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. 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.
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, and in subsequent decades other Europeans had a scattered presence as mountain men or explorers but there were no large or permanent settlements. 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. On 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. 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. 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.
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.
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and * symbol indicates that this city or town is the county seat of its respective county.
| Name |
County |
Type |
Population (2020) |
Area (2020) |
Elevation |
Year settled |
Median household income (2017) |
Etymology |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine | Utah | City | 10,251 | 7.96 sq mi (20.6 km) | 4,951 feet (1,509 m) | 1850 | $112,727 | Adjacent high mountains of the Wasatch Mountains and Traverse Mountains |
| Alta | Salt Lake | Town | 228 | 4.56 sq mi (11.8 km) | 8,560 feet (2,610 m) | 1866 | $63,750 | Spanish word for "high" due to Alta's elevation |
| Altamont | Duchesne | Town | 239 | 0.21 sq mi (0.54 km) | 6,388 feet (1,947 m) | 1953 | $73,125 | Composite name of nearby peaks Altonah and Mt. Emmons |
| Alton | Kane | Town | 118 | 2.29 sq mi (5.9 km) | 7,041 feet (2,146 m) | 1865 | $46,250 | Altafjord in Norway |
| Amalga | Cache | Town | 482 | 3.49 sq mi (9.0 km) | 4,439 feet (1,353 m) | 1860 | $56,875 | Amalgamated Sugar Company |
| American Fork | Utah | City | 33,337 | 11.20 sq mi (29.0 km) | 4,606 feet (1,404 m) | 1850 | $70,926 | American Fork (river), a tributary of Utah Lake |
| Annabella | Sevier | Town | 836 | 0.65 sq mi (1.7 km) | 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 | 118 | 9.82 sq mi (25.4 km) | 6,453 feet (1,967 m) | 1873 | $42,023 | The metal antimony that was mined in the area |
| Apple Valley | Washington | Town | 855 | 39.74 sq mi (102.9 km) | 4,941 feet (1,506 m) | 2004 | $66,768 | |
| Aurora | Sevier | City | 984 | 0.92 sq mi (2.4 km) | 5,200 feet (1,600 m) | 1875 | $59,792 | Aurora, the Roman goddess of dawn |
| Ballard | Uintah | Town | 1,131 | 13.98 sq mi (36.2 km) | 5,049 feet (1,539 m) | 1905 | $66,250 | Melvin J. Ballard, a LDS Church Apostle |
| Bear River City | Box Elder | City | 877 | 1.80 sq mi (4.7 km) | 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 | 3,592 | 6.68 sq mi (17.3 km) | 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 | 323 | 0.57 sq mi (1.5 km) | 7,123 feet (2,171 m) | 1879 | $50,000 | Thomas W. Bicknell, who donated 500 books to the library |
| Big Water | Kane | Town | 449 | 5.99 sq mi (15.5 km) | 4,108 feet (1,252 m) | 1958 | $38,879 | |
| Blanding | San Juan | City | 3,394 | 13.18 sq mi (34.1 km) | 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 |
| Bluff | San Juan | Town | 240 | 36.47 sq mi (94.5 km) | 4,324 feet (1,318 m) | 1880 | $51,607 | The bluffs along the San Juan River |
| Bluffdale | Salt Lake/Utah | City | 17,014 | 11.14 sq mi (28.9 km) | 4,436 feet (1,352 m) | 1886 | $105,391 | The bluffs along the Jordan River |
| Boulder | Garfield | Town | 227 | 20.93 sq mi (54.2 km) | 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 | 45,762 | 13.19 sq mi (34.2 km) | 4,797 feet (1,462 m) | 1847 | $69,611 | The Book of Mormon city of Bountiful |
