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Salt Lake County, Utah

US county information
NameSalt Lake County
StateUtah
SeatSalt Lake City
Largest citySalt Lake City
US Area
Total Area808 sq mi (2092.7 km2)
Land Area737 sq mi (1908.8 km2)
Water Area70 sq mi (181.3 km2)
Population Est.1034989 (2009)
Density541.9/km2 (1404/sq mi)
Named forGreat Salt Lake
Time zoneMountain
Time zoneMountain: UTC-7/-6: -7/-6

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Salt Lake County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of July 1, 2009, the population was estimated at 1,034,989, up from a 2000 Census figure of 898,387 and making it the 38th most populous county in the United States in 2009. It was named for the Great Salt Lake nearby. Its county seat and largest city is Salt Lake City, the state capital and largest city. It occupies a valley, Salt Lake Valley, as well as parts of the surrounding mountains, the Oquirrh Mountains to the west and the Wasatch Range to the east. In addition, the Great Salt Lake is partially within the northwestern section of the county. The county is famous for its ski resorts, which led to Salt Lake City hosting the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Salt Lake County is part of the Salt Lake City Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Salt Lake City - Ogden - Clearfield Combined Statistical Area.

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Weekend storm dumps snow on Wasatch Front mountains - KSL-TV Tweet this news
KSL-TV--Snow also was reported in southern -Utah County-, along the east side of the -Salt Lake- Valley, and in Parley's Canyon. Interstate 80 is closed at the Wyoming ... - Date : Mon, 20 Dec 2010 17:01:38 GMT+00:00
Beehive Credit Union Taken Over by Security Service Federal Credit - Services ... - KCSG Tweet this news
KCSG--Beehive Credit Union has six offices in -Salt Lake County-, one office in -Utah- County and an office at 1227 East 100 South in St. George, -Utah- in Washington ... - Date : Wed, 15 Dec 2010 23:23:49 GMT+00:00
Dog Owners Refuse to Roll Over to Tanner Park Off-Leash Restrictions - Salt Lake City Weekly Tweet this news
Salt Lake City Weekly--“It is generally Forest Service policy throughout the nation to only allow dogs on leash,” Hart says, “but at [-Salt Lake County's-] behest, ... - Date : Wed, 15 Dec 2010 14:08:48 GMT+00:00
Half-brother arrested for Kearns death - ABC 4 Tweet this news
ABC 4--KEARNS, -Utah- (ABC 4 News) - -Salt Lake County- Unified Police officers investigated what they called a "suspicious death" in Kearns Wednesday morning. ... - Date : Wed, 15 Dec 2010 22:28:58 GMT+00:00
Salt Lake County Council won't cap garbage dumping at landfill - Deseret News Tweet this news
Deseret News--Both had written letters of opposition to -Salt Lake County- Council Chairman Joe Hatch, drafter of the resolution. The County Council's committee of the ... - Date : Wed, 15 Dec 2010 06:11:59 GMT+00:00
Salt Lake County, Utah Mulls 'Volume' Dog Breeder Regs - PetProductNews.com Tweet this news
PetProductNews.com---Utah's Salt Lake County- Council has introduced an ordinance that seeks to regulate “volume dog breeders.” The council is scheduled to vote on whether to ... - Date : Fri, 10 Dec 2010 20:23:35 GMT+00:00
Salt Lake County Council backs Utah Compact - Deseret News Tweet this news
Deseret News--The -Salt Lake County- Council voted 7-2 to support the -Utah- Compact, a statement of principles intended to address with moderation and civility "the complex ... - Date : Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:37:04 GMT+00:00
Overstock.com Announces New Utah County Software Development Center - PR Newswire (press release) Tweet this news
PR Newswire (press release)--Overstock.com also has three -Salt Lake- area facilities and currently employs over 1500 people in -Utah-. This month, Forbes Magazine named Overstock.com as ... - Date : Thu, 09 Dec 2010 21:16:33 GMT+00:00
Death row inmate takes wedding vows in handcuffs - Deseret News Tweet this news
Deseret News---Salt Lake County- Jail inmate Curtis Allgier, also known for his white-supremacist views, planned a wedding earlier this year � on Adolf Hitler's birthday ... - Date : Fri, 10 Dec 2010 07:46:47 GMT+00:00
Pipeline closure may affect gas prices, not traffic - Davis County Clipper Tweet this news
Davis County Clipper--by Melinda Williams DAVIS -COUNTY- � With the Chevron pipeline shut down indefinitely because of the oil spill in -Salt Lake- City's Red Butte area, ... - Date : Sun, 12 Dec 2010 00:28:36 GMT+00:00

County council : Politics
Public High Schools in Salt Lake County
Alta High School Canyons Sandy
Bingham High School Jordan South Jordan
Brighton High School Canyons Cottonwood Heights
Copper Hills High School Jordan West Jordan
Cottonwood High School Granite Murray
Cyprus High School Granite Magna
East High School Salt Lake City Salt Lake City
Granger High School Granite West Valley City
Highland High School Salt Lake City Salt Lake City
Hillcrest High School Canyons Midvale
Hunter High School Granite West Valley City
Jordan High School Canyons Sandy
Kearns High School Granite Kearns
Murray High School Murray Murray
Olympus High School Granite Holladay
Riverton High School Jordan Riverton
Skyline High School Granite Millcreek
Taylorsville High School Granite Taylorsville
West High School Salt Lake City Salt Lake City
West Jordan High School Jordan West Jordan

Municipalities and communities of Salt Lake County, Utah

County seat: Salt Lake City
CitiesBluffdale * Cottonwood Heights * Draper * Herriman * Holladay * Midvale * Murray * Riverton * Salt Lake City * Sandy * South Jordan * South Salt Lake * Taylorsville * West Jordan * West Valley City
TownAlta
CDPsCanyon Rim * East Millcreek * Granite * Millcreek * Mount Olympus * White City
TownshipsCopperton * Emigration Canyon * Kearns * Magna * Millcreek
Unincorporated
community		Snowbird
Ghost townsBingham Canyon * Lark



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