List of municipalities in Utah

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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. [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]

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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 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. [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.

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   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 City10,2517.96 sq mi (20.6 km2)4,951 feet (1,509 m)1850$112,727Adjacent high mountains of the Wasatch Mountains and Traverse Mountains
Alta Salt Lake Town2284.56 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 Town2390.21 sq mi (0.54 km2)6,388 feet (1,947 m)1953$73,125Composite name of nearby peaks Altonah and Mt. Emmons
Alton Kane Town1182.29 sq mi (5.9 km2)7,041 feet (2,146 m)1865$46,250 Altafjord in Norway
Amalga Cache Town4823.49 sq mi (9.0 km2)4,439 feet (1,353 m)1860$56,875Amalgamated Sugar Company
American Fork Utah City33,33711.20 sq mi (29.0 km2)4,606 feet (1,404 m)1850$70,926 American Fork (river), a tributary of Utah Lake
Annabella Sevier Town8360.65 sq mi (1.7 km2)5,292 feet (1,613 m)1871$57,125Composite name of Ann S. Roberts and Isabella Dalton, woman settlers of Annabella
Antimony Garfield Town1189.82 sq mi (25.4 km2)6,453 feet (1,967 m)1873$42,023The metal antimony that was mined in the area
Apple Valley Washington Town85539.74 sq mi (102.9 km2)4,941 feet (1,506 m)2004$66,768 [lower-alpha 1]
Aurora Sevier City9840.92 sq mi (2.4 km2)5,200 feet (1,600 m)1875$59,792 Aurora, the Roman goddess of dawn
Ballard Uintah Town1,13113.98 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 City8771.80 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 City3,5926.68 sq mi (17.3 km2)5,902 feet (1,799 m)1856$46,708Beaver River, a 242-mile (389 km) river that eventually disappears into the ground
Bicknell Wayne Town3230.57 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 Town4495.99 sq mi (15.5 km2)4,108 feet (1,252 m)1958 [13] $38,879 [lower-alpha 1]
Blanding San Juan City3,39413.18 sq mi (34.1 km2)6,106 feet (1,861 m)1887$57,119Maiden name of the wife of Thomas W. Bicknell, who donated 500 books to the library
Bluff San Juan Town24036.47 sq mi (94.5 km2)4,324 feet (1,318 m)1880The bluffs along the San Juan River
Bluffdale Salt Lake/Utah City17,01411.14 sq mi (28.9 km2)4,436 feet (1,352 m)1886$105,391The bluffs along the Jordan River
Boulder Garfield Town22720.93 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 City45,76213.19 sq mi (34.2 km2)4,797 feet (1,462 m)1847$69,611The Book of Mormon city of Bountiful
Brian Head Iron Town1513.65 sq mi (9.5 km2)9,800 feet (3,000 m)1975 [lower-alpha 2] William Jennings Bryan, national politician and former candidate for President of the United States
Brigham City* Box Elder City19,65024.58 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 Town43215.77 sq mi (40.8 km2)1871 Brighton, England
Bryce Canyon City Garfield Town3363.35 sq mi (8.7 km2)7,664 feet (2,336 m)1875$40,500Local homesteader Ebenezer Bryce
Cannonville Garfield Town1862.57 sq mi (6.7 km2)5,886 feet (1,794 m)1874$72,500 George Q. Cannon, a LDS Church Apostle
Castle Dale* Emery City1,4922.23 sq mi (5.8 km2)5,676 feet (1,730 m)1879 [14] $45,250Located in the Castle Valley, but a Postal Service mistake listed town as Castle Dale instead of Castle Vale.
Castle Valley Grand Town3479.28 sq mi (24.0 km2)4,685 feet (1,428 m)1974 [15] $43,906Located in the Castle Valley
Cedar City Iron City35,23535.86 sq mi (92.9 km2)5,846 feet (1,782 m)1851$42,216Large number of juniper trees, known as "cedars"
Cedar Fort Utah Town42721.38 sq mi (55.4 km2)5,085 feet (1,550 m)1856$68,250Large number of juniper trees in the area, known as "cedars"
Cedar Hills Utah City10,0192.73 sq mi (7.1 km2)4,957 feet (1,511 m)1977$97,039Local juniper-covered hills
Centerfield Sanpete City1,3411.91 sq mi (4.9 km2)5,098 feet (1,554 m)1869$51,950Center of the Gunnison Valley
Centerville Davis City16,8845.96 sq mi (15.4 km2)4,377 feet (1,334 m)1848 [16] $84,436Center between Farmington and Bountiful [16]
Central Valley Sevier Town6472.11 sq mi (5.5 km2)5,305 feet (1,617 m)1873$56,250 [lower-alpha 1]
Charleston Wasatch Town4362.86 sq mi (7.4 km2)5,440 feet (1,660 m)1852$69,875Charles Shelton, who surveyed the town
Circleville Piute Town55011.04 sq mi (28.6 km2)6,066 feet (1,849 m)1864$54,688Located in the Circle Valley
Clarkston Cache Town7490.93 sq mi (2.4 km2)4,879 feet (1,487 m)1864$61,932Justus Clark, an original settler.
