List of municipalities 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]

Map of the United States with Utah highlighted
View of a city with snow-capped mountains in the background
Salt Lake City is the capital and largest city in Utah.

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.

List

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

Name[1]
County
Type
Population
(2020)[1]
Area (2020)[9]
Elevation[10]
Year
settled[11]
Median household
income (2017)[12]
Etymology[11]
AlpineUtahCity10,2517.96 sq mi (20.6 km2)4,951 feet (1,509 m)1850$112,727Adjacent high mountains of the Wasatch Mountains and Traverse Mountains
AltaSalt LakeTown2284.56 sq mi (11.8 km2)8,560 feet (2,610 m)1866$63,750Spanish word for "high" due to Alta's elevation
AltamontDuchesneTown2390.21 sq mi (0.54 km2)6,388 feet (1,947 m)1953$73,125Composite name of nearby peaks Altonah and Mt. Emmons
AltonKaneTown1182.29 sq mi (5.9 km2)7,041 feet (2,146 m)1865$46,250Altafjord in Norway
AmalgaCacheTown4823.49 sq mi (9.0 km2)4,439 feet (1,353 m)1860$56,875Amalgamated Sugar Company
American ForkUtahCity33,33711.20 sq mi (29.0 km2)4,606 feet (1,404 m)1850$70,926American Fork (river), a tributary of Utah Lake
AnnabellaSevierTown8360.65 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
AntimonyGarfieldTown1189.82 sq mi (25.4 km2)6,453 feet (1,967 m)1873$42,023The metal antimony that was mined in the area
Apple ValleyWashingtonTown85539.74 sq mi (102.9 km2)4,941 feet (1,506 m)2004$66,768[a]
AuroraSevierCity9840.92 sq mi (2.4 km2)5,200 feet (1,600 m)1875$59,792Aurora, the Roman goddess of dawn
BallardUintahTown1,13113.98 sq mi (36.2 km2)5,049 feet (1,539 m)1905$66,250Melvin J. Ballard, a LDS Church Apostle
Bear River CityBox ElderCity8771.80 sq mi (4.7 km2)4,258 feet (1,298 m)1866$62,917Bear River, a 350-mile (560 km) river and largest tributary of the Great Salt Lake
Beaver*BeaverCity3,5926.68 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
BicknellWayneTown3230.57 sq mi (1.5 km2)7,123 feet (2,171 m)1879$50,000Thomas W. Bicknell, who donated 500 books to the library
Big WaterKaneTown4495.99 sq mi (15.5 km2)4,108 feet (1,252 m)1958[13]$38,879[a]
BlandingSan JuanCity3,39413.18 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
BluffSan JuanTown24036.47 sq mi (94.5 km2)4,324 feet (1,318 m)1880The bluffs along the San Juan River
BluffdaleSalt Lake/UtahCity17,01411.14 sq mi (28.9 km2)4,436 feet (1,352 m)1886$105,391The bluffs along the Jordan River
BoulderGarfieldTown22720.93 sq mi (54.2 km2)6,703 feet (2,043 m)1889$41,000Boulder Mountain, a 11,317-foot (3,449 m) mountain located in the Dixie National Forest
BountifulDavisCity45,76213.19 sq mi (34.2 km2)4,797 feet (1,462 m)1847$69,611The Book of Mormon city of Bountiful
Brian HeadIronTown1513.65 sq mi (9.5 km2)9,800 feet (3,000 m)1975[b]William Jennings Bryan, national politician and former candidate for President of the United States
Brigham City*Box ElderCity19,65024.58 sq mi (63.7 km2)4,436 feet (1,352 m)1850$49,760Brigham Young, LDS Church President and first territorial Governor of Utah
BrightonSalt LakeTown43215.77 sq mi (40.8 km2)1871Brighton, England
Bryce Canyon CityGarfieldTown3363.35 sq mi (8.7 km2)7,664 feet (2,336 m)1875$40,500Local homesteader Ebenezer Bryce
CannonvilleGarfieldTown1862.57 sq mi (6.7 km2)5,886 feet (1,794 m)1874$72,500George Q. Cannon, a LDS Church Apostle
Castle Dale*EmeryCity1,4922.23 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 ValleyGrandTown3479.28 sq mi (24.0 km2)4,685 feet (1,428 m)1974[15]$43,906Located in the Castle Valley
Cedar CityIronCity35,23535.86 sq mi (92.9 km2)5,846 feet (1,782 m)1851$42,216Large number of juniper trees, known as "cedars"
Cedar FortUtahTown42721.38 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 HillsUtahCity10,0192.73 sq mi (7.1 km2)4,957 feet (1,511 m)1977$97,039Local juniper-covered hills
CenterfieldSanpeteCity1,3411.91 sq mi (4.9 km2)5,098 feet (1,554 m)1869$51,950Center of the Gunnison Valley
CentervilleDavisCity16,8845.96 sq mi (15.4 km2)4,377 feet (1,334 m)1848[16]$84,436Center between Farmington and Bountiful[16]
Central ValleySevierTown6472.11 sq mi (5.5 km2)5,305 feet (1,617 m)1873$56,250[a]
CharlestonWasatchTown4362.86 sq mi (7.4 km2)5,440 feet (1,660 m)1852$69,875Charles Shelton, who surveyed the town
CirclevillePiuteTown55011.04 sq mi (28.6 km2)6,066 feet (1,849 m)1864$54,688Located in the Circle Valley
ClarkstonCacheTown7490.93 sq mi (2.4 km2)4,879 feet (1,487 m)1864$61,932Justus Clark, an original settler.