| Brian Head | Iron | Town | 151 | 3.65 sq mi (9.5 km) | 9,800 feet (3,000 m) | 1975 | William Jennings Bryan, national politician and former candidate for President of the United States | |
| Brigham City* | Box Elder | City | 19,650 | 24.58 sq mi (63.7 km) | 4,436 feet (1,352 m) | 1850 | $49,760 | Brigham Young, LDS Church President and first territorial Governor of Utah |
| Brighton | Salt Lake | Town | 432 | 15.77 sq mi (40.8 km) | 8,707 feet
(2,653 m) |
1871 | Brighton, England | |
| Bryce Canyon City | Garfield | Town | 336 | 3.35 sq mi (8.7 km) | 7,664 feet (2,336 m) | 1875 | $40,500 | Local homesteader Ebenezer Bryce |
| Cannonville | Garfield | Town | 186 | 2.57 sq mi (6.7 km) | 5,886 feet (1,794 m) | 1874 | $72,500 | George Q. Cannon, a LDS Church Apostle |
| Castle Dale* | Emery | City | 1,492 | 2.23 sq mi (5.8 km) | 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 | 347 | 9.28 sq mi (24.0 km) | 4,685 feet (1,428 m) | 1974 | $43,906 | Located in the Castle Valley |
| Cedar City | Iron | City | 35,235 | 35.86 sq mi (92.9 km) | 5,846 feet (1,782 m) | 1851 | $42,216 | Large number of juniper trees, known as "cedars" |
| Cedar Fort | Utah | Town | 427 | 21.38 sq mi (55.4 km) | 5,085 feet (1,550 m) | 1856 | $68,250 | Large number of juniper trees in the area, known as "cedars" |
| Cedar Hills | Utah | City | 10,019 | 2.73 sq mi (7.1 km) | 4,957 feet (1,511 m) | 1977 | $97,039 | Local juniper-covered hills |
| Centerfield | Sanpete | City | 1,341 | 1.91 sq mi (4.9 km) | 5,098 feet (1,554 m) | 1869 | $51,950 | Center of the Gunnison Valley |
| Centerville | Davis | City | 16,884 | 5.96 sq mi (15.4 km) | 4,377 feet (1,334 m) | 1848 | $84,436 | Center between Farmington and Bountiful |
| Central Valley | Sevier | Town | 647 | 2.11 sq mi (5.5 km) | 5,305 feet (1,617 m) | 1873 | $56,250 | |
| Charleston | Wasatch | Town | 436 | 2.86 sq mi (7.4 km) | 5,440 feet (1,660 m) | 1852 | $69,875 | Charles Shelton, who surveyed the town |
| Circleville | Piute | Town | 550 | 11.04 sq mi (28.6 km) | 6,066 feet (1,849 m) | 1864 | $54,688 | Located in the Circle Valley |
| Clarkston | Cache | Town | 749 | 0.93 sq mi (2.4 km) | 4,879 feet (1,487 m) | 1864 | $61,932 | Justus Clark, an original settler. |
| Clawson | Emery | Town | 162 | 1.01 sq mi (2.6 km) | 5,942 feet (1,811 m) | 1897 | $54,375 | Rudger Clawson, a LDS Church Apostle |
| Clearfield | Davis | City | 31,909 | 7.71 sq mi (20.0 km) | 4,465 feet (1,361 m) | 1877 | $52,034 | The open surroundings of the area |
| Cleveland | Emery | Town | 497 | 0.87 sq mi (2.3 km) | 5,722 feet (1,744 m) | 1885 | $71,105 | Grover Cleveland, President of the United States |
| Clinton | Davis | City | 23,386 | 5.93 sq mi (15.4 km) | 4,393 feet (1,339 m) | 1936 | $76,378 | |
| Coalville* | Summit | City | 1,486 | 6.23 sq mi (16.1 km) | 5,577 feet (1,700 m) | 1858 | $64,688 | Many of the miners came from Coalville, England |
| Copperton | Salt Lake | Metro Township | 829 | 0.31 sq mi (0.80 km) | 5,643 feet
(1,719 m) |
1926 | $62,656 | Company town for the Utah Copper Company |
| Corinne | Box Elder | Town | 809 | 3.78 sq mi (9.8 km) | 4,226 feet (1,288 m) | 1869 | $51,700 | Corinne, the first child born in the area |
| Cornish | Cache | Town | 274 | 5.39 sq mi (14.0 km) | 4,485 feet (1,367 m) | 1937 | $49,500 | William D. Cornish, vice-president of the Union Pacific Railroad |
| Cottonwood Heights | Salt Lake | City | 33,617 | 9.23 sq mi (23.9 km) | 4,823 feet (1,470 m) | 1848 | $86,207 | Cottonwood trees found in the area |
