59,453
Hyrum Smith , brother to Joseph Smith , founder of the Latter Day Saint movement .
Independence
Wasatch
Town
121
30.55 sq mi (79.1 km2 )
7,073 feet (2,156 m)
2008
$123,542
[ a]
Interlaken
Wasatch
Town
179
0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2 )
5,919 feet (1,804 m)
2015
$66,250
[ a]
Ivins
Washington
City
8,978
9.44 sq mi (24.4 km2 )
3,081 feet (939 m)
1922[ 28]
$57,686
Anthony W. Ivins , a LDS Church Apostle
Joseph
Sevier
Town
288
0.87 sq mi (2.3 km2 )
5,436 feet (1,657 m)
1871
$47,917
Joseph A. Young, first LDS Church stake president of the Sevier Stake
Junction *
Piute
Town
212
13.19 sq mi (34.2 km2 )
6,007 feet (1,831 m)
1880
$34,167
Located at the junction of the East Fork and the Sevier Rivers
Kamas
Summit
City
2,092
3.69 sq mi (9.6 km2 )
6,486 feet (1,977 m)
1857
$61,000
Derived from the Native American word for the Small Camas , an edible bulb found in the valley
Kanab *
Kane
City
4,683
14.44 sq mi (37.4 km2 )
4,970 feet (1,510 m)
1864
$55,360
Southern Paiute word for willow , referring to the willows growing along the area's creeks
Kanarraville
Iron
Town
442
0.45 sq mi (1.2 km2 )
5,541 feet (1,689 m)
1861
$51,500
Chief Canarrah, local leader of the Southern Paiute tribe
Kanosh
Millard
Town
508
0.77 sq mi (2.0 km2 )
5,020 feet (1,530 m)
1854
$49,271
Kanosh , the name of the local Native American Pahvant Ute leader
Kaysville
Davis
City
32,945
10.50 sq mi (27.2 km2 )
4,357 feet (1,328 m)
1849
$91,334
William Kay, the area's first LDS Church Bishop
Kearns
Salt Lake
Metro Township
36,723
4.63 sq mi (12.0 km2 )
4,528 feet (1,380 m)
1942
$59,543
Thomas Kearns , United States Senator from Utah
Kingston
Piute
Town
135
5.40 sq mi (14.0 km2 )
6,017 feet (1,834 m)
1876
$41,250
Thomas R. King, the area's first settler
Koosharem
Sevier
Town
244
0.83 sq mi (2.1 km2 )
6,919 feet (2,109 m)
1877
$41,875
Southern Paiute word for an edible tuber that grows in the area
La Verkin
Washington
City
4,354
12.78 sq mi (33.1 km2 )
3,192 feet (973 m)
1897
$50,075
Derived from the Spanish La Virgen, referring to the local Virgin River
Laketown
Rich
Town
299
2.52 sq mi (6.5 km2 )
5,974 feet (1,821 m)
1864
$66,250
Town is located near Bear Lake , a 109-square-mile (280 km2 ) lake on the Utah -Idaho border
Lake Point
Tooele
City
2,599
4.6 sq mi (12 km2 )
4,249 feet (1,295 m)
1854
$89,319
Lake Point is a city on the eastern edge of northern Tooele County , Utah , United States on the south shore of the Great Salt Lake .[ 29]
The community was originally settled in 1854 under the name of E.T. City , in honor of Ezra T. Benson and renamed Lake Point in 1923.[ 30]
Layton
Davis
City
81,773
22.50 sq mi (58.3 km2 )
4,350 feet (1,330 m)
1920
$71,883
Christopher Layton , an early LDS Bishop
Leamington
Millard
Town
256
1.53 sq mi (4.0 km2 )
4,731 feet (1,442 m)
