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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 2017, there are 246 incorporated municipalities in the U.S. state of Utah as well as three census-designated places in which the population exceeds 10,000. 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.

On July 22, 1847, the first party of Latter-day Saint pioneers arrived in the Salt Lake Valley, where they founded Salt Lake City, the first European settlement in Utah. Over the next 22 years, more than 70,000 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 no direct involvement from it. Outside the Wasatch Front, most settlements were directed, planned, organized, and dispatched by leaders of the Church. Settlements were also founded by the railroads, mining companies and non-members. Many settlements were named after leaders, history or from scriptures of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 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.

Incorporated cities, towns, and metro townships

       and * symbol indicates that this city or town is the county seat of its respective county.

Name
County
Type
Population estimate
(2017)
Area (2010)
Elevation
Year
settled
Median household
income (2017)
Etymology
Alpine Utah City 10,197 7.43 sq mi (19.2 km2) 4,951 feet (1,509 m) 1850 $112,727 Adjacent high mountains of the Wasatch Mountains and Traverse Mountains
Alta Salt Lake Town 351 4.62 sq mi (12.0 km2) 8,560 feet (2,610 m) 1866 $63,750 Spanish word for "high" due to Alta's elevation
Altamont Duchesne Town 186 0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2) 6,388 feet (1,947 m) 1930s $73,125 Composite name of nearby peaks Altonah and Mt. Emmons
Alton Kane Town 143 2.12 sq mi (5.5 km2) 7,041 feet (2,146 m) 1865 $46,250 Altafjord in Norway
Amalga Cache Town 577 3.57 sq mi (9.2 km2) 4,439 feet (1,353 m) 1860 $56,875 Amalgamated Sugar Company
American Fork Utah City 28,507 9.30 sq mi (24.1 km2) 4,606 feet (1,404 m) 1850 $70,926 American Fork (river), a tributary of Utah Lake
Annabella Sevier Town 922 0.70 sq mi (1.8 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 125 10.11 sq mi (26.2 km2) 6,453 feet (1,967 m) 1873 $42,023 The metal antimony that was mined in the area
Apple Valley Washington Town 946 40.79 sq mi (105.6 km2) 4,941 feet (1,506 m) $66,768
Aurora Sevier City 903 1.04 sq mi (2.7 km2) 5,200 feet (1,600 m) 1875 $59,792 Aurora, the Roman goddess of dawn
Ballard Uintah Town 915 13.92 sq mi (36.1 km2) 5,049 feet (1,539 m) circa 1905 $66,250 Melvin J. Ballard, a LDS Church Apostle
Bear River City Box Elder City 839 1.54 sq mi (4.0 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 3,020 6.54 sq mi (16.9 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 230 0.62 sq mi (1.6 km2) 7,123 feet (2,171 m) 1879 $50,000 Thomas W. Bicknell, who donated 500 books to the library
Big Water Kane Town 653 6.16 sq mi (16.0 km2) 4,108 feet (1,252 m) 1958 $38,879
Blanding San Juan City 3,641 13.08 sq mi (33.9 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
Bluffdale Salt Lake/Utah City 10,869 10.97 sq mi (28.4 km2) 4,436 feet (1,352 m) 1886 $105,391 The bluffs along the Jordan River
Boulder Garfield Town 152 20.92 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 43,568 13.47 sq mi (34.9 km2) 4,797 feet (1,462 m) 1847 $69,611 The Book of Mormon city of Bountiful
Brian Head Iron Town 82 3.72 sq mi (9.6 km2) 9,800 feet (3,000 m) William Jennings Bryan, national politician and former candidate for President of the United States
Brigham City|Box Elder City 18,736 24.85 sq mi (64.4 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 1871 Brighton, England
Bryce Canyon City Garfield Town 200 3.45 sq mi (8.9 km2) 7,664 feet (2,336 m) 1875 $40,500 Local homsteader Ebenezer Bryce
Cannonville Garfield Town 272 1.98 sq mi (5.1 km2) 5,886 feet (1,794 m) 1874 $72,500 George Q. Cannon, a LDS Church Apostle
Castle Dale|Emery City 1,631 2.16 sq mi (5.6 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 435 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 30,232 36.84 sq mi (95.4 km2) 5,846 feet (1,782 m) 1851 $42,216 Large number of juniper trees, known as "cedars"
Cedar Fort Utah Town 329 21.24 sq mi (55.0 km2) 5,085 feet (1,550 m) 1856 $68,250 Large number of juniper trees in the area, known as "cedars"
Cedar Highlands Iron Town 1981 Directly south of Cedar City, in the "highlands" of local mountains, originally an HOA/Subdivision's name.