ClawsonEmeryTown1621.01 sq mi (2.6 km2)5,942 feet (1,811 m)1897$54,375Rudger Clawson, a LDS Church Apostle
ClearfieldDavisCity31,9097.71 sq mi (20.0 km2)4,465 feet (1,361 m)1877$52,034The open surroundings of the area
ClevelandEmeryTown4970.87 sq mi (2.3 km2)5,722 feet (1,744 m)1885$71,105Grover Cleveland, President of the United States
ClintonDavisCity23,3865.93 sq mi (15.4 km2)4,393 feet (1,339 m)1936$76,378[a]
Coalville*SummitCity1,4866.23 sq mi (16.1 km2)5,577 feet (1,700 m)1858$64,688Many of the miners came from Coalville, England
CoppertonSalt LakeMetro Township8290.31 sq mi (0.80 km2)1926$62,656Company town for the Utah Copper Company
CorinneBox ElderTown8093.78 sq mi (9.8 km2)4,226 feet (1,288 m)1869$51,700Corinne, the first child born in the area
CornishCacheTown2745.39 sq mi (14.0 km2)4,485 feet (1,367 m)1937$49,500William D. Cornish, vice-president of the Union Pacific Railroad
Cottonwood HeightsSalt LakeCity33,6179.23 sq mi (23.9 km2)4,823 feet (1,470 m)1848$86,207Cottonwood trees found in the area
DanielWasatchTown9163.29 sq mi (8.5 km2)5,715 feet (1,742 m)1874$77,500Aaron Daniels, one of the first settlers
DeltaMillardCity3,6228.60 sq mi (22.3 km2)4,639 feet (1,414 m)1906$65,040The river delta of the Sevier River
DeweyvilleBox ElderTown4176.38 sq mi (16.5 km2)4,437 feet (1,352 m)1864$66,719John C. Dewey, an early settler to the area
DraperSalt Lake/ UtahCity51,01729.95 sq mi (77.6 km2)4,505 feet (1,373 m)1849$110,270William Draper, the town's first LDS Church Bishop
Duchesne*DuchesneCity1,5882.80 sq mi (7.3 km2)5,518 feet (1,682 m)1904$49,318Nearby Fort Duchesne
Dutch JohnDaggettTown1415.90 sq mi (15.3 km2)6,430 feet (1,960 m)1957[b][a]
Eagle MountainUtahCity43,62350.43 sq mi (130.6 km2)4,882 feet (1,488 m)1996$74,885Eagle Mountain Properties, the development company of the city
East CarbonCarbonCity1,55611.29 sq mi (29.2 km2)4,987 feet (1,520 m)1922$29,000Coal deposits found in the area
Elk RidgeUtahCity4,6872.82 sq mi (7.3 km2)5,354 feet (1,632 m)1976$82,500[a]
ElmoEmeryTown4050.71 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
ElsinoreSevierTown8021.34 sq mi (3.5 km2)5,351 feet (1,631 m)1874$51,667Elsinore, Denmark
ElwoodBox ElderTown1,1738.06 sq mi (20.9 km2)4,298 feet (1,310 m)1879$81,161Postal Service named the town
EmeryEmeryTown3071.23 sq mi (3.2 km2)6,253 feet (1,906 m)1881[18]$41,875George W. Emery, territorial Governor of Utah
Emigration CanyonSalt LakeMetro Township1,46618.22 sq mi (47.2 km2)1846
EnochIronCity7,3747.84 sq mi (20.3 km2)5,545 feet (1,690 m)1851$53,569Enoch, a biblical figure in the Old Testament
EnterpriseWashingtonCity2,0278.74 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
EphraimSanpeteCity5,6114.45 sq mi (11.5 km2)5,541 feet (1,689 m)1854$39,626Tribe of Ephraim, one of the twelve Tribes of Israel.