Clawson Emery Town1621.01 sq mi (2.6 km2)5,942 feet (1,811 m)1897$54,375 Rudger Clawson, a LDS Church Apostle
Clearfield Davis City31,9097.71 sq mi (20.0 km2)4,465 feet (1,361 m)1877$52,034The open surroundings of the area
Cleveland Emery Town4970.87 sq mi (2.3 km2)5,722 feet (1,744 m)1885$71,105 Grover Cleveland, President of the United States
Clinton Davis City23,3865.93 sq mi (15.4 km2)4,393 feet (1,339 m)1936$76,378 [lower-alpha 1]
Coalville* Summit City1,4866.23 sq mi (16.1 km2)5,577 feet (1,700 m)1858$64,688Many of the miners came from Coalville, England
Copperton Salt Lake Metro Township8290.31 sq mi (0.80 km2)1926$62,656Company town for the Utah Copper Company
Corinne Box Elder Town8093.78 sq mi (9.8 km2)4,226 feet (1,288 m)1869$51,700Corinne, the first child born in the area
Cornish Cache Town2745.39 sq mi (14.0 km2)4,485 feet (1,367 m)1937$49,500William D. Cornish, vice-president of the Union Pacific Railroad
Cottonwood Heights Salt Lake City33,6179.23 sq mi (23.9 km2)4,823 feet (1,470 m)1848$86,207 Cottonwood trees found in the area
Daniel Wasatch Town9163.29 sq mi (8.5 km2)5,715 feet (1,742 m)1874$77,500Aaron Daniels, one of the first settlers
Delta Millard City3,6228.60 sq mi (22.3 km2)4,639 feet (1,414 m)1906$65,040The river delta of the Sevier River
Deweyville Box Elder Town4176.38 sq mi (16.5 km2)4,437 feet (1,352 m)1864$66,719John C. Dewey, an early settler to the area
Draper Salt Lake/ Utah City51,01729.95 sq mi (77.6 km2)4,505 feet (1,373 m)1849$110,270William Draper, the town's first LDS Church Bishop
Duchesne* Duchesne City1,5882.80 sq mi (7.3 km2)5,518 feet (1,682 m)1904$49,318Nearby Fort Duchesne
Dutch John Daggett Town1415.90 sq mi (15.3 km2)6,430 feet (1,960 m)1957 [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 1]
Eagle Mountain Utah City43,62350.43 sq mi (130.6 km2)4,882 feet (1,488 m)1996$74,885Eagle Mountain Properties, the development company of the city
East Carbon Carbon City1,55611.29 sq mi (29.2 km2)4,987 feet (1,520 m)1922$29,000Coal deposits found in the area
Elk Ridge Utah City4,6872.82 sq mi (7.3 km2)5,354 feet (1,632 m)1976$82,500 [lower-alpha 1]
Elmo Emery Town4050.71 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 Town8021.34 sq mi (3.5 km2)5,351 feet (1,631 m)1874$51,667 Elsinore, Denmark
Elwood Box Elder Town1,1738.06 sq mi (20.9 km2)4,298 feet (1,310 m)1879$81,161 Postal Service named the town
Emery Emery Town3071.23 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 Township1,46618.22 sq mi (47.2 km2)1846
Enoch Iron City7,3747.84 sq mi (20.3 km2)5,545 feet (1,690 m)1851$53,569 Enoch, a biblical figure in the Old Testament
Enterprise Washington City2,0278.74 sq mi (22.6 km2)5,318 feet (1,621 m)1902$57,171Name reflected the first settlers' ability to adjust to problem experienced by the first settlers
Ephraim Sanpete City5,6114.45 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 City3,67322.5 sq mi
Escalante Garfield City7863.30 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 City6621.48 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 Town16026.09 sq mi (67.6 km2)4,877 feet (1,487 m)1855$85,208Amos Fielding, an early settler of the area
Fairview Sanpete City1,2031.26 sq mi (3.3 km2)6,948 feet (2,118 m)1859$59,583The attractive surroundings of the area
Farmington* Davis City24,5319.95 sq mi (25.8 km2)4,304 feet (1,312 m)1847$97,168The farms found in the area
Farr West Weber City7,6915.92 sq mi (15.3 km2)4,265 feet (1,300 m)1858$90,217Located west of Farr's Fort which was named after Lorin Farr, an early LDS Church stake president of the area.