Cedar Hills Utah City 10,266 2.70 sq mi (7.0 km2) 4,957 feet (1,511 m) $97,039 Local juniper-covered hills
Centerfield Sanpete City 1,416 1.80 sq mi (4.7 km2) 5,098 feet (1,554 m) 1869 $51,950 Center of the Gunnison Valley
Centerville Davis City 17,013 6.04 sq mi (15.6 km2) 4,377 feet (1,334 m) 1848 $84,436 Center between Farmington and Bountiful
Central Valley Sevier Town 669 2.10 sq mi (5.4 km2) 5,305 feet (1,617 m) 1873 $56,250
Charleston Wasatch Town 603 3.04 sq mi (7.9 km2) 5,440 feet (1,660 m) 1852 $69,875 Charles Shelton, who surveyed the town
Circleville Piute Town 801 9.08 sq mi (23.5 km2) 6,066 feet (1,849 m) 1864 $54,688 Located in the Circle Valley
Clarkston Cache Town 712 0.97 sq mi (2.5 km2) 4,879 feet (1,487 m) 1864 $61,932 Justus Clark, an original settler.
Clawson Emery Town 215 0.99 sq mi (2.6 km2) 5,942 feet (1,811 m) 1897 $54,375 Rudger Clawson, a LDS Church Apostle
Clearfield Davis City 30,683 7.68 sq mi (19.9 km2) 4,465 feet (1,361 m) 1877 $52,034 The open surroundings of the area
Cleveland Emery Town 527 0.85 sq mi (2.2 km2) 5,722 feet (1,744 m) 1885 $71,105 Grover Cleveland, President of the United States
Clinton Davis City 21,353 5.85 sq mi (15.2 km2) 4,393 feet (1,339 m) 1870s $76,378
Coalville|Summit City 1,808 3.70 sq mi (9.6 km2) 5,577 feet (1,700 m) 1858 $64,688 Many of the miners came from Coalville, England
Copperton Salt Lake Metro Township 579 6.40 sq mi (16.6 km2) 1926 $62,656 Company town for the Utah Copper Company
Corinne Box Elder Town 760 3.88 sq mi (10.0 km2) 4,226 feet (1,288 m) 1869 $51,700 Corinne, the first child born in the area
Cornish Cache Town 220 4.81 sq mi (12.5 km2) 4,485 feet (1,367 m) $49,500 William D Cornish, vice-president of the Union Pacific Railroad
Cottonwood Heights Salt Lake City 34,214 8.74 sq mi (22.6 km2) 4,823 feet (1,470 m) 1848 $86,207 Cottonwood trees found in the area
Daniel Wasatch Town 1,087 3.27 sq mi (8.5 km2) 5,715 feet (1,742 m) 1874 $77,500 Aaron Daniels, one of the first settlers
Delta Millard City 3,478 4.79 sq mi (12.4 km2) 4,639 feet (1,414 m) 1906 $65,040 The river delta of the Sevier River
Deweyville Box Elder Town 470 6.4 sq mi (17 km2) 4,437 feet (1,352 m) 1864 $66,719 John C. Dewey, an early settler to the area
Draper Salt Lake/ Utah City 47,043 30.1 sq mi (78 km2) 4,505 feet (1,373 m) 1849 $110,270 William Draper, the town's first LDS Church Bishop
Duchesne|Duchesne City 1,826 2.53 sq mi (6.6 km2) 5,518 feet (1,682 m) 1904 $49,318 Nearby Fort Duchesne
Dutch John Daggett Town 131 2.4 sq mi (6.2 km2) 6,430 feet (1,960 m) 1957
Eagle Mountain Utah City 27,773 44.47 sq mi (115.2 km2) 4,882 feet (1,488 m) 1996 $74,885 Eagle Mountain Properties, the development company of the city
East Carbon Carbon City 1,475 8.98 sq mi (23.3 km2) 4,987 feet (1,520 m) 1922 $29,000 Coal deposits found in the area
Elk Ridge Utah City 3,231 2.68 sq mi (6.9 km2) 5,354 feet (1,632 m) $82,500
Elmo Emery Town 334 0.65 sq mi (1.7 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 717 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2) 5,351 feet (1,631 m) 1874 $51,667 Elsinore, Denmark
Elwood Box Elder Town 1,091 7.83 sq mi (20.3 km2) 4,298 feet (1,310 m) 1879 $81,161 Postal Service named the town
Emery Emery Town 357 1.17 sq mi (3.0 km2) 6,253 feet (1,906 m) 1881 $41,875 George W. Emery, territorial Governor of Utah
Emigration Canyon Salt Lake Metro Township 1,931 19 sq mi (49 km2) 1846
Enoch Iron City 6,331 7.21 sq mi (18.7 km2) 5,545 feet (1,690 m) 1851 $53,569 Enoch, a biblical figure in the Old Testament
Enterprise Washington City 1,663 7.74 sq mi (20.0 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 6,858 3.73 sq mi (9.7 km2) 5,541 feet (1,689 m) 1854 $39,626 Tribe of Ephraim, one of the twelve Tribes of Israel.