ErdaTooeleCity3,67322.5 sq mi
EscalanteGarfieldCity7863.30 sq mi (8.5 km2)5,820 feet (1,770 m)1876$64,250Silvestre Vélez de Escalante, a Franciscan missionary who explored the area in 1776
EurekaJuabCity6621.48 sq mi (3.8 km2)6,430 feet (1,960 m)1869$45,625Eureka is the ancient Greek name for "I have found it", relating to the gold mines found in the area
FairfieldUtahTown16026.09 sq mi (67.6 km2)4,877 feet (1,487 m)1855$85,208Amos Fielding, an early settler of the area
FairviewSanpeteCity1,2031.26 sq mi (3.3 km2)6,948 feet (2,118 m)1859$59,583The attractive surroundings of the area
Farmington*DavisCity24,5319.95 sq mi (25.8 km2)4,304 feet (1,312 m)1847$97,168The farms found in the area
Farr WestWeberCity7,6915.92 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.
FayetteSanpeteTown2450.40 sq mi (1.0 km2)5,052 feet (1,540 m)1861$76,563Fayette, New York, where the LDS Church was organized
FerronEmeryCity1,4742.33 sq mi (6.0 km2)5,971 feet (1,820 m)1877[19]$51,131A. D. Ferron, surveyor of the area
FieldingBox ElderTown5460.51 sq mi (1.3 km2)4,373 feet (1,333 m)1892$51,053Mother of LDS Church President Joseph Fielding Smith
Fillmore*MillardCity2,5926.97 sq mi (18.1 km2)5,135 feet (1,565 m)1851$54,901Millard Fillmore, President of the United States
Fountain GreenSanpeteCity1,1971.25 sq mi (3.2 km2)5,899 feet (1,798 m)1850$51,875Lush meadows surrounding the area's springs
FrancisSummitTown1,5642.98 sq mi (7.7 km2)6,562 feet (2,000 m)1869$75,982Francis M. Lyman, a LDS Church Apostle
Fruit HeightsDavisCity6,1012.29 sq mi (5.9 km2)4,698 feet (1,432 m)1850[20]$104,984Fruit orchards located above the valley floor
Garden CityRichTown6028.78 sq mi (22.7 km2)5,968 feet (1,819 m)1877[21]$45,547Site was considered the garden spot of the valley
GarlandBox ElderCity2,5891.81 sq mi (4.7 km2)4,340 feet (1,320 m)1890$56,979William Garland, led the construction of a canal in the area
GenolaUtahTown1,54813.76 sq mi (35.6 km2)4,600 feet (1,400 m)1935$68,438[a]
GlendaleKaneTown3127.00 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]
GlenwoodSevierTown4740.52 sq mi (1.3 km2)5,272 feet (1,607 m)1863$71,711Robert Wilson Glenn, an early settler of the area
GoshenUtahTown9780.83 sq mi (2.1 km2)4,551 feet (1,387 m)1857$56,705Goshen, Connecticut, birthplace of Phineas W. Cooke, the first LDS Bishop of the area
GrantsvilleTooeleCity12,61737.47 sq mi (97.0 km2)4,304 feet (1,312 m)1850$66,726Colonel George D. Grant of the Nauvoo Legion
Green RiverEmeryCity84727.14 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
GunnisonSanpeteCity3,5094.79 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
HanksvilleWayneTown1581.69 sq mi (4.4 km2)4,291 feet (1,308 m)1882$32,917Ebenezer Hanks, original settler of the area
HarrisvilleWeberCity7,0362.98 sq mi (7.7 km2)4,291 feet (1,308 m)1850$70,849Marin H. Harris, a settler of the area
HatchGarfieldTown1321.82 sq mi (4.7 km2)6,919 feet (2,109 m)1872[23]$44,750Meltiar Harch Sr., a settler of the area
Heber City*WasatchCity16,8568.99 sq mi (23.3 km2)5,604 feet (1,708 m)1858$67,265Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle of the LDS Church
HelperCarbonCity2,1121.81 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
HeneferSummitTown8382.48 sq mi (6.4 km2)5,335 feet (1,626 m)1859$72,981Brothers James and Richard Henefer, original settlers of the area
HenrievilleGarfieldTown2211.35 sq mi (3.5 km2)5,997 feet (1,828 m)1878$59,107James Henrie, first stake president of the local LDS stake
HerrimanSalt LakeCity55,14421.63 sq mi (56.0 km2)5,000 feet (1,500 m)1849$94,837Henry Harriman, a prominent resident of the area