Fayette Sanpete Town2450.40 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 City1,4742.33 sq mi (6.0 km2)5,971 feet (1,820 m)1877 [19] $51,131A. D. Ferron, surveyor of the area
Fielding Box Elder Town5460.51 sq mi (1.3 km2)4,373 feet (1,333 m)1892$51,053Mother of LDS Church President Joseph Fielding Smith
Fillmore* Millard City2,5926.97 sq mi (18.1 km2)5,135 feet (1,565 m)1851$54,901 Millard Fillmore, President of the United States
Fountain Green Sanpete City1,1971.25 sq mi (3.2 km2)5,899 feet (1,798 m)1850$51,875Lush meadows surrounding the area's springs
Francis Summit Town1,5642.98 sq mi (7.7 km2)6,562 feet (2,000 m)1869$75,982 Francis M. Lyman, a LDS Church Apostle
Fruit Heights Davis City6,1012.29 sq mi (5.9 km2)4,698 feet (1,432 m)1850 [20] $104,984Fruit orchards located above the valley floor
Garden City Rich Town6028.78 sq mi (22.7 km2)5,968 feet (1,819 m)1877 [21] $45,547Site was considered the garden spot of the valley
Garland Box Elder City2,5891.81 sq mi (4.7 km2)4,340 feet (1,320 m)1890$56,979William Garland, led the construction of a canal in the area
Genola Utah Town1,54813.76 sq mi (35.6 km2)4,600 feet (1,400 m)1935$68,438 [lower-alpha 1]
Glendale Kane Town3127.00 sq mi (18.1 km2)5,778 feet (1,761 m)1862$41,625The place being in a glen or a narrow valley with mountains all around [22]
Glenwood Sevier Town4740.52 sq mi (1.3 km2)5,272 feet (1,607 m)1863$71,711Robert Wilson Glenn, an early settler of the area
Goshen Utah Town9780.83 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 City12,61737.47 sq mi (97.0 km2)4,304 feet (1,312 m)1850$66,726Colonel George D. Grant of the Nauvoo Legion
Green River Emery City84727.14 sq mi (70.3 km2)4,078 feet (1,243 m)1876$44,583The Green River, a 730-mile (1,170 km) tributary of the Colorado River
Gunnison Sanpete City3,5094.79 sq mi (12.4 km2)5,138 feet (1,566 m)1859$60,417Captain John W. Gunnison, explored and surveyed Great Salt Lake, Utah Lake and the Salt Lake Valley for the Corps of Topographical Engineers
Hanksville Wayne Town1581.69 sq mi (4.4 km2)4,291 feet (1,308 m)1882$32,917 Ebenezer Hanks, original settler of the area
Harrisville Weber City7,0362.98 sq mi (7.7 km2)4,291 feet (1,308 m)1850$70,849Marin H. Harris, a settler of the area
Hatch Garfield Town1321.82 sq mi (4.7 km2)6,919 feet (2,109 m)1872 [23] $44,750Meltiar Harch Sr., a settler of the area
Heber City* Wasatch City16,8568.99 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 City2,1121.81 sq mi (4.7 km2)5,817 feet (1,773 m)1883$50,363The "Helper engines" or extra locomotives used to get trains over Soldier Summit from Helper to Spanish Fork
Henefer Summit Town8382.48 sq mi (6.4 km2)5,335 feet (1,626 m)1859$72,981Brothers James and Richard Henefer, original settlers of the area
Henrieville Garfield Town2211.35 sq mi (3.5 km2)5,997 feet (1,828 m)1878$59,107James Henrie, first stake president of the local LDS stake
Herriman Salt Lake City55,14421.63 sq mi (56.0 km2)5,000 feet (1,500 m)1849$94,837 Henry Harriman, a prominent resident of the area
Hideout Wasatch Town9223.48 sq mi (9.0 km2)6,588 feet (2,008 m)2005$43,839Hideout Canyon
Highland Utah City19,3488.70 sq mi (22.5 km2)4,977 feet (1,517 m)1875 [24] $128,938Town's location on the upper bench of the Utah Valley
Hildale Washington City1,1275.60 sq mi (14.5 km2)5,409 feet (1,649 m)1962$40,938 [lower-alpha 1]
Hinckley Millard Town6144.99 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 Town4380.54 sq mi (1.4 km2)5,102 feet (1,555 m)1855$42,361Elijah E. Holden, an early settler of the area
Holladay Salt Lake City31,9658.50 sq mi (22.0 km2)4,464 feet (1,361 m)1848$81,409John Holladay, an early settler of the area
Honeyville Box Elder City1,60611.74 sq mi (30.4 km2)4,298 feet (1,310 m)1861$78,333Profession of the local LDS Bishop
Hooper Weber City9,08726.10 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 Town24035.28 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 City1,9142.26 sq mi (5.9 km2)5,787 feet (1,764 m)1877 [25] $52,473William Huntington, an early explorer of the area