1871
$62,083
Leamington Hastings , a town in England
Leeds
Washington
Town
864
6.30 sq mi (16.3 km2 )
3,481 feet (1,061 m)
1867
$44,330
Leeds , a town in England where many of the early settlers were from
Lehi
Utah
City
75,907
28.11 sq mi (72.8 km2 )
4,564 feet (1,391 m)
1850
$85,794
Lehi , a prophet from the Book of Mormon
Levan
Juab
Town
862
0.81 sq mi (2.1 km2 )
5,315 feet (1,620 m)
1868
$41,563
[ a]
Lewiston
Cache
City
1,939
25.84 sq mi (66.9 km2 )
4,508 feet (1,374 m)
1870
$53,060
William H. Lewis, a local LDS Bishop
Lindon
Utah
City
11,397
8.35 sq mi (21.6 km2 )
4,642 feet (1,415 m)
1850
$81,789
Linden , a tree that grew in the center of town
Loa *
Wayne
Town
516
0.95 sq mi (2.5 km2 )
7,064 feet (2,153 m)
1878
$38,542
Mauna Loa , a volcano in Hawaii , an early settler had served his LDS mission in Hawaii
Logan *
Cache
City
52,778
17.85 sq mi (46.2 km2 )
4,534 feet (1,382 m)
1859
$38,412
Ephraim Logan, a trapper with Jedediah Smith who died in the area
Lyman
Wayne
Town
196
1.81 sq mi (4.7 km2 )
7,182 feet (2,189 m)
1893
$53,750
Francis M. Lyman , a LDS Church Apostle
Lynndyl
Millard
Town
111
3.12 sq mi (8.1 km2 )
4,787 feet (1,459 m)
1907
$50,000
[ a]
Magna
Salt Lake
Metro Township
29,251
15.11 sq mi (39.1 km2 )
4,278 feet (1,304 m)
1868
$58,137
“Magna” comes from the Latin word meaning “great” or “superior"
Manila *
Daggett
Town
308
1.04 sq mi (2.7 km2 )
6,348 feet (1,935 m)
1868
[ b]
Commemorate the Spanish–American War victory over the Spanish fleet in the Philippines at Manila
Manti *
Sanpete
City
3,429
3.16 sq mi (8.2 km2 )
5,610 feet (1,710 m)
1849
$49,188
A city from the Book of Mormon
Mantua
Box Elder
Town
1,090
4.91 sq mi (12.7 km2 )
5,200 feet (1,600 m)
1863
$74,107
LDS Church President Lorenzo Snow named it for his birthplace in Mantua , Ohio
Mapleton
Utah
City
11,365
13.35 sq mi (34.6 km2 )
4,731 feet (1,442 m)
1856
$100,929
For the groves of maple trees found in the area
Marriott-Slaterville
Weber
City
2,135
7.21 sq mi (18.7 km2 )
4,252 feet (1,296 m)
1849[ 31]
$66,705
The towns of Marriott and Slaterville joined to form Marriott-Slaterville, they were named after early settlers John Marriott and Richard Slater
Marysvale
Piute
Town
356
17.98 sq mi (46.6 km2 )
5,863 feet (1,787 m)
1863
$35,795
[ a]
Mayfield
Sanpete
Town
556
0.90 sq mi (2.3 km2 )
5,538 feet (1,688 m)
1871
$55,781
The wild flowers that appeared in the spring
Meadow
Millard
Town
320
0.51 sq mi (1.3 km2 )
4,839 feet (1,475 m)
1857
$54,792
The adjacent Meadow Creek
Mendon
Cache
City
1,339
1.43 sq mi (3.7 km2 )
4,495 feet (1,370 m)
1859[ 32]
$74,167
LDS Church Apostle Ezra T. Benson named it after his birthplace of Mendon, Massachusetts
Midvale
Salt Lake
City
36,028
5.91 sq mi (15.3 km2 )
4,383 feet (1,336 m)
1909
$54,464
Located in the middle of the Salt Lake Valley