HideoutWasatchTown9223.48 sq mi (9.0 km2)6,588 feet (2,008 m)2005$43,839Hideout Canyon
HighlandUtahCity19,3488.70 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
HildaleWashingtonCity1,1275.60 sq mi (14.5 km2)5,409 feet (1,649 m)1962$40,938[a]
HinckleyMillardTown6144.99 sq mi (12.9 km2)4,603 feet (1,403 m)1891$51,964Ira Hinckley, LDS Church stake president of the local LDS stake
HoldenMillardTown4380.54 sq mi (1.4 km2)5,102 feet (1,555 m)1855$42,361Elijah E. Holden, an early settler of the area
HolladaySalt LakeCity31,9658.50 sq mi (22.0 km2)4,464 feet (1,361 m)1848$81,409John Holladay, an early settler of the area
HoneyvilleBox ElderCity1,60611.74 sq mi (30.4 km2)4,298 feet (1,310 m)1861$78,333Profession of the local LDS Bishop
HooperWeberCity9,08726.10 sq mi (67.6 km2)4,242 feet (1,293 m)1854$96,620William H. Hooper, Utah territorial delegate to the United States House of Representatives
HowellBox ElderTown24035.28 sq mi (91.4 km2)4,560 feet (1,390 m)1910$42,321Joseph Howell, president of the surveying company that laid out the area and Representative of the United States House of Representatives from Utah
HuntingtonEmeryCity1,9142.26 sq mi (5.9 km2)5,787 feet (1,764 m)1877[25]$52,473William Huntington, an early explorer of the area
HuntsvilleWeberTown5730.83 sq mi (2.1 km2)4,928 feet (1,502 m)1860[26]$68,295Jefferson Hunt, an early settler of the area
HurricaneWashingtonCity20,03652.76 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 ParkCacheCity5,2344.41 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
HyrumCacheCity9,3626.19 sq mi (16.0 km2)4,698 feet (1,432 m)1860$59,453Hyrum Smith, brother to Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement.
IndependenceWasatchTown12130.55 sq mi (79.1 km2)7,073 feet (2,156 m)2008$123,542[a]
InterlakenWasatchTown1790.22 sq mi (0.57 km2)5,919 feet (1,804 m)2015$66,250[a]
IvinsWashingtonCity8,9789.44 sq mi (24.4 km2)3,081 feet (939 m)1922[28]$57,686Anthony W. Ivins, a LDS Church Apostle
JosephSevierTown2880.87 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*PiuteTown21213.19 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
KamasSummitCity2,0923.69 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*KaneCity4,68314.44 sq mi (37.4 km2)4,970 feet (1,510 m)1864$55,360Southern Paiute word for willow, referring to the willows growing along the area's creeks
KanarravilleIronTown4420.45 sq mi (1.2 km2)5,541 feet (1,689 m)1861$51,500Chief Canarrah, local leader of the Southern Paiute tribe
KanoshMillardTown5080.77 sq mi (2.0 km2)5,020 feet (1,530 m)1854$49,271Kanosh, the name of the local Native American Pahvant Ute leader
KaysvilleDavisCity32,94510.50 sq mi (27.2 km2)4,357 feet (1,328 m)1849$91,334William Kay, the area's first LDS Church Bishop
KearnsSalt LakeMetro Township36,7234.63 sq mi (12.0 km2)4,528 feet (1,380 m)1942$59,543Thomas Kearns, United States Senator from Utah
KingstonPiuteTown1355.40 sq mi (14.0 km2)6,017 feet (1,834 m)1876$41,250Thomas R. King, the area's first settler
KoosharemSevierTown2440.83 sq mi (2.1 km2)6,919 feet (2,109 m)1877$41,875Southern Paiute word for an edible tuber that grows in the area
La VerkinWashingtonCity4,35412.78 sq mi (33.1 km2)3,192 feet (973 m)1897$50,075Derived from the Spanish La Virgen, referring to the local Virgin River
LaketownRichTown2992.52 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 PointTooeleCity2,5994.6 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]

LaytonDavisCity81,77322.50 sq mi (58.3 km2)4,350 feet (1,330 m)1920$71,883Christopher Layton, an early LDS Bishop
LeamingtonMillardTown2561.53 sq mi (4.0 km2)4,731 feet (1,442 m)1871$62,083Leamington Hastings, a town in England