Escalante Garfield City 770 2.94 sq mi (7.6 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 471 1.51 sq mi (3.9 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 156 26.74 sq mi (69.3 km2) 4,877 feet (1,487 m) 1855 $85,208 Amos Fielding, an early settler of the area
Fairview Sanpete City 1,477 1.24 sq mi (3.2 km2) 6,948 feet (2,118 m) 1859 $59,583 The attractive surroundings of the area
Farmington|Davis City 22,616 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 6,671 6.04 sq mi (15.6 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 291 0.42 sq mi (1.1 km2) 5,052 feet (1,540 m) 1861 $76,563 Fayette, New York, where the LDS Church was organized
Ferron Emery City 1,560 2.14 sq mi (5.5 km2) 5,971 feet (1,820 m) 1877 $51,131 A. D. Ferron, surveyor of the area
Fielding Box Elder Town 465 0.45 sq mi (1.2 km2) 4,373 feet (1,333 m) 1892 $51,053 Mother of LDS Church President Joseph Fielding Smith
Fillmore|Millard City 2,484 6.08 sq mi (15.7 km2) 5,135 feet (1,565 m) 1851 $54,901 Millard Fillmore, President of the United States
Fountain Green Sanpete City 994 1.41 sq mi (3.7 km2) 5,899 feet (1,798 m) 1850 $51,875 Lush meadows surrounding the area's springs
Francis Summit Town 1,171 2.49 sq mi (6.4 km2) 6,562 feet (2,000 m) 1869 $75,982 Francis M. Lyman, a LDS Church Apostle
Fruit Heights Davis City 5,992 2.28 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 678 8.38 sq mi (21.7 km2) 5,968 feet (1,819 m) 1877 $45,547 Site was considered the garden spot of the valley
Garland Box Elder City 2,468 1.89 sq mi (4.9 km2) 4,340 feet (1,320 m) 1890 $56,979 William Garland, led the construction of a canal in the area
Genola Utah Town 1,292 13.85 sq mi (35.9 km2) 4,600 feet (1,400 m) $68,438
Glendale Kane Town 266 7.79 sq mi (20.2 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 618 0.54 sq mi (1.4 km2) 5,272 feet (1,607 m) 1863 $71,711 Robert Wilson Glenn, an early settler of the area
Goshen Utah Town 1,058 0.81 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 10,170 19.37 sq mi (50.2 km2) 4,304 feet (1,312 m) 1850 $66,726 Colonel George D. Grant of the Nauvoo Legion
Green River Emery City 978 12.57 sq mi (32.6 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 3,323 5.30 sq mi (13.7 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 210 1.92 sq mi (5.0 km2) 4,291 feet (1,308 m) 1882 $32,917 Ebenezer Hanks, original settler of the area
Harrisville Weber City 6,182 3.01 sq mi (7.8 km2) 4,291 feet (1,308 m) 1850 $70,849 Marin H. Harris, a settler of the area
Hatch Garfield Town 123 0.48 sq mi (1.2 km2) 6,919 feet (2,109 m) 1872 $44,750 Meltiar Harch Sr., a settler of the area
Heber City|Wasatch City 14,414 8.41 sq mi (21.8 km2) 5,604 feet (1,708 m) 1858 $67,265 Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle of the LDS Church
Helper Carbon City 2,031 1.75 sq mi (4.5 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 767 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2) 5,335 feet (1,626 m) 1859 $72,981 Brothers James and Richard Henefer, original settlers of the area
Henrieville Garfield Town 205 1.56 sq mi (4.0 km2) 5,997 feet (1,828 m) 1878 $59,107 James Henrie, first stake president of the local LDS stake
Herriman Salt Lake City 31,970 20.27 sq mi (52.5 km2) 5,000 feet (1,500 m) 1849 $94,837 Henry Harriman, a prominent resident of the area
Hideout Wasatch Town 833 3.87 sq mi (10.0 km2) 6,588 feet (2,008 m) 2005 $43,839 Hideout Canyon