Midway
Wasatch
City
6,003
5.55 sq mi (14.4 km2 )
5,584 feet (1,702 m)
1859
$78,576
A fort was built midway between two settlements
Milford
Beaver
City
1,431
2.14 sq mi (5.5 km2 )
4,967 feet (1,514 m)
1873
$45,724
Derived from the crossing of the Beaver River by freighters to and from the mines to the west "Mill Ford"
Millcreek
Salt Lake
City
63,380
12.77 sq mi (33.1 km2 )
4,285 feet (1,306 m)
1848
$61,888
Mill Creek, site of Utah's first flour mill
Millville
Cache
City
2,326
2.51 sq mi (6.5 km2 )
4,616 feet (1,407 m)
1860
$78,906
The first saw mill in Cache Valley was built in the area
Minersville
Beaver
Town
807
2.18 sq mi (5.6 km2 )
5,282 feet (1,610 m)
1859
$52,434
In honor of the miners who worked in the area
Moab *
Grand
City
5,366
4.80 sq mi (12.4 km2 )
4,026 feet (1,227 m)
1855
$48,448
The Biblical name Moab or moapa , the Southern Paiute word for mosquito
Mona
Juab
City
1,750
2.65 sq mi (6.9 km2 )
4,970 feet (1,510 m)
1852
$74,554
[ a]
Monroe
Sevier
City
2,515
3.57 sq mi (9.2 km2 )
5,394 feet (1,644 m)
1863
$61,146
James Monroe , President of the United States
Monticello *
San Juan
City
1,824
3.66 sq mi (9.5 km2 )
7,070 feet (2,150 m)
1879
$56,833
Monticello in Virginia , the home of Thomas Jefferson , President of the United States [ 33]
Morgan *
Morgan
City
4,071
2.97 sq mi (7.7 km2 )
5,069 feet (1,545 m)
1860
$76,625
Jedediah Morgan Grant, father to LDS Church President Heber J. Grant
Moroni
Sanpete
City
1,544
1.07 sq mi (2.8 km2 )
5,531 feet (1,686 m)
1859
$54,000
Moroni , a prophet from the Book of Mormon
Mount Pleasant
Sanpete
City
3,655
2.93 sq mi (7.6 km2 )
5,925 feet (1,806 m)
1852
$52,844
Pleasant view of the surrounding mountains
Murray
Salt Lake
City
50,637
12.32 sq mi (31.9 km2 )
4,301 feet (1,311 m)
1848
$57,662
Eli Houston Murray , territorial Governor of Utah
Myton
Duchesne
City
561
1.01 sq mi (2.6 km2 )
5,085 feet (1,550 m)
1905[ 34]
$41,875
Major H. P. Myton of the U.S. Army
Naples
Uintah
City
2,280
6.60 sq mi (17.1 km2 )
5,230 feet (1,590 m)
1878
$71,750
Naples , Italy
Nephi *
Juab
City
6,443
4.75 sq mi (12.3 km2 )
5,128 feet (1,563 m)
1851
$56,866
Nephi , a prophet from the Book of Mormon
New Harmony
Washington
Town
236
0.61 sq mi (1.6 km2 )
5,305 feet (1,617 m)
1862
$41,839
Harmony, Pennsylvania , where Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon
Newton
Cache
Town
789
0.86 sq mi (2.2 km2 )
4,534 feet (1,382 m)
1869
$60,924
Originally called New Town, but the name was shortened
Nibley
Cache
City
7,328
4.39 sq mi (11.4 km2 )
4,554 feet (1,388 m)
1855[ 35]
$80,125
Charles W. Nibley , a local leader of the LDS Church
North Logan
Cache
City
10,986
7.13 sq mi (18.5 km2 )
4,692 feet (1,430 m)
1884
$70,139
Located north of Logan
North Ogden
Weber
City
20,916
7.51 sq mi (19.5 km2 )
4,501 feet (1,372 m)
1850
$78,926