LeedsWashingtonTown8646.30 sq mi (16.3 km2)3,481 feet (1,061 m)1867$44,330Leeds, a town in England where many of the early settlers were from
LehiUtahCity75,90728.11 sq mi (72.8 km2)4,564 feet (1,391 m)1850$85,794Lehi, a prophet from the Book of Mormon
LevanJuabTown8620.81 sq mi (2.1 km2)5,315 feet (1,620 m)1868$41,563[a]
LewistonCacheCity1,93925.84 sq mi (66.9 km2)4,508 feet (1,374 m)1870$53,060William H. Lewis, a local LDS Bishop
LindonUtahCity11,3978.35 sq mi (21.6 km2)4,642 feet (1,415 m)1850$81,789Linden, a tree that grew in the center of town
Loa*WayneTown5160.95 sq mi (2.5 km2)7,064 feet (2,153 m)1878$38,542Mauna Loa, a volcano in Hawaii, an early settler had served his LDS mission in Hawaii
Logan*CacheCity52,77817.85 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
LymanWayneTown1961.81 sq mi (4.7 km2)7,182 feet (2,189 m)1893$53,750Francis M. Lyman, a LDS Church Apostle
LynndylMillardTown1113.12 sq mi (8.1 km2)4,787 feet (1,459 m)1907$50,000[a]
MagnaSalt LakeMetro 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*DaggettTown3081.04 sq mi (2.7 km2)6,348 feet (1,935 m)1868[b]Commemorate the Spanish–American War victory over the Spanish fleet in the Philippines at Manila
Manti*SanpeteCity3,4293.16 sq mi (8.2 km2)5,610 feet (1,710 m)1849$49,188A city from the Book of Mormon
MantuaBox ElderTown1,0904.91 sq mi (12.7 km2)5,200 feet (1,600 m)1863$74,107LDS Church President Lorenzo Snow named it for his birthplace in Mantua, Ohio
MapletonUtahCity11,36513.35 sq mi (34.6 km2)4,731 feet (1,442 m)1856$100,929For the groves of maple trees found in the area
Marriott-SlatervilleWeberCity2,1357.21 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
MarysvalePiuteTown35617.98 sq mi (46.6 km2)5,863 feet (1,787 m)1863$35,795[a]
MayfieldSanpeteTown5560.90 sq mi (2.3 km2)5,538 feet (1,688 m)1871$55,781The wild flowers that appeared in the spring
MeadowMillardTown3200.51 sq mi (1.3 km2)4,839 feet (1,475 m)1857$54,792The adjacent Meadow Creek
MendonCacheCity1,3391.43 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
MidvaleSalt LakeCity36,0285.91 sq mi (15.3 km2)4,383 feet (1,336 m)1909$54,464Located in the middle of the Salt Lake Valley
MidwayWasatchCity6,0035.55 sq mi (14.4 km2)5,584 feet (1,702 m)1859$78,576A fort was built midway between two settlements
MilfordBeaverCity1,4312.14 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"
MillcreekSalt LakeCity63,38012.77 sq mi (33.1 km2)4,285 feet (1,306 m)1848$61,888Mill Creek, site of Utah's first flour mill
MillvilleCacheCity2,3262.51 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
MinersvilleBeaverTown8072.18 sq mi (5.6 km2)5,282 feet (1,610 m)1859$52,434In honor of the miners who worked in the area
Moab*GrandCity5,3664.80 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
MonaJuabCity1,7502.65 sq mi (6.9 km2)4,970 feet (1,510 m)1852$74,554[a]
MonroeSevierCity2,5153.57 sq mi (9.2 km2)5,394 feet (1,644 m)1863$61,146James Monroe, President of the United States
Monticello*San JuanCity1,8243.66 sq mi (9.5 km2)7,070 feet (2,150 m)1879$56,833Monticello in Virginia, the home of Thomas Jefferson, President of the United States[33]
Morgan*MorganCity4,0712.97 sq mi (7.7 km2)5,069 feet (1,545 m)1860$76,625Jedediah Morgan Grant, father to LDS Church President Heber J. Grant
MoroniSanpeteCity1,5441.07 sq mi (2.8 km2)5,531 feet (1,686 m)1859$54,000Moroni, a prophet from the Book of Mormon
Mount PleasantSanpeteCity3,6552.93 sq mi (7.6 km2)5,925 feet (1,806 m)1852$52,844Pleasant view of the surrounding mountains
MurraySalt LakeCity50,63712.32 sq mi (31.9 km2)4,301 feet (1,311 m)1848$57,662Eli Houston Murray, territorial Governor of Utah