Huntsville Weber Town5730.83 sq mi (2.1 km2)4,928 feet (1,502 m)1860 [26] $68,295Jefferson Hunt, an early settler of the area
Hurricane Washington City20,03652.76 sq mi (136.6 km2)3,248 feet (990 m)1906 [27] $49,961LDS Church Apostle Erastus Snow's comments about the heavy wind in the area
Hyde Park Cache City5,2344.41 sq mi (11.4 km2)4,537 feet (1,383 m)1860$76,301Wiliam Hyde, one of the first settlers and first LDS Church Bishop of the area
Hyrum Cache City9,3626.19 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 Town12130.55 sq mi (79.1 km2)7,073 feet (2,156 m)2008$123,542 [lower-alpha 1]
Interlaken Wasatch Town1790.22 sq mi (0.57 km2)5,919 feet (1,804 m)2015$66,250 [lower-alpha 1]
Ivins Washington City8,9789.44 sq mi (24.4 km2)3,081 feet (939 m)1922 [28] $57,686 Anthony W. Ivins, a LDS Church Apostle
Joseph Sevier Town2880.87 sq mi (2.3 km2)5,436 feet (1,657 m)1871$47,917Joseph A. Young, first LDS Church stake president of the Sevier Stake
Junction* Piute Town21213.19 sq mi (34.2 km2)6,007 feet (1,831 m)1880$34,167Located at the junction of the East Fork and the Sevier Rivers
Kamas Summit City2,0923.69 sq mi (9.6 km2)6,486 feet (1,977 m)1857$61,000Derived from the Native American word for the Small Camas, an edible bulb found in the valley
Kanab* Kane City4,68314.44 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 Town4420.45 sq mi (1.2 km2)5,541 feet (1,689 m)1861$51,500Chief Canarrah, local leader of the Southern Paiute tribe
Kanosh Millard Town5080.77 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 City32,94510.50 sq mi (27.2 km2)4,357 feet (1,328 m)1849$91,334William Kay, the area's first LDS Church Bishop
Kearns Salt Lake Metro Township36,7234.63 sq mi (12.0 km2)4,528 feet (1,380 m)1942$59,543 Thomas Kearns, United States Senator from Utah
Kingston Piute Town1355.40 sq mi (14.0 km2)6,017 feet (1,834 m)1876$41,250Thomas R. King, the area's first settler
Koosharem Sevier Town2440.83 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 City4,35412.78 sq mi (33.1 km2)3,192 feet (973 m)1897$50,075Derived from the Spanish La Virgen, referring to the local Virgin River
Laketown Rich Town2992.52 sq mi (6.5 km2)5,974 feet (1,821 m)1864$66,250Town is located near Bear Lake, a 109-square-mile (280 km2) lake on the Utah-Idaho border
Lake Point Tooele City2,5994.6 sq mi (12 km2)4,249 feet (1,295 m)1854$89,319Lake 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 City81,77322.50 sq mi (58.3 km2)4,350 feet (1,330 m)1920$71,883 Christopher Layton, an early LDS Bishop
Leamington Millard Town2561.53 sq mi (4.0 km2)4,731 feet (1,442 m)1871$62,083 Leamington Hastings, a town in England
Leeds Washington Town8646.30 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 City75,90728.11 sq mi (72.8 km2)4,564 feet (1,391 m)1850$85,794 Lehi, a prophet from the Book of Mormon
Levan Juab Town8620.81 sq mi (2.1 km2)5,315 feet (1,620 m)1868$41,563 [lower-alpha 1]
Lewiston Cache City1,93925.84 sq mi (66.9 km2)4,508 feet (1,374 m)1870$53,060William H. Lewis, a local LDS Bishop
Lindon Utah City11,3978.35 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 Town5160.95 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 City52,77817.85 sq mi (46.2 km2)4,534 feet (1,382 m)1859$38,412Ephraim Logan, a trapper with Jedediah Smith who died in the area
Lyman Wayne Town1961.81 sq mi (4.7 km2)7,182 feet (2,189 m)1893$53,750 Francis M. Lyman, a LDS Church Apostle
Lynndyl Millard Town1113.12 sq mi (8.1 km2)4,787 feet (1,459 m)1907$50,000 [lower-alpha 1]
Magna Salt Lake Metro Township29,25115.11 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 Town3081.04 sq mi (2.7 km2)6,348 feet (1,935 m)1868 [lower-alpha 2] Commemorate the Spanish–American War victory over the Spanish fleet in the Philippines at Manila
Manti* Sanpete City3,4293.16 sq mi (8.2 km2)5,610 feet (1,710 m)1849$49,188A city from the Book of Mormon
Mantua Box Elder Town1,0904.91 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 City11,36513.35 sq mi (34.6 km2)4,731 feet (1,442 m)1856$100,929For the groves of maple trees found in the area