Located north of Ogden
North Salt Lake
Davis
City
21,907
8.47 sq mi (21.9 km2 )
4,334 feet (1,321 m)
1946
$77,011
Located north of Salt Lake City
Oak City
Millard
Town
595
0.94 sq mi (2.4 km2 )
5,112 feet (1,558 m)
1868
$73,750
Sits adjacent to Oak Creek
Oakley
Summit
City
1,588
7.08 sq mi (18.3 km2 )
6,434 feet (1,961 m)
1868
$69,740
The scrub oak species gambel oak found in the area
Ogden *
Weber
City
87,321
27.55 sq mi (71.4 km2 )
4,300 feet (1,300 m)
1847
$43,361
Peter Skene Ogden , a trapper for the Hudson's Bay Company
Orangeville
Emery
City
1,224
1.43 sq mi (3.7 km2 )
5,778 feet (1,761 m)
1878
$55,714
Orange Seely , a settler in the area
Orderville
Kane
Town
598
8.72 sq mi (22.6 km2 )
5,449 feet (1,661 m)
1875
$46,705
The United Order , a collectivist movement of the LDS Church
Orem
Utah
City
98,129
18.61 sq mi (48.2 km2 )
4,774 feet (1,455 m)
1850
$58,077
Walter Orem, President of the Salt Lake and Utah Electric Interurban Railroad
Panguitch *
Garfield
City
1,725
3.08 sq mi (8.0 km2 )
6,624 feet (2,019 m)
1866
$48,456
A Southern Paiute name for nearby Panguitch Lake meaning "water" and "fish"
Paradise
Cache
Town
971
1.45 sq mi (3.8 km2 )
4,902 feet (1,494 m)
1860
$65,972
For the beautiful scenery
Paragonah
Iron
Town
536
0.67 sq mi (1.7 km2 )
5,879 feet (1,792 m)
1851
$55,417
Southern Paiute name for the nearby Little Salt Lake that means "marshland"
Park City
Summit /Wasatch
City
8,396
20.42 sq mi (52.9 km2 )
7,000 feet (2,100 m)
1869
$104,182
For nearby Parley's Park, a meadow atop Parley's Canyon
Parowan *
Iron
City
2,996
6.89 sq mi (17.8 km2 )
6,017 feet (1,834 m)
1851
$40,677
From the Southern Paiute words paragoons and pahoan , meaning "marsh people"
Payson
Utah
City
21,101
13.04 sq mi (33.8 km2 )
4,700 feet (1,400 m)
1850
$61,098
James Pace, an early settler of the area
Perry
Box Elder
City
5,555
8.00 sq mi (20.7 km2 )
4,367 feet (1,331 m)
1853
$85,517
Lorenzo Perry, first LDS Church Bishop of the town
Plain City
Weber
City
7,833
11.99 sq mi (31.1 km2 )
4,242 feet (1,293 m)
1859
$85,290
Originally called City on the Plains
Pleasant Grove
Utah
City
37,726
9.18 sq mi (23.8 km2 )
4,623 feet (1,409 m)
1849
$66,881
The grove of cottonwood trees found in the area
Pleasant View
Weber
City
11,083
6.98 sq mi (18.1 km2 )
5,632 feet (1,717 m)
1851
$90,802
For the beautiful view of the surrounding valley
Plymouth
Box Elder
Town
427
0.83 sq mi (2.1 km2 )
4,488 feet (1,368 m)
1869
$57,500
A large rock in the area resembled Plymouth Rock
Portage
Box Elder
Town
273
2.55 sq mi (6.6 km2 )
4,367 feet (1,331 m)
1867
$46,563
Portage County , Ohio , the birthplace of LDS Church President Lorenzo Snow [ 36]
Price *
Carbon
City
8,216
5.04 sq mi (13.1 km2 )
5,627 feet (1,715 m)
1879
$45,388
From the nearby Price River which got its name from a local explorer William Price