Highland Utah City 17,952 8.52 sq mi (22.1 km2) 4,977 feet (1,517 m) 1875 $128,938 Town's location on the upper bench of the Utah Valley
Hildale Washington City 2,916 2.94 sq mi (7.6 km2) 5,409 feet (1,649 m) $40,938
Hinckley Millard Town 608 5.05 sq mi (13.1 km2) 4,603 feet (1,403 m) $51,964 Ira Hinckley, LDS Church stake president of the local LDS stake
Holden Millard Town 404 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 30,793 7.92 sq mi (20.5 km2) 4,464 feet (1,361 m) 1848 $81,409 John Holladay, an early settler of the area
Honeyville Box Elder City 1,372 11.81 sq mi (30.6 km2) 4,298 feet (1,310 m) 1861 $78,333 Profession of the local LDS Bishop
Hooper Weber City 8,236 26.88 sq mi (69.6 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 250 35.55 sq mi (92.1 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 1,849 2.04 sq mi (5.3 km2) 5,787 feet (1,764 m) 1877 $52,473 William Huntington, an early explorer of the area
Huntsville Weber Town 732 0.84 sq mi (2.2 km2) 4,928 feet (1,502 m) 1860 $68,295 Jefferson Hunt, an early settler of the area
Hurricane Washington City 15,676 52.07 sq mi (134.9 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 4,359 3.37 sq mi (8.7 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 7,926 4.84 sq mi (12.5 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 183 30.59 sq mi (79.2 km2) 7,073 feet (2,156 m) $123,542
Interlaken Wasatch Town 158 0.223 sq mi (0.58 km2) 5,919 feet (1,804 m) $66,250
Ivins Washington City 7,908 9.76 sq mi (25.3 km2) 3,081 feet (939 m) 1922 $57,686 Anthony W. Ivins, a LDS Church Apostle
Joseph Sevier Town 338 0.91 sq mi (2.4 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 119 15.0 sq mi (39 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 2,126 3.66 sq mi (9.5 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 4,448 14.63 sq mi (37.9 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 299 0.46 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 548 0.84 sq mi (2.2 km2) 5,020 feet (1,530 m) 1854 $49,271 Kanosh, the name of the local Native American Pahvant Ute leader
Kaysville Davis City 30,328 10.5 sq mi (27 km2) 4,357 feet (1,328 m) 1849 $91,334 William Kay, the area's first LDS Church Bishop
Kearns Salt Lake Metro Township 37,194 4.8 sq mi (12 km2) 4,528 feet (1,380 m) 1942 $59,543 Thomas Kearns, United States Senator from Utah
Kingston Piute Town 143 5.33 sq mi (13.8 km2) 6,017 feet (1,834 m) 1876 $41,250 Thomas R. King, the area's first settler
Koosharem Sevier Town 276 0.86 sq mi (2.2 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 4,225 12.69 sq mi (32.9 km2) 3,192 feet (973 m) 1897 $50,075 Derived from the Spanish La Virgen, referring to the local Virgin River
Laketown Rich Town 173 2.59 sq mi (6.7 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
Layton Davis City 73,963 22.17 sq mi (57.4 km2) 4,350 feet (1,330 m) 1850s $71,883 Christopher Layton, an early LDS Bishop
Leamington Millard Town 315 1.55 sq mi (4.0 km2) 4,731 feet (1,442 m) 1871 $62,083 Leamington Hastings, a town in England
Leeds Washington Town 707 3.71 sq mi (9.6 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 58,351 26.68 sq mi (69.1 km2) 4,564 feet (1,391 m) 1850 $85,794 Lehi, a prophet from the Book of Mormon
Levan Juab Town 717 0.78 sq mi (2.0 km2) 5,315 feet (1,620 m) 1868 $41,563
Lewiston Cache City 2,006 25.65 sq mi (66.4 km2) 4,508 feet (1,374 m) 1870 $53,060 William H. Lewis, a local LDS Bishop