Marriott-Slaterville Weber City2,1357.21 sq mi (18.7 km2)4,252 feet (1,296 m)1849 [31] $66,705The towns of Marriott and Slaterville joined to form Marriott-Slaterville, they were named after early settlers John Marriott and Richard Slater
Marysvale Piute Town35617.98 sq mi (46.6 km2)5,863 feet (1,787 m)1863$35,795 [lower-alpha 1]
Mayfield Sanpete Town5560.90 sq mi (2.3 km2)5,538 feet (1,688 m)1871$55,781The wild flowers that appeared in the spring
Meadow Millard Town3200.51 sq mi (1.3 km2)4,839 feet (1,475 m)1857$54,792The adjacent Meadow Creek
Mendon Cache City1,3391.43 sq mi (3.7 km2)4,495 feet (1,370 m)1859 [32] $74,167LDS Church Apostle Ezra T. Benson named it after his birthplace of Mendon, Massachusetts
Midvale Salt Lake City36,0285.91 sq mi (15.3 km2)4,383 feet (1,336 m)1909$54,464Located in the middle of the Salt Lake Valley
Midway Wasatch City6,0035.55 sq mi (14.4 km2)5,584 feet (1,702 m)1859$78,576A fort was built midway between two settlements
Milford Beaver City1,4312.14 sq mi (5.5 km2)4,967 feet (1,514 m)1873$45,724Derived from the crossing of the Beaver River by freighters to and from the mines to the west "Mill Ford"
Millcreek Salt Lake City63,38012.77 sq mi (33.1 km2)4,285 feet (1,306 m)1848$61,888Mill Creek, site of Utah's first flour mill
Millville Cache City2,3262.51 sq mi (6.5 km2)4,616 feet (1,407 m)1860$78,906The first saw mill in Cache Valley was built in the area
Minersville Beaver Town8072.18 sq mi (5.6 km2)5,282 feet (1,610 m)1859$52,434In honor of the miners who worked in the area
Moab* Grand City5,3664.80 sq mi (12.4 km2)4,026 feet (1,227 m)1855$48,448The Biblical name Moab or moapa, the Southern Paiute word for mosquito
Mona Juab City1,7502.65 sq mi (6.9 km2)4,970 feet (1,510 m)1852$74,554 [lower-alpha 1]
Monroe Sevier City2,5153.57 sq mi (9.2 km2)5,394 feet (1,644 m)1863$61,146 James Monroe, President of the United States
Monticello* San Juan City1,8243.66 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 City4,0712.97 sq mi (7.7 km2)5,069 feet (1,545 m)1860$76,625Jedediah Morgan Grant, father to LDS Church President Heber J. Grant
Moroni Sanpete City1,5441.07 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 City3,6552.93 sq mi (7.6 km2)5,925 feet (1,806 m)1852$52,844Pleasant view of the surrounding mountains
Murray Salt Lake City50,63712.32 sq mi (31.9 km2)4,301 feet (1,311 m)1848$57,662 Eli Houston Murray, territorial Governor of Utah
Myton Duchesne City5611.01 sq mi (2.6 km2)5,085 feet (1,550 m)1905 [34] $41,875Major H. P. Myton of the U.S. Army
Naples Uintah City2,2806.60 sq mi (17.1 km2)5,230 feet (1,590 m)1878$71,750 Naples, Italy
Nephi* Juab City6,4434.75 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 Town2360.61 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 Town7890.86 sq mi (2.2 km2)4,534 feet (1,382 m)1869$60,924Originally called New Town, but the name was shortened
Nibley Cache City7,3284.39 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 City10,9867.13 sq mi (18.5 km2)4,692 feet (1,430 m)1884$70,139Located north of Logan
North Ogden Weber City20,9167.51 sq mi (19.5 km2)4,501 feet (1,372 m)1850$78,926Located north of Ogden
North Salt Lake Davis City21,9078.47 sq mi (21.9 km2)4,334 feet (1,321 m)1946$77,011Located north of Salt Lake City
Oak City Millard Town5950.94 sq mi (2.4 km2)5,112 feet (1,558 m)1868$73,750Sits adjacent to Oak Creek
Oakley Summit City1,5887.08 sq mi (18.3 km2)6,434 feet (1,961 m)1868$69,740The scrub oak species gambel oak found in the area
Ogden* Weber City87,32127.55 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 City1,2241.43 sq mi (3.7 km2)5,778 feet (1,761 m)1878$55,714 Orange Seely, a settler in the area
Orderville Kane Town5988.72 sq mi (22.6 km2)5,449 feet (1,661 m)1875$46,705The United Order, a collectivist movement of the LDS Church
Orem Utah City98,12918.61 sq mi (48.2 km2)4,774 feet (1,455 m)1850$58,077Walter Orem, President of the Salt Lake and Utah Electric Interurban Railroad
Panguitch* Garfield City1,7253.08 sq mi (8.0 km2)6,624 feet (2,019 m)1866$48,456A Southern Paiute name for nearby Panguitch Lake meaning "water" and "fish"