Providence
Cache
City
8,218
3.90 sq mi (10.1 km2 )
4,596 feet (1,401 m)
1859
$73,056
Originally Spring Creek, the town was renamed in November 1859 by Ezra T. Benson , who found the place "providential."[ 37]
Provo *
Utah
City
115,162
41.69 sq mi (108.0 km2 )
4,551 feet (1,387 m)
1850
$44,314
Étienne Provost , a trapper who visited the area
Randolph *
Rich
Town
467
1.29 sq mi (3.3 km2 )
6,283 feet (1,915 m)
1870
$55,208
Randolph Stewart, an early settler and first LDS Church Bishop of the area
Redmond
Sevier
Town
762
0.94 sq mi (2.4 km2 )
5,105 feet (1,556 m)
1875
$53,583
Red-colored mounds west of town
Richfield *
Sevier
City
8,201
5.93 sq mi (15.4 km2 )
5,354 feet (1,632 m)
1863
$42,269
After a bountiful crop of wheat that was produced in 1865
Richmond
Cache
City
2,914
3.46 sq mi (9.0 km2 )
4,610 feet (1,410 m)
1859
$52,232
Rich fertile soil of the valley[ 38]
Riverdale
Weber
City
9,343
4.63 sq mi (12.0 km2 )
4,370 feet (1,330 m)
1850[ 39]
$55,428
The city's location next to the Weber River
River Heights
Cache
City
2,144
0.66 sq mi (1.7 km2 )
4,580 feet (1,400 m)
1882
$65,795
Located above the Logan River [ 40]
Riverton
Salt Lake
City
45,285
12.58 sq mi (32.6 km2 )
4,439 feet (1,353 m)
1870
$92,154
The city's location next to the Jordan River
Rockville
Washington
Town
226
8.47 sq mi (21.9 km2 )
3,740 feet (1,140 m)
1860
$44,750
After the rocky soil of the area
Rocky Ridge
Juab
Town
848
1.71 sq mi (4.4 km2 )
4,990 feet (1,520 m)
1875
$54,667
For the many rocks in the area
Roosevelt
Duchesne
City
6,747
6.76 sq mi (17.5 km2 )
5,095 feet (1,553 m)
1905
$62,408
Theodore Roosevelt , President of the United States
Roy
Weber
City
39,306
8.14 sq mi (21.1 km2 )
4,541 feet (1,384 m)
1876
$66,333
Roy C. Peebles was the name of the recently deceased son of area resident David P. Peebles
Rush Valley
Tooele
Town
431
18.08 sq mi (46.8 km2 )
5,043 feet (1,537 m)
1856
$66,875
Nearby Rush Lake
St. George *
Washington
City
95,342
78.46 sq mi (203.2 km2 )
2,860 feet (870 m)
1861
$36,505
George A. Smith , a LDS Church Apostle
Salem
Utah
City
9,298
10.50 sq mi (27.2 km2 )
4,610 feet (1,410 m)
1851
$83,833
Salem , Massachusetts [ 41]
Salina
Sevier
City
2,441
5.83 sq mi (15.1 km2 )
5,161 feet (1,573 m)
1863
$46,736
Nearby salt deposits
Salt Lake City *
Salt Lake
City
199,723
110.34 sq mi (285.8 km2 )
4,226 feet (1,288 m)
1847
$54,009
Nearby Great Salt Lake
Sandy
Salt Lake
City
96,904
24.15 sq mi (62.5 km2 )
4,450 feet (1,360 m)
1871
$87,012
Perhaps most widely believed is that Brigham Young named Sandy for its thirsty soil, but there is no historical evidence for this. Another theory is that the name came from a legendary and colorful Scotsman , Alexander "Sandy" Kinghorn , the engineer who ran the first train line to this end of the Salt Lake Valley .