MytonDuchesneCity5611.01 sq mi (2.6 km2)5,085 feet (1,550 m)1905[34]$41,875Major H. P. Myton of the U.S. Army
NaplesUintahCity2,2806.60 sq mi (17.1 km2)5,230 feet (1,590 m)1878$71,750Naples, Italy
Nephi*JuabCity6,4434.75 sq mi (12.3 km2)5,128 feet (1,563 m)1851$56,866Nephi, a prophet from the Book of Mormon
New HarmonyWashingtonTown2360.61 sq mi (1.6 km2)5,305 feet (1,617 m)1862$41,839Harmony, Pennsylvania, where Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon
NewtonCacheTown7890.86 sq mi (2.2 km2)4,534 feet (1,382 m)1869$60,924Originally called New Town, but the name was shortened
NibleyCacheCity7,3284.39 sq mi (11.4 km2)4,554 feet (1,388 m)1855[35]$80,125Charles W. Nibley, a local leader of the LDS Church
North LoganCacheCity10,9867.13 sq mi (18.5 km2)4,692 feet (1,430 m)1884$70,139Located north of Logan
North OgdenWeberCity20,9167.51 sq mi (19.5 km2)4,501 feet (1,372 m)1850$78,926Located north of Ogden
North Salt LakeDavisCity21,9078.47 sq mi (21.9 km2)4,334 feet (1,321 m)1946$77,011Located north of Salt Lake City
Oak CityMillardTown5950.94 sq mi (2.4 km2)5,112 feet (1,558 m)1868$73,750Sits adjacent to Oak Creek
OakleySummitCity1,5887.08 sq mi (18.3 km2)6,434 feet (1,961 m)1868$69,740The scrub oak species gambel oak found in the area
Ogden*WeberCity87,32127.55 sq mi (71.4 km2)4,300 feet (1,300 m)1847$43,361Peter Skene Ogden, a trapper for the Hudson's Bay Company
OrangevilleEmeryCity1,2241.43 sq mi (3.7 km2)5,778 feet (1,761 m)1878$55,714Orange Seely, a settler in the area
OrdervilleKaneTown5988.72 sq mi (22.6 km2)5,449 feet (1,661 m)1875$46,705The United Order, a collectivist movement of the LDS Church
OremUtahCity98,12918.61 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*GarfieldCity1,7253.08 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"
ParadiseCacheTown9711.45 sq mi (3.8 km2)4,902 feet (1,494 m)1860$65,972For the beautiful scenery
ParagonahIronTown5360.67 sq mi (1.7 km2)5,879 feet (1,792 m)1851$55,417Southern Paiute name for the nearby Little Salt Lake that means "marshland"
Park CitySummit/WasatchCity8,39620.42 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*IronCity2,9966.89 sq mi (17.8 km2)6,017 feet (1,834 m)1851$40,677From the Southern Paiute words paragoons and pahoan, meaning "marsh people"
PaysonUtahCity21,10113.04 sq mi (33.8 km2)4,700 feet (1,400 m)1850$61,098James Pace, an early settler of the area
PerryBox ElderCity5,5558.00 sq mi (20.7 km2)4,367 feet (1,331 m)1853$85,517Lorenzo Perry, first LDS Church Bishop of the town
Plain CityWeberCity7,83311.99 sq mi (31.1 km2)4,242 feet (1,293 m)1859$85,290Originally called City on the Plains
Pleasant GroveUtahCity37,7269.18 sq mi (23.8 km2)4,623 feet (1,409 m)1849$66,881The grove of cottonwood trees found in the area
Pleasant ViewWeberCity11,0836.98 sq mi (18.1 km2)5,632 feet (1,717 m)1851$90,802For the beautiful view of the surrounding valley
PlymouthBox ElderTown4270.83 sq mi (2.1 km2)4,488 feet (1,368 m)1869$57,500A large rock in the area resembled Plymouth Rock
PortageBox ElderTown2732.55 sq mi (6.6 km2)4,367 feet (1,331 m)1867$46,563Portage County, Ohio, the birthplace of LDS Church President Lorenzo Snow[36]
Price*CarbonCity8,2165.04 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
ProvidenceCacheCity8,2183.90 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*UtahCity115,16241.69 sq mi (108.0 km2)4,551 feet (1,387 m)1850$44,314Étienne Provost, a trapper who visited the area
Randolph*RichTown4671.29 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
RedmondSevierTown7620.94 sq mi (2.4 km2)5,105 feet (1,556 m)1875$53,583Red-colored mounds west of town