| Daniel | Wasatch | Town | 916 | 3.29 sq mi (8.5 km) | 5,715 feet (1,742 m) | 1874 | $77,500 | Aaron Daniels, one of the first settlers |
| Delta | Millard | City | 3,622 | 8.60 sq mi (22.3 km) | 4,639 feet (1,414 m) | 1906 | $65,040 | The river delta of the Sevier River |
| Deweyville | Box Elder | Town | 417 | 6.38 sq mi (16.5 km) | 4,437 feet (1,352 m) | 1864 | $66,719 | John C. Dewey, an early settler to the area |
| Draper | Salt Lake/ Utah | City | 51,017 | 29.95 sq mi (77.6 km) | 4,505 feet (1,373 m) | 1849 | $110,270 | William Draper, the town's first LDS Church Bishop |
| Duchesne* | Duchesne | City | 1,588 | 2.80 sq mi (7.3 km) | 5,518 feet (1,682 m) | 1904 | $49,318 | Nearby Fort Duchesne |
| Dutch John | Daggett | Town | 141 | 5.90 sq mi (15.3 km) | 6,430 feet (1,960 m) | 1957 | $48,430 | Dutch John's name came from John Honselena, often mispronounced “Hunslinger”, who was actually a native of Sheiswig (Schleswig), Germany |
| Eagle Mountain | Utah | City | 43,623 | 50.43 sq mi (130.6 km) | 4,882 feet (1,488 m) | 1996 | $74,885 | Eagle Mountain Properties, the development company of the city |
| East Carbon | Carbon | City | 1,556 | 11.29 sq mi (29.2 km) | 4,987 feet (1,520 m) | 1922 | $29,000 | Coal deposits found in the area |
| Elk Ridge | Utah | City | 4,687 | 2.82 sq mi (7.3 km) | 5,354 feet (1,632 m) | 1976 | $82,500 | |
| Elmo | Emery | Town | 405 | 0.71 sq mi (1.8 km) | 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 | 802 | 1.34 sq mi (3.5 km) | 5,351 feet (1,631 m) | 1874 | $51,667 | Elsinore, Denmark |
| Elwood | Box Elder | Town | 1,173 | 8.06 sq mi (20.9 km) | 4,298 feet (1,310 m) | 1879 | $81,161 | Postal Service named the town |
| Emery | Emery | Town | 307 | 1.23 sq mi (3.2 km) | 6,253 feet (1,906 m) | 1881 | $41,875 | George W. Emery, territorial Governor of Utah |
| Emigration Canyon | Salt Lake | Metro Township | 1,466 | 18.22 sq mi (47.2 km) | 1846 | |||
| Enoch | Iron | City | 7,374 | 7.84 sq mi (20.3 km) | 5,545 feet (1,690 m) | 1851 | $53,569 | Enoch, a biblical figure in the Old Testament |
| Enterprise | Washington | City | 2,027 | 8.74 sq mi (22.6 km) | 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 | 5,611 | 4.45 sq mi (11.5 km) | 5,541 feet (1,689 m) | 1854 | $39,626 | Tribe of Ephraim, one of the twelve Tribes of Israel. |
| Erda | Tooele | City | 3,673 | 22.5 sq mi | 4,344 feet
(1,324 m) |
1852 | $135,932 | Erda is a German word that means earth |
| Escalante | Garfield | City | 786 | 3.30 sq mi (8.5 km) | 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 | 662 | 1.48 sq mi (3.8 km) | 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 | 160 | 26.09 sq mi (67.6 km) | 4,877 feet (1,487 m) | 1855 | $85,208 | Amos Fielding, an early settler of the area |
| Fairview | Sanpete | City | 1,203 | 1.26 sq mi (3.3 km) | 6,948 feet (2,118 m) | 1859 | $59,583 | The attractive surroundings of the area |
| Farmington* | Davis | City | 24,531 | 9.95 sq mi (25.8 km) | 4,304 feet (1,312 m) | 1847 | $97,168 | The farms found in the area |
| Farr West | Weber | City | 7,691 | 5.92 sq mi (15.3 km) | 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 | 245 | 0.40 sq mi (1.0 km) | 5,052 feet (1,540 m) | 1861 | $76,563 | Fayette, New York, where the LDS Church was organized |
| Ferron | Emery | City | 1,474 | 2.33 sq mi (6.0 km) | 5,971 feet (1,820 m) | 1877 | $51,131 | A. D. Ferron, surveyor of the area |