Santa Clara
Washington
City
7,553
6.12 sq mi (15.9 km2 )
2,762 feet (842 m)
1854
$84,457
Town is located on the Santa Clara Creek
Santaquin
Utah /Juab
City
13,725
10.44 sq mi (27.0 km2 )
4,984 feet (1,519 m)
1851
$69,712
The son of Guffich, a local Ute Tribe leader
Saratoga Springs
Utah
City
37,696
23.23 sq mi (60.2 km2 )
4,505 feet (1,373 m)
1997
$88,804
Saratoga Springs, New York , and the local hot springs
Scipio
Millard
Town
353
1.04 sq mi (2.7 km2 )
5,315 feet (1,620 m)
1859
$69,375
Scipio Kenner, a settler of the area
Scofield
Carbon
Town
26
0.92 sq mi (2.4 km2 )
7,739 feet (2,359 m)
1879
$63,750
General Charles W. Scofield, a local mine official
Sigurd
Sevier
Town
405
0.98 sq mi (2.5 km2 )
5,226 feet (1,593 m)
1874
$57,159
Sigurd , The Danish residents named the town after the Norse mythological hero
Smithfield
Cache
City
13,571
5.35 sq mi (13.9 km2 )
4,603 feet (1,403 m)
1859
$62,596
John Glover Smith, the first LDS Bishop of the area
Snowville
Box Elder
Town
163
1.55 sq mi (4.0 km2 )
4,547 feet (1,386 m)
1871
$57,083
Lorenzo Snow , LDS Church President [ 42]
South Jordan
Salt Lake
City
77,487
22.19 sq mi (57.5 km2 )
4,439 feet (1,353 m)
1859
$99,856
The nearby Jordan River and its location south of West Jordan
South Ogden
Weber
City
17,488
3.90 sq mi (10.1 km2 )
4,449 feet (1,356 m)
1848
$63,055
Located south of Ogden
South Salt Lake
Salt Lake
City
26,777
6.94 sq mi (18.0 km2 )
4,225 feet (1,288 m)
1847
$41,457
Located south of Salt Lake City
South Weber
Davis
City
7,867
4.64 sq mi (12.0 km2 )
4,551 feet (1,387 m)
1851
$95,000
Located on the south side of the Weber River
Spanish Fork
Utah
City
42,602
16.21 sq mi (42.0 km2 )
4,577 feet (1,395 m)
1851
$70,780
The nearby Spanish Fork (river) where Spanish explorer Silvestre Vélez de Escalante entered the Utah Valley
Spring City
Sanpete
City
949
1.41 sq mi (3.7 km2 )
5,823 feet (1,775 m)
1852
$53,625
The nearby springs
Springdale
Washington
Town
514
4.62 sq mi (12.0 km2 )
3,898 feet (1,188 m)
1862
$46,458
The nearby springs
Springville
Utah
City
35,268
14.38 sq mi (37.2 km2 )
4,577 feet (1,395 m)
1850
$63,724
The nearby springs
Sterling
Sanpete
Town
274
0.32 sq mi (0.83 km2 )
5,574 feet (1,699 m)
1873
$39,583
The "sterling" qualities of its people
Stockton
Tooele
Town
621
1.68 sq mi (4.4 km2 )
5,118 feet (1,560 m)
1863
$67,833
Stockton , California where many of the soldiers who settled the area were from
Sunset
Davis
City
5,475
1.46 sq mi (3.8 km2 )
4,511 feet (1,375 m)
1935
$56,864
Located on a ridge with views of the sunset over the Great Salt Lake
Syracuse
Davis
City
32,141
10.18 sq mi (26.4 km2 )
4,285 feet (1,306 m)
1878
$90,778
Named for a local resort on the Great Salt Lake which was named after Syracuse , New York
Tabiona
Duchesne
Town
143
0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2 )
6,516 feet (1,986 m)
1860
$46,250
Originally called Tabby and Tabbyville referring to Ute tribe leader Tava whose nickname was Tabby
Taylorsville
Salt Lake
City
60,448
10.85 sq mi (28.1 km2 )
4,295 feet (1,309 m)
1848
$59,968
John Taylor , LDS Church President
Tooele *
Tooele
City
35,742
24.14 sq mi (62.5 km2 )
5,043 feet (1,537 m)
1851
$58,770
Native American Goshute tribe leader Tuilla
Toquerville
Washington
City
1,870
22.20 sq mi (57.5 km2 )
3,389 feet (1,033 m)
1858
$73,083
Native American Southern Paiute tribe leader Toquer
Torrey
Wayne
Town
231
1.66 sq mi (4.3 km2 )
6,837 feet (2,084 m)
1880s
$42,000
Colonel Torrey, a veteran of the Spanish–American War