Richfield*SevierCity8,2015.93 sq mi (15.4 km2)5,354 feet (1,632 m)1863$42,269After a bountiful crop of wheat that was produced in 1865
RichmondCacheCity2,9143.46 sq mi (9.0 km2)4,610 feet (1,410 m)1859$52,232Rich fertile soil of the valley[38]
RiverdaleWeberCity9,3434.63 sq mi (12.0 km2)4,370 feet (1,330 m)1850[39]$55,428The city's location next to the Weber River
River HeightsCacheCity2,1440.66 sq mi (1.7 km2)4,580 feet (1,400 m)1882$65,795Located above the Logan River[40]
RivertonSalt LakeCity45,28512.58 sq mi (32.6 km2)4,439 feet (1,353 m)1870$92,154The city's location next to the Jordan River
RockvilleWashingtonTown2268.47 sq mi (21.9 km2)3,740 feet (1,140 m)1860$44,750After the rocky soil of the area
Rocky RidgeJuabTown8481.71 sq mi (4.4 km2)4,990 feet (1,520 m)1875$54,667For the many rocks in the area
RooseveltDuchesneCity6,7476.76 sq mi (17.5 km2)5,095 feet (1,553 m)1905$62,408Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States
RoyWeberCity39,3068.14 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 ValleyTooeleTown43118.08 sq mi (46.8 km2)5,043 feet (1,537 m)1856$66,875Nearby Rush Lake
St. George*WashingtonCity95,34278.46 sq mi (203.2 km2)2,860 feet (870 m)1861$36,505George A. Smith, a LDS Church Apostle
SalemUtahCity9,29810.50 sq mi (27.2 km2)4,610 feet (1,410 m)1851$83,833Salem, Massachusetts[41]
SalinaSevierCity2,4415.83 sq mi (15.1 km2)5,161 feet (1,573 m)1863$46,736Nearby salt deposits
Salt Lake City*Salt LakeCity199,723110.34 sq mi (285.8 km2)4,226 feet (1,288 m)1847$54,009Nearby Great Salt Lake
SandySalt LakeCity96,90424.15 sq mi (62.5 km2)4,450 feet (1,360 m)1871$87,012[a]
Santa ClaraWashingtonCity7,5536.12 sq mi (15.9 km2)2,762 feet (842 m)1854$84,457Town is located on the Santa Clara Creek
SantaquinUtah/JuabCity13,72510.44 sq mi (27.0 km2)4,984 feet (1,519 m)1851$69,712The son of Guffich, a local Ute Tribe leader
Saratoga SpringsUtahCity37,69623.23 sq mi (60.2 km2)4,505 feet (1,373 m)1997$88,804Saratoga Springs, New York, and the local hot springs
ScipioMillardTown3531.04 sq mi (2.7 km2)5,315 feet (1,620 m)1859$69,375Scipio Kenner, a settler of the area
ScofieldCarbonTown260.92 sq mi (2.4 km2)7,739 feet (2,359 m)1879$63,750General Charles W. Scofield, a local mine official
SigurdSevierTown4050.98 sq mi (2.5 km2)5,226 feet (1,593 m)1874$57,159Sigurd, The Danish residents named the town after the Norse mythological hero
SmithfieldCacheCity13,5715.35 sq mi (13.9 km2)4,603 feet (1,403 m)1859$62,596John Glover Smith, the first LDS Bishop of the area
SnowvilleBox ElderTown1631.55 sq mi (4.0 km2)4,547 feet (1,386 m)1871$57,083Lorenzo Snow, LDS Church President[42]
South JordanSalt LakeCity77,48722.19 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 OgdenWeberCity17,4883.90 sq mi (10.1 km2)4,449 feet (1,356 m)1848$63,055Located south of Ogden
South Salt LakeSalt LakeCity26,7776.94 sq mi (18.0 km2)4,225 feet (1,288 m)1847$41,457Located south of Salt Lake City
South WeberDavisCity7,8674.64 sq mi (12.0 km2)4,551 feet (1,387 m)1851$95,000Located on the south side of the Weber River
Spanish ForkUtahCity42,60216.21 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 CitySanpeteCity9491.41 sq mi (3.7 km2)5,823 feet (1,775 m)1852$53,625The nearby springs
SpringdaleWashingtonTown5144.62 sq mi (12.0 km2)3,898 feet (1,188 m)1862$46,458The nearby springs
SpringvilleUtahCity35,26814.38 sq mi (37.2 km2)4,577 feet (1,395 m)1850$63,724The nearby springs
SterlingSanpeteTown2740.32 sq mi (0.83 km2)5,574 feet (1,699 m)1873$39,583The "sterling" qualities of its people
StocktonTooeleTown6211.68 sq mi (4.4 km2)5,118 feet (1,560 m)1863$67,833Stockton, California where many of the soldiers who settled the area were from
