Important Cities and Towns
Main article: List of cities and towns in Utah See also: Utah locations by per capita incomeUtah's population is concentrated in two areas, the Wasatch Front in the north-central part of the state, with a population of over 2 million; and southwestern Utah, locally known as "Dixie", with nearly 150,000 residents.
According the 2010 Census, Utah was the second-fastest growing state (at 23.8 percent) in the United States between 2000 and 2010 (behind Nevada). St. George, in the southwest, is the second-fastest growing metropolitan area in the United States, trailing Greeley, Colorado.
The three fastest-growing counties from 2000 to 2010 were Wasatch County (54.7%), Washington County (52.9%), and Tooele County (42.9%). However, Utah County added the most people (148,028). Between 2000 and 2010, Saratoga Springs (1,673%), Herriman (1,330%), Eagle Mountain (893%), Cedar Hills (217%), South Willard (168%), Nibley (166%), Syracuse (159%), West Haven (158%), Lehi (149%), Washington (129%), and Stansbury Park (116%) all at least doubled in population. West Jordan (35,376), Lehi (28,379), St. George (23,234), South Jordan (20,981), West Valley City (20,584), and Herriman (20,262) all added at least 20,000 people.
Utah Rank |
City | Population (2010) within city limits |
Land area |
Population density (/mi²) |
Population density (/km²) |
County |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Salt Lake City | 186,440 | 109.1 sq mi (283 km2) | 1,666.1 | 630 | Salt Lake |
2 | West Valley City | 129,480 | 35.4 sq mi (92 km2) | 3,076.3 | 1236 | Salt Lake |
3 | Provo | 112,488 | 39.6 sq mi (103 km2) | 2,653.2 | 1106 | Utah County |
4 | West Jordan | 103,712 | 30.9 sq mi (80 km2) | 2,211.3 | 1143 | Salt Lake |
5 | Orem | 88,328 | 18.4 sq mi (48 km2) | 4,572.6 | 1881 | Utah County |
6 | Sandy | 87,461 | 22.3 sq mi (58 km2) | 3,960.5 | 1551 | Salt Lake |
7 | Ogden | 82,825 | 26.6 sq mi (69 km2) | 2,899.2 | 1137 | Weber |
8 | St. George | 72,897 | 64.4 sq mi (167 km2) | 771.2 | 385 | Washington |
9 | Layton | 67,311 | 20.7 sq mi (54 km2) | 2,823.9 | 1153 | Davis |
10 | Taylorsville | 58,652 | 10.7 sq mi (28 km2) | 5,376.1 | 2094 | Salt Lake |
Combined statistical area | Population (2010) |
---|---|
Salt Lake City-Ogden-Clearfield comprises: Salt Lake City and Ogden-Clearfield Metropolitan Areas and Brigham City and Heber Micropolitan Areas (as listed below) |
1,744,886 |
Utah Rank |
Metropolitan area | Population (2010) |
Counties |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Salt Lake City* | 1,124,197 | Salt Lake, Tooele, Summit |
2 | Ogden-Clearfield* | 547,184 | Weber, Davis, Morgan |
3 | Provo-Orem | 526,810 | Utah |
4 | St. George | 138,115 | Washington |
5 | Logan | 125,442 | Cache, Franklin (Idaho) |
- Until 2003, the Salt Lake City and Ogden-Clearfield metropolitan areas were considered as a single metropolitan area.
Utah Rank |
Micropolitan area | Population (2010) |
---|---|---|
1 | Brigham City | 49,015 |
2 | Cedar City | 44,540 |
3 | Vernal | 29,885 |
4 | Heber | 21,066 |
5 | Price | 19,549 |
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