Tremonton
Box Elder
City
9,894
8.02 sq mi (20.8 km2 )
4,325 feet (1,318 m)
1888
$51,354
Tremont, Illinois , where a group of settlers came from[ 43]
Trenton
Cache
Town
512
8.21 sq mi (21.3 km2 )
4,462 feet (1,360 m)
1870
$50,208
Trenton, New Jersey , hometown of the area's first LDS Bishop
Tropic
Garfield
Town
486
7.91 sq mi (20.5 km2 )
6,309 feet (1,923 m)
1891
$56,458
The area had a milder climate than where the settlers originally came from
Uintah
Weber
City
1,454
1.24 sq mi (3.2 km2 )
4,537 feet (1,383 m)
1850
$72,614
Uintah band of the Ute tribe
Vernal *
Uintah
City
10,079
4.62 sq mi (12.0 km2 )
5,328 feet (1,624 m)
1876
$47,150
Latin word vernalis for spring, for the many springs in the area[ 44]
Vernon
Tooele
Town
256
8.06 sq mi (20.9 km2 )
5,515 feet (1,681 m)
1862
$57,500
Joseph Vernon, a local settler that was killed by Native Americans
Vineyard
Utah
City
12,543
4.80 sq mi (12.4 km2 )
4,557 feet (1,389 m)
1989
$79,543
The grape vines that were planted in the area
Virgin
Washington
Town
670
12.72 sq mi (32.9 km2 )
3,606 feet (1,099 m)
1857
$53,000
The nearby Virgin River
Wales
Sanpete
Town
338
0.40 sq mi (1.0 km2 )
5,627 feet (1,715 m)
1857[ 45]
$65,208
Local settlers originally came from Wales
Wallsburg
Wasatch
Town
290
0.63 sq mi (1.6 km2 )
5,676 feet (1,730 m)
1861[ 46]
$67,500
William Madison Wall, local settler and explorer
Washington
Washington
City
27,993
34.79 sq mi (90.1 km2 )
2,792 feet (851 m)
1857
$56,697
George Washington , President of the United States
Washington Terrace
Weber
City
9,267
2.04 sq mi (5.3 km2 )
4,610 feet (1,410 m)
1878
$53,070
Combination of location (Washington Blvd) and the Terrace Housing Project of 1942.
Wellington
Carbon
City
1,605
5.11 sq mi (13.2 km2 )
5,413 feet (1,650 m)
1878
$40,664
Wellington Seeley Jr., Judge of the Emery County Court
Wellsville
Cache
City
4,060
7.27 sq mi (18.8 km2 )
4,547 feet (1,386 m)
1856
$72,388
Daniel H. Wells , LDS Church Apostle
Wendover
Tooele
City
1,115
8.93 sq mi (23.1 km2 )
4,291 feet (1,308 m)
1906
$26,250
[ a]
West Bountiful
Davis
City
5,917
3.31 sq mi (8.6 km2 )
4,268 feet (1,301 m)
1848
$88,125
Located west of Bountiful
West Haven
Weber
City
16,739
10.64 sq mi (27.6 km2 )
4,272 feet (1,302 m)
1854
$73,613
[ a]
West Jordan
Salt Lake
City
116,961
32.33 sq mi (83.7 km2 )
4,373 feet (1,333 m)
1848
$72,083
Located on the west side of the Jordan River
West Point
Davis
City
10,963
7.11 sq mi (18.4 km2 )
4,314 feet (1,315 m)
1867
$81,750
Named after West Point, New York , location of the United States Military Academy.[ 47]
West Valley City
Salt Lake
City
140,230
35.83 sq mi (92.8 km2 )
4,304 feet (1,312 m)
1849
$59,954
Located on the western side of the Salt Lake Valley
White City
Salt Lake
Metro Township
5,522
0.87 sq mi (2.3 km2 )
4,583 feet (1,397 m)
1955
$49,103
M. Kenneth White, the town's founder and developer
Willard
Box Elder
City
1,978
5.56 sq mi (14.4 km2 )
4,350 feet (1,330 m)
1851
$74,743
Willard Richards , a LDS Church Apostle
Woodland Hills
Utah
City
1,521
2.53 sq mi (6.6 km2 )
5,331 feet (1,625 m)
1867
$97,500
Located at the base of canyon where groves of trees are located
Woodruff
Rich
Town
169
0.72 sq mi (1.9 km2 )
6,339 feet (1,932 m)
1865
$87,188
Wilford Woodruff , LDS Church President
Woods Cross
Davis
City
11,410
3.83 sq mi (9.9 km2 )
4,377 feet (1,334 m)
1865
$76,843
Daniel C. Wood, an early settler
See also
Notes
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