| Fielding | Box Elder | Town | 546 | 0.51 sq mi (1.3 km) | 4,373 feet (1,333 m) | 1892 | $51,053 | Mother of LDS Church President Joseph Fielding Smith |
| Fillmore* | Millard | City | 2,592 | 6.97 sq mi (18.1 km) | 5,135 feet (1,565 m) | 1851 | $54,901 | Millard Fillmore, President of the United States |
| Fountain Green | Sanpete | City | 1,197 | 1.25 sq mi (3.2 km) | 5,899 feet (1,798 m) | 1850 | $51,875 | Lush meadows surrounding the area's springs |
| Francis | Summit | Town | 1,564 | 2.98 sq mi (7.7 km) | 6,562 feet (2,000 m) | 1869 | $75,982 | Francis M. Lyman, a LDS Church Apostle |
| Fruit Heights | Davis | City | 6,101 | 2.29 sq mi (5.9 km) | 4,698 feet (1,432 m) | 1850 | $104,984 | Fruit orchards located above the valley floor |
| Garden City | Rich | Town | 602 | 8.78 sq mi (22.7 km) | 5,968 feet (1,819 m) | 1877 | $45,547 | Site was considered the garden spot of the valley |
| Garland | Box Elder | City | 2,589 | 1.81 sq mi (4.7 km) | 4,340 feet (1,320 m) | 1890 | $56,979 | William Garland, led the construction of a canal in the area |
| Genola | Utah | Town | 1,548 | 13.76 sq mi (35.6 km) | 4,600 feet (1,400 m) | 1935 | $68,438 | |
| Glendale | Kane | Town | 312 | 7.00 sq mi (18.1 km) | 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 | 474 | 0.52 sq mi (1.3 km) | 5,272 feet (1,607 m) | 1863 | $71,711 | Robert Wilson Glenn, an early settler of the area |
| Goshen | Utah | Town | 978 | 0.83 sq mi (2.1 km) | 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 | 12,617 | 37.47 sq mi (97.0 km) | 4,304 feet (1,312 m) | 1850 | $66,726 | Colonel George D. Grant of the Nauvoo Legion |
| Green River | Emery | City | 847 | 27.14 sq mi (70.3 km) | 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 | 3,509 | 4.79 sq mi (12.4 km) | 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 | 158 | 1.69 sq mi (4.4 km) | 4,291 feet (1,308 m) | 1882 | $32,917 | Ebenezer Hanks, original settler of the area |
| Harrisville | Weber | City | 7,036 | 2.98 sq mi (7.7 km) | 4,291 feet (1,308 m) | 1850 | $70,849 | Marin H. Harris, a settler of the area |
| Hatch | Garfield | Town | 132 | 1.82 sq mi (4.7 km) | 6,919 feet (2,109 m) | 1872 | $44,750 | Meltiar Harch Sr., a settler of the area |
| Heber City* | Wasatch | City | 16,856 | 8.99 sq mi (23.3 km) | 5,604 feet (1,708 m) | 1858 | $67,265 | Heber C. Kimball, an Apostle of the LDS Church |
| Helper | Carbon | City | 2,112 | 1.81 sq mi (4.7 km) | 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 | 838 | 2.48 sq mi (6.4 km) | 5,335 feet (1,626 m) | 1859 | $72,981 | Brothers James and Richard Henefer, original settlers of the area |
| Henrieville | Garfield | Town | 221 | 1.35 sq mi (3.5 km) | 5,997 feet (1,828 m) | 1878 | $59,107 | James Henrie, first stake president of the local LDS stake |
| Herriman | Salt Lake | City | 55,144 | 21.63 sq mi (56.0 km) | 5,000 feet (1,500 m) | 1849 | $94,837 | Henry Harriman, a prominent resident of the area |
| Hideout | Wasatch | Town | 922 | 3.48 sq mi (9.0 km) | 6,588 feet (2,008 m) | 2005 | $43,839 | Hideout Canyon |
| Highland | Utah | City | 19,348 | 8.70 sq mi (22.5 km) | 4,977 feet (1,517 m) | 1875 | $128,938 | Town's location on the upper bench of the Utah Valley |
| Hildale | Washington | City | 1,127 | 5.60 sq mi (14.5 km) | 5,409 feet (1,649 m) | 1962 | $40,938 | |
| Hinckley | Millard | Town | 614 | 4.99 sq mi (12.9 km) | 4,603 feet (1,403 m) | 1891 | $51,964 | Ira Hinckley, LDS Church stake president of the local LDS stake |