Lindon Utah City 10,761 8.57 sq mi (22.2 km2) 4,642 feet (1,415 m) 1850 $81,789 Linden, a tree that grew in the center of town
Loa|Wayne Town 587 0.9 sq mi (2.3 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 49,957 18.56 sq mi (48.1 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 395 1.88 sq mi (4.9 km2) 7,182 feet (2,189 m) $53,750 Francis M. Lyman, a LDS Church Apostle
Lynndyl Millard Town 89 3.56 sq mi (9.2 km2) 4,787 feet (1,459 m) 1907 $50,000
Magna Salt Lake Metro Township 28,257 7.4 sq mi (19 km2) 4,278 feet (1,304 m) 1868 $58,137 “Magna” comes from the Latin word meaning “great” or “superior"
Manila|Daggett Town 186 0.87 sq mi (2.3 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 3,420 2.15 sq mi (5.6 km2) 5,610 feet (1,710 m) 1849 $49,188 A city from the Book of Mormon
Mantua Box Elder Town 673 5.59 sq mi (14.5 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 9,255 12.58 sq mi (32.6 km2) 4,731 feet (1,442 m) 1856 $100,929 For the groves of maple trees found in the area
Marriott-Slaterville Weber City 1,978 7.39 sq mi (19.1 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 563 17.63 sq mi (45.7 km2) 5,863 feet (1,787 m) 1863 $35,795
Mayfield Sanpete Town 364 0.99 sq mi (2.6 km2) 5,538 feet (1,688 m) 1871 $55,781 The wild flowers that appeared in the spring
Meadow Millard Town 208 0.51 sq mi (1.3 km2) 4,839 feet (1,475 m) 1857 $54,792 The adjacent Meadow Creek
Mendon Cache City 1,173 1.25 sq mi (3.2 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 32,249 5.93 sq mi (15.4 km2) 4,383 feet (1,336 m) 1850s $54,464 Located in the middle of the Salt Lake Valley
Midway Wasatch City 4,683 5.24 sq mi (13.6 km2) 5,584 feet (1,702 m) 1859 $78,576 A fort was built midway between two settlements
Milford Beaver City 1,594 3.08 sq mi (8.0 km2) 4,967 feet (1,514 m) 1873 $45,724
Millcreek Salt Lake City 60,297 13.7 sq mi (35 km2) 4,285 feet (1,306 m) 1848 $61,888 Mill Creek, site of Utah's first flour mill
Millville Cache City 1,912 2.11 sq mi (5.5 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 888 0.64 sq mi (1.7 km2) 5,282 feet (1,610 m) 1859 $52,434 In honor of the miners who worked in the area
Moab|Grand City 5,232 4.13 sq mi (10.7 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 1,450 2.82 sq mi (7.3 km2) 4,970 feet (1,510 m) 1852 $74,554
Monroe Sevier City 2,537 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 2,599 4.47 sq mi (11.6 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 4,058 3.21 sq mi (8.3 km2) 5,069 feet (1,545 m) 1860 $76,625 Jedediah Morgan Grant, father to LDS Church President Heber J. Grant
Moroni Sanpete City 1,640 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 3,309 2.88 sq mi (7.5 km2) 5,925 feet (1,806 m) 1852 $52,844 Pleasant view of the surrounding mountains
Murray Salt Lake City 49,038 12.29 sq mi (31.8 km2) 4,301 feet (1,311 m) 1848 $57,662 Eli Houston Murray, territorial Governor of Utah
Myton Duchesne City 566 1.02 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 2,387 6.6 sq mi (17 km2) 5,230 feet (1,590 m) 1878 $71,750 Naples, Italy
Nephi|Juab City 5,631 4.58 sq mi (11.9 km2) 5,128 feet (1,563 m) 1851 $56,866 Nephi, a prophet from the Book of Mormon
New Harmony Washington Town 186 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 706 0.79 sq mi (2.0 km2) 4,534 feet (1,382 m) 1869 $60,924 Originally called New Town, but the name was shortened