SunsetDavisCity5,4751.46 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
SyracuseDavisCity32,14110.18 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
TabionaDuchesneTown1430.10 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
TaylorsvilleSalt LakeCity60,44810.85 sq mi (28.1 km2)4,295 feet (1,309 m)1848$59,968John Taylor, LDS Church President
Tooele*TooeleCity35,74224.14 sq mi (62.5 km2)5,043 feet (1,537 m)1851$58,770Native American Goshute tribe leader Tuilla
ToquervilleWashingtonCity1,87022.20 sq mi (57.5 km2)3,389 feet (1,033 m)1858$73,083Native American Southern Paiute tribe leader Toquer
TorreyWayneTown2311.66 sq mi (4.3 km2)6,837 feet (2,084 m)1880s$42,000Colonel Torrey, a veteran of the Spanish–American War
TremontonBox ElderCity9,8948.02 sq mi (20.8 km2)4,325 feet (1,318 m)1888$51,354Tremont, Illinois, where a group of settlers came from[43]
TrentonCacheTown5128.21 sq mi (21.3 km2)4,462 feet (1,360 m)1870$50,208Trenton, New Jersey, hometown of the area's first LDS Bishop
TropicGarfieldTown4867.91 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
UintahWeberCity1,4541.24 sq mi (3.2 km2)4,537 feet (1,383 m)1850$72,614Uintah band of the Ute tribe
Vernal*UintahCity10,0794.62 sq mi (12.0 km2)5,328 feet (1,624 m)1876$47,150Latin word vernalis for spring, for the many springs in the area[44]
VernonTooeleTown2568.06 sq mi (20.9 km2)5,515 feet (1,681 m)1862$57,500Joseph Vernon, a local settler that was killed by Native Americans
VineyardUtahCity12,5434.80 sq mi (12.4 km2)4,557 feet (1,389 m)1989$79,543The grape vines that were planted in the area
VirginWashingtonTown67012.72 sq mi (32.9 km2)3,606 feet (1,099 m)1857$53,000The nearby Virgin River
WalesSanpeteTown3380.40 sq mi (1.0 km2)5,627 feet (1,715 m)1857[45]$65,208Local settlers originally came from Wales
WallsburgWasatchTown2900.63 sq mi (1.6 km2)5,676 feet (1,730 m)1861[46]$67,500William Madison Wall, local settler and explorer
WashingtonWashingtonCity27,99334.79 sq mi (90.1 km2)2,792 feet (851 m)1857$56,697George Washington, President of the United States
Washington TerraceWeberCity9,2672.04 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.
WellingtonCarbonCity1,6055.11 sq mi (13.2 km2)5,413 feet (1,650 m)1878$40,664Wellington Seeley Jr., Judge of the Emery County Court
WellsvilleCacheCity4,0607.27 sq mi (18.8 km2)4,547 feet (1,386 m)1856$72,388Daniel H. Wells, LDS Church Apostle
WendoverTooeleCity1,1158.93 sq mi (23.1 km2)4,291 feet (1,308 m)1906$26,250[a]
West BountifulDavisCity5,9173.31 sq mi (8.6 km2)4,268 feet (1,301 m)1848$88,125Located west of Bountiful
West HavenWeberCity16,73910.64 sq mi (27.6 km2)4,272 feet (1,302 m)1854$73,613[a]
West JordanSalt LakeCity116,96132.33 sq mi (83.7 km2)4,373 feet (1,333 m)1848$72,083Located on the west side of the Jordan River
West PointDavisCity10,9637.11 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 CitySalt LakeCity140,23035.83 sq mi (92.8 km2)4,304 feet (1,312 m)1849$59,954Located on the western side of the Salt Lake Valley
White CitySalt LakeMetro 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
WillardBox ElderCity1,9785.56 sq mi (14.4 km2)4,350 feet (1,330 m)1851$74,743Willard Richards, a LDS Church Apostle
Woodland HillsUtahCity1,5212.53 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
WoodruffRichTown1690.72 sq mi (1.9 km2)6,339 feet (1,932 m)1865$87,188Wilford Woodruff, LDS Church President
Woods CrossDavisCity11,4103.83 sq mi (9.9 km2)4,377 feet (1,334 m)1865$76,843Daniel C. Wood, an early settler

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