| Holden | Millard | Town | 438 | 0.54 sq mi (1.4 km) | 5,102 feet (1,555 m) | 1855 | $42,361 | Elijah E. Holden, an early settler of the area |
| Holladay | Salt Lake | City | 31,965 | 8.50 sq mi (22.0 km) | 4,464 feet (1,361 m) | 1848 | $81,409 | John Holladay, an early settler of the area |
| Honeyville | Box Elder | City | 1,606 | 11.74 sq mi (30.4 km) | 4,298 feet (1,310 m) | 1861 | $78,333 | Profession of the local LDS Bishop |
| Hooper | Weber | City | 9,087 | 26.10 sq mi (67.6 km) | 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 | 240 | 35.28 sq mi (91.4 km) | 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 | 1,914 | 2.26 sq mi (5.9 km) | 5,787 feet (1,764 m) | 1877 | $52,473 | William Huntington, an early explorer of the area |
| Huntsville | Weber | Town | 573 | 0.83 sq mi (2.1 km) | 4,928 feet (1,502 m) | 1860 | $68,295 | Jefferson Hunt, an early settler of the area |
| Hurricane | Washington | City | 20,036 | 52.76 sq mi (136.6 km) | 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 | 5,234 | 4.41 sq mi (11.4 km) | 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 | 9,362 | 6.19 sq mi (16.0 km) | 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 | 121 | 30.55 sq mi (79.1 km) | 7,073 feet (2,156 m) | 2008 | $123,542 | |
| Interlaken | Wasatch | Town | 179 | 0.22 sq mi (0.57 km) | 5,919 feet (1,804 m) | 2015 | $66,250 | |
| Ivins | Washington | City | 8,978 | 9.44 sq mi (24.4 km) | 3,081 feet (939 m) | 1922 | $57,686 | Anthony W. Ivins, a LDS Church Apostle |
| Joseph | Sevier | Town | 288 | 0.87 sq mi (2.3 km) | 5,436 feet (1,657 m) | 1871 | $47,917 | Joseph A. Young, first LDS Church stake president of the Sevier Stake |
| Junction* | Piute | Town | 212 | 13.19 sq mi (34.2 km) | 6,007 feet (1,831 m) | 1880 | $34,167 | Located at the junction of the East Fork and the Sevier Rivers |
| Kamas | Summit | City | 2,092 | 3.69 sq mi (9.6 km) | 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 | 4,683 | 14.44 sq mi (37.4 km) | 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 | 442 | 0.45 sq mi (1.2 km) | 5,541 feet (1,689 m) | 1861 | $51,500 | Chief Canarrah, local leader of the Southern Paiute tribe |
| Kanosh | Millard | Town | 508 | 0.77 sq mi (2.0 km) | 5,020 feet (1,530 m) | 1854 | $49,271 | Kanosh, the name of the local Native American Pahvant Ute leader |
| Kaysville | Davis | City | 32,945 | 10.50 sq mi (27.2 km) | 4,357 feet (1,328 m) | 1849 | $91,334 | William Kay, the area's first LDS Church Bishop |
| Kearns | Salt Lake | Metro Township | 36,723 | 4.63 sq mi (12.0 km) | 4,528 feet (1,380 m) | 1942 | $59,543 | Thomas Kearns, United States Senator from Utah |
| Kingston | Piute | Town | 135 | 5.40 sq mi (14.0 km) | 6,017 feet (1,834 m) | 1876 | $41,250 | Thomas R. King, the area's first settler |
| Koosharem | Sevier | Town | 244 | 0.83 sq mi (2.1 km) | 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 | 4,354 | 12.78 sq mi (33.1 km) | 3,192 feet (973 m) | 1897 | $50,075 | Derived from the Spanish La Virgen, referring to the local Virgin River |
| Laketown | Rich | Town | 299 | 2.52 sq mi (6.5 km) | 5,974 feet (1,821 m) | 1864 | $66,250 | Town is located near Bear Lake, a 109-square-mile (280 km) lake on the Utah-Idaho border |
| Lake Point | Tooele | City | 2,599 | 4.6 sq mi (12 km) | 4,249 feet (1,295 m) | 1854 | $89,319 | Lake Point is a city on the eastern edge of northern Tooele County, Utah, United States on the south shore of the Great Salt Lake.