Paradise Cache Town9711.45 sq mi (3.8 km2)4,902 feet (1,494 m)1860$65,972For the beautiful scenery
Paragonah Iron Town5360.67 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 City8,39620.42 sq mi (52.9 km2)7,000 feet (2,100 m)1869$104,182For nearby Parley's Park, a meadow atop Parley's Canyon
Parowan* Iron City2,9966.89 sq mi (17.8 km2)6,017 feet (1,834 m)1851$40,677From the Southern Paiute words paragoons and pahoan, meaning "marsh people"
Payson Utah City21,10113.04 sq mi (33.8 km2)4,700 feet (1,400 m)1850$61,098James Pace, an early settler of the area
Perry Box Elder City5,5558.00 sq mi (20.7 km2)4,367 feet (1,331 m)1853$85,517Lorenzo Perry, first LDS Church Bishop of the town
Plain City Weber City7,83311.99 sq mi (31.1 km2)4,242 feet (1,293 m)1859$85,290Originally called City on the Plains
Pleasant Grove Utah City37,7269.18 sq mi (23.8 km2)4,623 feet (1,409 m)1849$66,881The grove of cottonwood trees found in the area
Pleasant View Weber City11,0836.98 sq mi (18.1 km2)5,632 feet (1,717 m)1851$90,802For the beautiful view of the surrounding valley
Plymouth Box Elder Town4270.83 sq mi (2.1 km2)4,488 feet (1,368 m)1869$57,500A large rock in the area resembled Plymouth Rock
Portage Box Elder Town2732.55 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 City8,2165.04 sq mi (13.1 km2)5,627 feet (1,715 m)1879$45,388From the nearby Price River which got its name from a local explorer William Price
Providence Cache City8,2183.90 sq mi (10.1 km2)4,596 feet (1,401 m)1859$73,056Originally Spring Creek, the town was renamed in November 1859 by Ezra T. Benson, who found the place "providential." [37]
Provo* Utah City115,16241.69 sq mi (108.0 km2)4,551 feet (1,387 m)1850$44,314 Étienne Provost, a trapper who visited the area
Randolph* Rich Town4671.29 sq mi (3.3 km2)6,283 feet (1,915 m)1870$55,208Randolph Stewart, an early settler and first LDS Church Bishop of the area
Redmond Sevier Town7620.94 sq mi (2.4 km2)5,105 feet (1,556 m)1875$53,583Red-colored mounds west of town
Richfield* Sevier City8,2015.93 sq mi (15.4 km2)5,354 feet (1,632 m)1863$42,269After a bountiful crop of wheat that was produced in 1865
Richmond Cache City2,9143.46 sq mi (9.0 km2)4,610 feet (1,410 m)1859$52,232Rich fertile soil of the valley [38]
Riverdale Weber City9,3434.63 sq mi (12.0 km2)4,370 feet (1,330 m)1850 [39] $55,428The city's location next to the Weber River
River Heights Cache City2,1440.66 sq mi (1.7 km2)4,580 feet (1,400 m)1882$65,795Located above the Logan River [40]
Riverton Salt Lake City45,28512.58 sq mi (32.6 km2)4,439 feet (1,353 m)1870$92,154The city's location next to the Jordan River
Rockville Washington Town2268.47 sq mi (21.9 km2)3,740 feet (1,140 m)1860$44,750After the rocky soil of the area
Rocky Ridge Juab Town8481.71 sq mi (4.4 km2)4,990 feet (1,520 m)1875$54,667For the many rocks in the area
Roosevelt Duchesne City6,7476.76 sq mi (17.5 km2)5,095 feet (1,553 m)1905$62,408 Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States
Roy Weber City39,3068.14 sq mi (21.1 km2)4,541 feet (1,384 m)1876$66,333Roy C. Peebles was the name of the recently deceased son of area resident David P. Peebles
Rush Valley Tooele Town43118.08 sq mi (46.8 km2)5,043 feet (1,537 m)1856$66,875Nearby Rush Lake
St. George* Washington City95,34278.46 sq mi (203.2 km2)2,860 feet (870 m)1861$36,505 George A. Smith, a LDS Church Apostle
Salem Utah City9,29810.50 sq mi (27.2 km2)4,610 feet (1,410 m)1851$83,833 Salem, Massachusetts [41]
Salina Sevier City2,4415.83 sq mi (15.1 km2)5,161 feet (1,573 m)1863$46,736Nearby salt deposits
Salt Lake City* Salt Lake City199,723110.34 sq mi (285.8 km2)4,226 feet (1,288 m)1847$54,009Nearby Great Salt Lake
Sandy Salt Lake City96,90424.15 sq mi (62.5 km2)4,450 feet (1,360 m)1871$87,012 [lower-alpha 1]
Santa Clara Washington City7,5536.12 sq mi (15.9 km2)2,762 feet (842 m)1854$84,457Town is located on the Santa Clara Creek
Santaquin Utah/Juab City13,72510.44 sq mi (27.0 km2)4,984 feet (1,519 m)1851$69,712The son of Guffich, a local Ute Tribe leader