Nibley Cache City 6,438 4.03 sq mi (10.4 km2) 4,554 feet (1,388 m) 1855 $80,125 Charles W. Nibley, a local leader of the LDS Church
North Logan Cache City 10,140 6.97 sq mi (18.1 km2) 4,692 feet (1,430 m) 1884 $70,139 Located north of Logan
North Ogden Weber City 18,525 7.04 sq mi (18.2 km2) 4,501 feet (1,372 m) 1850 $78,926 Located north of Ogden
North Salt Lake Davis City 19,413 8.59 sq mi (22.2 km2) 4,334 feet (1,321 m) $77,011 Located north of Salt Lake City
Oak City Millard Town 716 0.92 sq mi (2.4 km2) 5,112 feet (1,558 m) 1868 $73,750 Sits adjacent to Oak Creek
Oakley Summit City 1,298 6.89 sq mi (17.8 km2) 6,434 feet (1,961 m) 1868 $69,740 The scrub oak species gambel oak found in the area
Ogden|Weber City 85,497 27.1 sq mi (70 km2) 4,300 feet (1,300 m) 1847 $43,361 Peter Skene Ogden, a trapper for the Hudson's Bay Company
Orangeville Emery City 1,540 1.35 sq mi (3.5 km2) 5,778 feet (1,761 m) 1878 $55,714 Orange Seely, a settler in the area
Orderville Kane Town 750 9.16 sq mi (23.7 km2) 5,449 feet (1,661 m) 1875 $46,705 The United Order, a collectivist movement of the LDS Church
Orem Utah City 97,839 18.29 sq mi (47.4 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 1,911 2.14 sq mi (5.5 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 1,147 1.29 sq mi (3.3 km2) 4,902 feet (1,494 m) 1860 $65,972 For the beautiful scenery
Paragonah Iron Town 511 0.64 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 8,167 17.57 sq mi (45.5 km2) 7,000 feet (2,100 m) 1869 $104,182 For nearby Parley's Park, a meadow atop Parley's Canyon
Parowan|Iron City 2,913 6.66 sq mi (17.2 km2) 6,017 feet (1,834 m) 1851 $40,677 From the Southern Paiute words paragoons and pahoan, meaning "marsh people"
Payson Utah City 19,647 8.67 sq mi (22.5 km2) 4,700 feet (1,400 m) 1850 $61,098 James Pace, an early settler of the area
Perry Box Elder City 4,717 8.04 sq mi (20.8 km2) 4,367 feet (1,331 m) 1853 $85,517 Lorenzo Perry, first LDS Church Bishop of the town
Plain City Weber City 6,343 11.95 sq mi (31.0 km2) 4,242 feet (1,293 m) 1859 $85,290 Originally called City on the Plains
Pleasant Grove Utah City 37,439 9.17 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 9,375 6.91 sq mi (17.9 km2) 5,632 feet (1,717 m) 1851 $90,802 For the beautiful view of the surrounding valley
Plymouth Box Elder Town 382 0.65 sq mi (1.7 km2) 4,488 feet (1,368 m) 1869 $57,500 A large rock in the area resembled Plymouth Rock
Portage Box Elder Town 280 2.99 sq mi (7.7 km2) 4,367 feet (1,331 m) 1867 $46,563 Portage County, Ohio, the birthplace of LDS Church President Lorenzo Snow
Price|Carbon City 8,337 5.07 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 7,173 3.79 sq mi (9.8 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 116,199 47.17 sq mi (122.2 km2) 4,551 feet (1,387 m) 1850 $44,314 Étienne Provost, a trapper who visited the area
Randolph|Rich Town 648 1.04 sq mi (2.7 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 648 0.98 sq mi (2.5 km2) 5,105 feet (1,556 m) 1875 $53,583 Red-colored mounds west of town
Richfield|Sevier City 7,589 5.69 sq mi (14.7 km2) 5,354 feet (1,632 m) 1863 $42,269 After a bountiful crop of wheat that was produced in 1865
Richmond Cache City 2,580 3.45 sq mi (8.9 km2) 4,610 feet (1,410 m) 1859 $52,232 Rich fertile soil of the valley
Riverdale Weber City 8,685 4.57 sq mi (11.8 km2) 4,370 feet (1,330 m) 1850 $55,428 The city's location next to the Weber River