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. |
| Layton | Davis | City | 81,773 | 22.50 sq mi (58.3 km) | 4,350 feet (1,330 m) | 1920 | $71,883 | Christopher Layton, an early LDS Bishop |
| Leamington | Millard | Town | 256 | 1.53 sq mi (4.0 km) | 4,731 feet (1,442 m) | 1871 | $62,083 | Leamington Hastings, a town in England |
| Leeds | Washington | Town | 864 | 6.30 sq mi (16.3 km) | 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 | 75,907 | 28.11 sq mi (72.8 km) | 4,564 feet (1,391 m) | 1850 | $85,794 | Lehi, a prophet from the Book of Mormon |
| Levan | Juab | Town | 862 | 0.81 sq mi (2.1 km) | 5,315 feet (1,620 m) | 1868 | $41,563 | |
| Lewiston | Cache | City | 1,939 | 25.84 sq mi (66.9 km) | 4,508 feet (1,374 m) | 1870 | $53,060 | William H. Lewis, a local LDS Bishop |
| Lindon | Utah | City | 11,397 | 8.35 sq mi (21.6 km) | 4,642 feet (1,415 m) | 1850 | $81,789 | Linden, a tree that grew in the center of town |
| Loa* | Wayne | Town | 516 | 0.95 sq mi (2.5 km) | 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 | 52,778 | 17.85 sq mi (46.2 km) | 4,534 feet (1,382 m) | 1859 | $38,412 | Ephraim Logan, a trapper with Jedediah Smith who died in the area |
| Lyman | Wayne | Town | 196 | 1.81 sq mi (4.7 km) | 7,182 feet (2,189 m) | 1893 | $53,750 | Francis M. Lyman, a LDS Church Apostle |
| Lynndyl | Millard | Town | 111 | 3.12 sq mi (8.1 km) | 4,787 feet (1,459 m) | 1907 | $50,000 | |
| Magna | Salt Lake | Metro Township | 29,251 | 15.11 sq mi (39.1 km) | 4,278 feet (1,304 m) | 1868 | $58,137 | “Magna” comes from the Latin word meaning “great” or “superior" |
| Manila* | Daggett | Town | 308 | 1.04 sq mi (2.7 km) | 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 | 3,429 | 3.16 sq mi (8.2 km) | 5,610 feet (1,710 m) | 1849 | $49,188 | A city from the Book of Mormon |
| Mantua | Box Elder | Town | 1,090 | 4.91 sq mi (12.7 km) | 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 | 11,365 | 13.35 sq mi (34.6 km) | 4,731 feet (1,442 m) | 1856 | $100,929 | For the groves of maple trees found in the area |
| Marriott-Slaterville | Weber | City | 2,135 | 7.21 sq mi (18.7 km) | 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 | 356 | 17.98 sq mi (46.6 km) | 5,863 feet (1,787 m) | 1863 | $35,795 | |
| Mayfield | Sanpete | Town | 556 | 0.90 sq mi (2.3 km) | 5,538 feet (1,688 m) | 1871 | $55,781 | The wild flowers that appeared in the spring |
| Meadow | Millard | Town | 320 | 0.51 sq mi (1.3 km) | 4,839 feet (1,475 m) | 1857 | $54,792 | The adjacent Meadow Creek |
| Mendon | Cache | City | 1,339 | 1.43 sq mi (3.7 km) | 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 | 36,028 | 5.91 sq mi (15.3 km) | 4,383 feet (1,336 m) | 1909 | $54,464 | Located in the middle of the Salt Lake Valley |
| Midway | Wasatch | City | 6,003 | 5.55 sq mi (14.4 km) | 5,584 feet (1,702 m) | 1859 | $78,576 | A fort was built midway between two settlements |
| Milford | Beaver | City | 1,431 | 2.14 sq mi (5.5 km) | 4,967 feet (1,514 m) | 1873 | $45,724 | Derived from the crossing of the Beaver River by freighters to and from the mines to the west "Mill Ford" |
| Millcreek | Salt Lake | City | 63,380 | 12.77 sq mi (33.1 km) | 4,285 feet (1,306 m) | 1848 | $61,888 | Mill Creek, site of Utah's first flour mill |
| Millville | Cache | City | 2,326 | 2.51 sq mi (6.5 km) | 4,616 feet (1,407 m) | 1860 | $78,906 | The first saw mill in Cache Valley was built in the area |
| Minersville | Beaver | Town | 807 | 2.18 sq mi (5.6 km) | 5,282 feet (1,610 m) | 1859 | $52,434 | In honor of the miners who worked in the area |
| Moab* | Grand | City | 5,366 | 4.80 sq mi (12.4 km) | 4,026 feet (1,227 m) | 1855 | $48,448 | The Biblical name Moab or moapa, the Southern Paiute word for mosquito |
| Mona | Juab | City | 1,750 | 2.65 sq mi (6.9 km) | 4,970 feet (1,510 m) | 1852 | $74,554 | |