Saratoga Springs Utah City37,69623.23 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 Town3531.04 sq mi (2.7 km2)5,315 feet (1,620 m)1859$69,375Scipio Kenner, a settler of the area
Scofield Carbon Town260.92 sq mi (2.4 km2)7,739 feet (2,359 m)1879$63,750General Charles W. Scofield, a local mine official
Sigurd Sevier Town4050.98 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 City13,5715.35 sq mi (13.9 km2)4,603 feet (1,403 m)1859$62,596John Glover Smith, the first LDS Bishop of the area
Snowville Box Elder Town1631.55 sq mi (4.0 km2)4,547 feet (1,386 m)1871$57,083 Lorenzo Snow, LDS Church President [42]
South Jordan Salt Lake City77,48722.19 sq mi (57.5 km2)4,439 feet (1,353 m)1859$99,856The nearby Jordan River and its location south of West Jordan
South Ogden Weber City17,4883.90 sq mi (10.1 km2)4,449 feet (1,356 m)1848$63,055Located south of Ogden
South Salt Lake Salt Lake City26,7776.94 sq mi (18.0 km2)4,225 feet (1,288 m)1847$41,457Located south of Salt Lake City
South Weber Davis City7,8674.64 sq mi (12.0 km2)4,551 feet (1,387 m)1851$95,000Located on the south side of the Weber River
Spanish Fork Utah City42,60216.21 sq mi (42.0 km2)4,577 feet (1,395 m)1851$70,780The nearby Spanish Fork (river) where Spanish explorer Silvestre Vélez de Escalante entered the Utah Valley
Spring City Sanpete City9491.41 sq mi (3.7 km2)5,823 feet (1,775 m)1852$53,625The nearby springs
Springdale Washington Town5144.62 sq mi (12.0 km2)3,898 feet (1,188 m)1862$46,458The nearby springs
Springville Utah City35,26814.38 sq mi (37.2 km2)4,577 feet (1,395 m)1850$63,724The nearby springs
Sterling Sanpete Town2740.32 sq mi (0.83 km2)5,574 feet (1,699 m)1873$39,583The "sterling" qualities of its people
Stockton Tooele Town6211.68 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 City5,4751.46 sq mi (3.8 km2)4,511 feet (1,375 m)1935$56,864Located on a ridge with views of the sunset over the Great Salt Lake
Syracuse Davis City32,14110.18 sq mi (26.4 km2)4,285 feet (1,306 m)1878$90,778Named for a local resort on the Great Salt Lake which was named after Syracuse, New York
Tabiona Duchesne Town1430.10 sq mi (0.26 km2)6,516 feet (1,986 m)1860$46,250Originally called Tabby and Tabbyville referring to Ute tribe leader Tava whose nickname was Tabby
Taylorsville Salt Lake City60,44810.85 sq mi (28.1 km2)4,295 feet (1,309 m)1848$59,968 John Taylor, LDS Church President
Tooele* Tooele City35,74224.14 sq mi (62.5 km2)5,043 feet (1,537 m)1851$58,770 Native American Goshute tribe leader Tuilla
Toquerville Washington City1,87022.20 sq mi (57.5 km2)3,389 feet (1,033 m)1858$73,083 Native American Southern Paiute tribe leader Toquer
Torrey Wayne Town2311.66 sq mi (4.3 km2)6,837 feet (2,084 m)1880s$42,000Colonel Torrey, a veteran of the Spanish–American War
Tremonton Box Elder City9,8948.02 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 Town5128.21 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 Town4867.91 sq mi (20.5 km2)6,309 feet (1,923 m)1891$56,458The area had a milder climate than where the settlers originally came from
Uintah Weber City1,4541.24 sq mi (3.2 km2)4,537 feet (1,383 m)1850$72,614Uintah band of the Ute tribe
Vernal* Uintah City10,0794.62 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 Town2568.06 sq mi (20.9 km2)5,515 feet (1,681 m)1862$57,500Joseph Vernon, a local settler that was killed by Native Americans
Vineyard Utah City12,5434.80 sq mi (12.4 km2)4,557 feet (1,389 m)1989$79,543The grape vines that were planted in the area
Virgin Washington Town67012.72 sq mi (32.9 km2)3,606 feet (1,099 m)1857$53,000The nearby Virgin River
Wales Sanpete Town3380.40 sq mi (1.0 km2)5,627 feet (1,715 m)1857 [45] $65,208Local settlers originally came from Wales
Wallsburg Wasatch Town2900.63 sq mi (1.6 km2)5,676 feet (1,730 m)1861 [46] $67,500William Madison Wall, local settler and explorer
Washington Washington City27,99334.79 sq mi (90.1 km2)2,792 feet (851 m)1857$56,697 George Washington, President of the United States
Washington Terrace Weber City9,2672.04 sq mi (5.3 km2)4,610 feet (1,410 m)1878$53,070Combination of location (Washington Blvd) and the Terrace Housing Project of 1942.