River Heights Cache City 2,028 0.63 sq mi (1.6 km2) 4,580 feet (1,400 m) 1882 $65,795 Located above the Logan River
Riverton Salt Lake City 41,997 12.63 sq mi (32.7 km2) 4,439 feet (1,353 m) 1870 $92,154 The city's location next to the Jordan River
Rockville Washington Town 313 8.23 sq mi (21.3 km2) 3,740 feet (1,140 m) 1860 $44,750 After the rocky soil of the area
Rocky Ridge Juab Town 1,235 2.12 sq mi (5.5 km2) 4,990 feet (1,520 m) 1875 $54,667 For the many rocks in the area
Roosevelt Duchesne City 6,771 5.57 sq mi (14.4 km2) 5,095 feet (1,553 m) 1905 $62,408 Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States
Roy Weber City 38,013 7.92 sq mi (20.5 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 517 18.34 sq mi (47.5 km2) 5,043 feet (1,537 m) 1856 $66,875 Nearby Rush Lake
St. George|Washington City 79,995 70.92 sq mi (183.7 km2) 2,860 feet (870 m) 1861 $36,505 George A. Smith, a LDS Church Apostle
Salem Utah City 7,504 10.19 sq mi (26.4 km2) 4,610 feet (1,410 m) 1851 $83,833 Salem, Massachusetts
Salina Sevier City 2,512 6.18 sq mi (16.0 km2) 5,161 feet (1,573 m) 1863 $46,736 Nearby salt deposits
Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City 194,188 111.73 sq mi (289.4 km2) 4,226 feet (1,288 m) 1847 $54,009 Nearby Great Salt Lake
Sandy Salt Lake City 94,556 22.88 sq mi (59.3 km2) 4,450 feet (1,360 m) 1871 $87,012
Santa Clara Washington City 6,835 5.53 sq mi (14.3 km2) 2,762 feet (842 m) 1854 $84,457 Town is located on the Santa Clara Creek
Santaquin Utah/Juab City 10,740 10.39 sq mi (26.9 km2) 4,984 feet (1,519 m) 1851 $69,712 The son of Guffich, a local Ute Tribe leader
Saratoga Springs Utah City 25,671 16.75 sq mi (43.4 km2) 4,505 feet (1,373 m) 1997 $88,804 Saratoga, New York and the local hot springs
Scipio Millard Town 378 0.93 sq mi (2.4 km2) 5,315 feet (1,620 m) 1859 $69,375 Scipio Kenner, a settler of the area
Scofield Carbon Town 15 0.70 sq mi (1.8 km2) 7,739 feet (2,359 m) 1879 $63,750 General Charles W. Scofield, a local mine official
Sigurd Sevier Town 528 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 10,832 4.98 sq mi (12.9 km2) 4,603 feet (1,403 m) 1859 $62,596 John Glover Smith, the first LDS Bishop of the area
Snowville Box Elder Town 133 1.54 sq mi (4.0 km2) 4,547 feet (1,386 m) 1871 $57,083 Lorenzo Snow, LDS Church President
South Jordan Salt Lake City 65,523 22.13 sq mi (57.3 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 16,918 3.69 sq mi (9.6 km2) 4,449 feet (1,356 m) 1848 $63,055 Located south of Ogden
South Salt Lake Salt Lake City 24,722 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 6,921 4.72 sq mi (12.2 km2) 4,551 feet (1,387 m) 1851 $95,000 Located on the south side of the Weber River
Spanish Fork Utah City 38,171 15.39 sq mi (39.9 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 995 1.33 sq mi (3.4 km2) 5,823 feet (1,775 m) 1852 $53,625 The nearby springs
Springdale Washington Town 447 4.63 sq mi (12.0 km2) 3,898 feet (1,188 m) 1862 $46,458 The nearby springs
Springville Utah City 32,319 14.43 sq mi (37.4 km2) 4,577 feet (1,395 m) 1850 $63,724 The nearby springs
Sterling Sanpete Town 217 0.30 sq mi (0.78 km2) 5,574 feet (1,699 m) 1873 $39,583 The "sterling" qualities of its people
Stockton Tooele Town 699 1.63 sq mi (4.2 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 5,207 1.31 sq mi (3.4 km2) 4,511 feet (1,375 m) $56,864 Located on a ridge with views of the sunset over the Great Salt Lake