| Monroe | Sevier | City | 2,515 | 3.57 sq mi (9.2 km) | 5,394 feet (1,644 m) | 1863 | $61,146 | James Monroe, President of the United States |
| Monticello* | San Juan | City | 1,824 | 3.66 sq mi (9.5 km) | 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 | 4,071 | 2.97 sq mi (7.7 km) | 5,069 feet (1,545 m) | 1860 | $76,625 | Jedediah Morgan Grant, father to LDS Church President Heber J. Grant |
| Moroni | Sanpete | City | 1,544 | 1.07 sq mi (2.8 km) | 5,531 feet (1,686 m) | 1859 | $54,000 | Moroni, a prophet from the Book of Mormon |
| Mount Pleasant | Sanpete | City | 3,655 | 2.93 sq mi (7.6 km) | 5,925 feet (1,806 m) | 1852 | $52,844 | Pleasant view of the surrounding mountains |
| Murray | Salt Lake | City | 50,637 | 12.32 sq mi (31.9 km) | 4,301 feet (1,311 m) | 1848 | $57,662 | Eli Houston Murray, territorial Governor of Utah |
| Myton | Duchesne | City | 561 | 1.01 sq mi (2.6 km) | 5,085 feet (1,550 m) | 1905 | $41,875 | Major H. P. Myton of the U.S. Army |
| Naples | Uintah | City | 2,280 | 6.60 sq mi (17.1 km) | 5,230 feet (1,590 m) | 1878 | $71,750 | Naples, Italy |
| Nephi* | Juab | City | 6,443 | 4.75 sq mi (12.3 km) | 5,128 feet (1,563 m) | 1851 | $56,866 | Nephi, a prophet from the Book of Mormon |
| New Harmony | Washington | Town | 236 | 0.61 sq mi (1.6 km) | 5,305 feet (1,617 m) | 1862 | $41,839 | Harmony, Pennsylvania, where Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon |
| Newton | Cache | Town | 789 | 0.86 sq mi (2.2 km) | 4,534 feet (1,382 m) | 1869 | $60,924 | Originally called New Town, but the name was shortened |
| Nibley | Cache | City | 7,328 | 4.39 sq mi (11.4 km) | 4,554 feet (1,388 m) | 1855 | $80,125 | Charles W. Nibley, a local leader of the LDS Church |
| North Logan | Cache | City | 10,986 | 7.13 sq mi (18.5 km) | 4,692 feet (1,430 m) | 1884 | $70,139 | Located north of Logan |
| North Ogden | Weber | City | 20,916 | 7.51 sq mi (19.5 km) | 4,501 feet (1,372 m) | 1850 | $78,926 | Located north of Ogden |
| North Salt Lake | Davis | City | 21,907 | 8.47 sq mi (21.9 km) | 4,334 feet (1,321 m) | 1946 | $77,011 | Located north of Salt Lake City |
| Oak City | Millard | Town | 595 | 0.94 sq mi (2.4 km) | 5,112 feet (1,558 m) | 1868 | $73,750 | Sits adjacent to Oak Creek |
| Oakley | Summit | City | 1,588 | 7.08 sq mi (18.3 km) | 6,434 feet (1,961 m) | 1868 | $69,740 | The scrub oak species gambel oak found in the area |
| Ogden* | Weber | City | 87,321 | 27.55 sq mi (71.4 km) | 4,300 feet (1,300 m) | 1847 | $43,361 | Peter Skene Ogden, a trapper for the Hudson's Bay Company |
| Orangeville | Emery | City | 1,224 | 1.43 sq mi (3.7 km) | 5,778 feet (1,761 m) | 1878 | $55,714 | Orange Seely, a settler in the area |
| Orderville | Kane | Town | 598 | 8.72 sq mi (22.6 km) | 5,449 feet (1,661 m) | 1875 | $46,705 | The United Order, a collectivist movement of the LDS Church |
| Orem | Utah | City | 98,129 | 18.61 sq mi (48.2 km) | 4,774 feet (1,455 m) | 1850 | $58,077 | Walter Orem, President of the Salt Lake and Utah Electric Interurban Railroad |
| Panguitch* | Garfield | City | 1,725 | 3.08 sq mi (8.0 km) | 6,624 feet (2,019 m) | 1866 | $48,456 | A Southern Paiute name for nearby Panguitch Lake meaning "water" and "fish" |
| Paradise | Cache | Town | 971 | 1.45 sq mi (3.8 km) | 4,902 feet (1,494 m) | 1860 | $65,972 | For the beautiful scenery |
| Paragonah | Iron | Town | 536 | 0.67 sq mi (1.7 km) | 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 | 8,396 | 20.42 sq mi (52.9 km) | 7,000 feet (2,100 m) | 1869 | $104,182 | For nearby Parley's Park, a meadow atop Parley's Canyon |
| Parowan* | Iron | City | 2,996 | 6.89 sq mi (17.8 km) | 6,017 feet (1,834 m) | 1851 | $40,677 | From the Southern Paiute words paragoons and pahoan, meaning "marsh people" |
| Payson | Utah | City | 21,101 | 13.04 sq mi (33.8 km) | 4,700 feet (1,400 m) | 1850 | $61,098 | James Pace, an early settler of the area |