Wellington Carbon City1,6055.11 sq mi (13.2 km2)5,413 feet (1,650 m)1878$40,664Wellington Seeley Jr., Judge of the Emery County Court
Wellsville Cache City4,0607.27 sq mi (18.8 km2)4,547 feet (1,386 m)1856$72,388 Daniel H. Wells, LDS Church Apostle
Wendover Tooele City1,1158.93 sq mi (23.1 km2)4,291 feet (1,308 m)1906$26,250 [lower-alpha 1]
West Bountiful Davis City5,9173.31 sq mi (8.6 km2)4,268 feet (1,301 m)1848$88,125Located west of Bountiful
West Haven Weber City16,73910.64 sq mi (27.6 km2)4,272 feet (1,302 m)1854$73,613 [lower-alpha 1]
West Jordan Salt Lake City116,96132.33 sq mi (83.7 km2)4,373 feet (1,333 m)1848$72,083Located on the west side of the Jordan River
West Point Davis City10,9637.11 sq mi (18.4 km2)4,314 feet (1,315 m)1867$81,750Named after West Point, New York, location of the United States Military Academy. [47]
West Valley City Salt Lake City140,23035.83 sq mi (92.8 km2)4,304 feet (1,312 m)1849$59,954Located on the western side of the Salt Lake Valley
White City Salt Lake Metro Township5,5220.87 sq mi (2.3 km2)4,583 feet (1,397 m)1955$49,103M. Kenneth White, the town's founder and developer
Willard Box Elder City1,9785.56 sq mi (14.4 km2)4,350 feet (1,330 m)1851$74,743 Willard Richards, a LDS Church Apostle
Woodland Hills Utah City1,5212.53 sq mi (6.6 km2)5,331 feet (1,625 m)1867$97,500Located at the base of canyon where groves of trees are located
Woodruff Rich Town1690.72 sq mi (1.9 km2)6,339 feet (1,932 m)1865$87,188 Wilford Woodruff, LDS Church President
Woods Cross Davis City11,4103.83 sq mi (9.9 km2)4,377 feet (1,334 m)1865$76,843Daniel C. Wood, an early settler

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 No known source on how the city or town received its name
  2. 1 2 3 Insufficient sample size for reporting

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Andrew Jenson, born Anders Jensen, was a Danish immigrant to the United States who acted as an Assistant Church Historian of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for much of the early-20th century. Jenson also served the church as president of the Scandinavian Mission.

Gunlock is an unincorporated community in western Washington County, Utah, United States, north of Gunlock State Park.

Richard Eyring "Rick" Turley Jr. is an American historian and genealogist. He previously served as both an Assistant Church Historian of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and as managing director of the church's public affairs department.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">William R. Smith (Utah politician)</span> American politician

William Reed Smith was a Utah territorial politician, judge, and a leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah.

Utah is the 30th most populous state in the United States with a population of about 3.3 million, according to projections from the US Census Bureau's 2017 estimates. The state has also been characterized by a tremendous amount of growth in the last decade, with the highest percent increase in population of any state since 2010. Utah has a surface area of 84,899 square miles, though around 80% of its population is concentrated around a metropolitan area in the north-central part of the state known as the Wasatch Front.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abram Hatch</span> American politician

Hatch settled in Lehi, Utah, where he established himself as a merchant and innkeeper. He often traveled east to obtain merchandise and to help other Mormon pioneers come to Utah. He made a total of 11 trips between the Missouri River and Utah Territory before the transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869.

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