Syracuse Davis City 27,444 9.58 sq mi (24.8 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 141 0.13 sq mi (0.34 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 60,377 10.85 sq mi (28.1 km2) 4,295 feet (1,309 m) 1848 $59,968 John Taylor, LDS Church President
Tooele|Tooele City 33,236 21.46 sq mi (55.6 km2) 5,043 feet (1,537 m) 1851 $58,770 Native American Goshute tribe leader Tuilla
Toquerville Washington City 1,943 15.13 sq mi (39.2 km2) 3,389 feet (1,033 m) 1858 $73,083 Native American Southern Paiute tribe leader Toquer
Torrey Wayne Town 339 0.51 sq mi (1.3 km2) 6,837 feet (2,084 m) 1880s $42,000 Colonel Torrey, a veteran of the Spanish–American War
Tremonton Box Elder City 8,242 7.8 sq mi (20 km2) 4,325 feet (1,318 m) 1888 $51,354 Tremont, Illinois, where a group of settlers came from
Trenton Cache Town 413 7.33 sq mi (19.0 km2) 4,462 feet (1,360 m) 1870 $50,208 Trenton, New Jersey, hometown of the area's first LDS Bishop
Tropic Garfield Town 589 8.39 sq mi (21.7 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 1,520 1.06 sq mi (2.7 km2) 4,537 feet (1,383 m) 1850 $72,614 Uintah band of the Ute tribe
Vernal|Uintah City 10,650 4.61 sq mi (11.9 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 371 7.53 sq mi (19.5 km2) 5,515 feet (1,681 m) 1862 $57,500 Joseph Vernon, a local settler that was killed by Native Americans
Vineyard Utah City 2,958 6.35 sq mi (16.4 km2) 4,557 feet (1,389 m) $79,543 The grape vines that were planted in the area
Virgin Washington Town 542 16.37 sq mi (42.4 km2) 3,606 feet (1,099 m) 1857 $53,000 The nearby Virgin River
Wales Sanpete Town 386 0.31 sq mi (0.80 km2) 5,627 feet (1,715 m) 1857 $65,208 Local settlers originally came from Wales
Wallsburg Wasatch Town 285 0.52 sq mi (1.3 km2) 5,676 feet (1,730 m) 1861 $67,500 William Madison Wall, local settler and explorer
Washington Washington City 24,231 32.89 sq mi (85.2 km2) 2,792 feet (851 m) 1857 $56,697 George Washington, President of the United States
Washington Terrace Weber City 9,122 1.97 sq mi (5.1 km2) 4,610 feet (1,410 m) 1878 $53,070
Wellington Carbon City 1,520 5.13 sq mi (13.3 km2) 5,413 feet (1,650 m) 1878 $40,664 Wellington Seeley Jr., Judge of the Emery County Court
Wellsville Cache City 3,641 6.61 sq mi (17.1 km2) 4,547 feet (1,386 m) 1856 $72,388 Daniel H. Wells, LDS Church Apostle
Wendover Tooele City 1,243 9.06 sq mi (23.5 km2) 4,291 feet (1,308 m) 1906 $26,250
West Bountiful Davis City 5,504 3.26 sq mi (8.4 km2) 4,268 feet (1,301 m) 1848 $88,125 Located west of Bountiful
West Haven Weber City 12,109 10.3 sq mi (27 km2) 4,272 feet (1,302 m) 1854 $73,613
West Jordan Salt Lake City 111,937 32.46 sq mi (84.1 km2) 4,373 feet (1,333 m) 1848 $72,083 Located on the west side of the Jordan River
West Point Davis City 10,258 7.35 sq mi (19.0 km2) 4,314 feet (1,315 m) 1867 $81,750
West Valley City Salt Lake City 135,546 35.61 sq mi (92.2 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 5,270 0.9 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 1,875 7.22 sq mi (18.7 km2) 4,350 feet (1,330 m) 1851 $74,743 Willard Richards, a LDS Church Apostle
Woodland Hills Utah City 1,465 2.26 sq mi (5.9 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 224 0.46 sq mi (1.2 km2) 6,339 feet (1,932 m) 1865 $87,188 Wilford Woodruff, LDS Church President
Woods Cross Davis City 11,152 3.88 sq mi (10.0 km2) 4,377 feet (1,334 m) 1865 $76,843 Daniel C. Wood, an early settler

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