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Salt Lake City is the capital and largest city in Utah.

Utah is a state located in the Western United States. As of 2020, 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. 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" 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.

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, and in subsequent decades other Europeans had a scattered presence as mountain men or explorers but there were no large or permanent settlments. 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. In 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. 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. 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.

In 2015, a new form of local government, the metro township, was created. 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. 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
 County
 Type
 Population
(2020)
 Area (2020)
 Elevation
 Year
settled
 Median household
income (2017)
 Etymology
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
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 $38,879
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 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 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) 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 $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 $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 $84,436 Center between Farmington and Bountiful
Central Valley Sevier Town 647 2.11 sq mi (5.5 km2) 5,305 feet (1,617 m) 1873 $56,250
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
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) 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
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
Elmo Emery Town 405 0.71 sq mi (1.8 km2) 5,692 feet (1,735 m) 1908 $43,125 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 $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
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 $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 $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 $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
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
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 $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 $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
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 $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 $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 $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
Interlaken Wasatch Town 179 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km2) 5,919 feet (1,804 m) 2015 $66,250
Ivins Washington City 8,978 9.44 sq mi (24.4 km2) 3,081 feet (939 m) 1922 $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.

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.
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
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
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 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 $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
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 $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
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
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 $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 $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
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."
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
Riverdale Weber City 9,343 4.63 sq mi (12.0 km2) 4,370 feet (1,330 m) 1850 $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
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
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
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
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
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
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 $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 $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
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
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.
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

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