| Perry | Box Elder | City | 5,555 | 8.00 sq mi (20.7 km) | 4,367 feet (1,331 m) | 1853 | $85,517 | Lorenzo Perry, first LDS Church Bishop of the town |
| Plain City | Weber | City | 7,833 | 11.99 sq mi (31.1 km) | 4,242 feet (1,293 m) | 1859 | $85,290 | Originally called City on the Plains |
| Pleasant Grove | Utah | City | 37,726 | 9.18 sq mi (23.8 km) | 4,623 feet (1,409 m) | 1849 | $66,881 | The grove of cottonwood trees found in the area |
| Pleasant View | Weber | City | 11,083 | 6.98 sq mi (18.1 km) | 5,632 feet (1,717 m) | 1851 | $90,802 | For the beautiful view of the surrounding valley |
| Plymouth | Box Elder | Town | 427 | 0.83 sq mi (2.1 km) | 4,488 feet (1,368 m) | 1869 | $57,500 | A large rock in the area resembled Plymouth Rock |
| Portage | Box Elder | Town | 273 | 2.55 sq mi (6.6 km) | 4,367 feet (1,331 m) | 1867 | $46,563 | Portage County, Ohio, the birthplace of LDS Church President Lorenzo Snow |
| Price* | Carbon | City | 8,216 | 5.04 sq mi (13.1 km) | 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 | 8,218 | 3.90 sq mi (10.1 km) | 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 | 115,162 | 41.69 sq mi (108.0 km) | 4,551 feet (1,387 m) | 1850 | $44,314 | Étienne Provost, a trapper who visited the area |
| Randolph* | Rich | Town | 467 | 1.29 sq mi (3.3 km) | 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 | 762 | 0.94 sq mi (2.4 km) | 5,105 feet (1,556 m) | 1875 | $53,583 | Red-colored mounds west of town |
| Richfield* | Sevier | City | 8,201 | 5.93 sq mi (15.4 km) | 5,354 feet (1,632 m) | 1863 | $42,269 | After a bountiful crop of wheat that was produced in 1865 |
| Richmond | Cache | City | 2,914 | 3.46 sq mi (9.0 km) | 4,610 feet (1,410 m) | 1859 | $52,232 | Rich fertile soil of the valley |
| Riverdale | Weber | City | 9,343 | 4.63 sq mi (12.0 km) | 4,370 feet (1,330 m) | 1850 | $55,428 | The city's location next to the Weber River |
| River Heights | Cache | City | 2,144 | 0.66 sq mi (1.7 km) | 4,580 feet (1,400 m) | 1882 | $65,795 | Located above the Logan River |
| Riverton | Salt Lake | City | 45,285 | 12.58 sq mi (32.6 km) | 4,439 feet (1,353 m) | 1870 | $92,154 | The city's location next to the Jordan River |
| Rockville | Washington | Town | 226 | 8.47 sq mi (21.9 km) | 3,740 feet (1,140 m) | 1860 | $44,750 | After the rocky soil of the area |
| Rocky Ridge | Juab | Town | 848 | 1.71 sq mi (4.4 km) | 4,990 feet (1,520 m) | 1875 | $54,667 | For the many rocks in the area |
| Roosevelt | Duchesne | City | 6,747 | 6.76 sq mi (17.5 km) | 5,095 feet (1,553 m) | 1905 | $62,408 | Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States |
| Roy | Weber | City | 39,306 | 8.14 sq mi (21.1 km) | 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 | 431 | 18.08 sq mi (46.8 km) | 5,043 feet (1,537 m) | 1856 | $66,875 | Nearby Rush Lake |
| St. George* | Washington | City | 95,342 | 78.46 sq mi (203.2 km) | 2,860 feet (870 m) | 1861 | $36,505 | George A. Smith, a LDS Church Apostle |
| Salem | Utah | City | 9,298 | 10.50 sq mi (27.2 km) | 4,610 feet (1,410 m) | 1851 | $83,833 | Salem, Massachusetts |
| Salina | Sevier | City | 2,441 | 5.83 sq mi (15.1 km) | 5,161 feet (1,573 m) | 1863 | $46,736 | Nearby salt deposits |
| Salt Lake City* | Salt Lake | City | 199,723 | 110.34 sq mi (285.8 km) | 4,226 feet (1,288 m) | 1847 | $54,009 | Nearby Great Salt Lake |
| Sandy | Salt Lake | City | 96,904 | 24.15 sq mi (62.5 km) | 4,450 feet (1,360 m) | 1871 | $87,012 | Perhaps most widely believed is that Brigham Young named Sandy for its thirsty soil, but there is no historical evidence for this. Another theory is that the name came from a legendary and colorful Scotsman, Alexander "Sandy" Kinghorn, the engineer who ran the first train line to this end of the Salt Lake Valley. |
| Santa Clara | Washington | City | 7,553 | 6.12 sq mi (15.9 km) | 2,762 feet (842 m) | 1854 | $84,457 | Town is located on the Santa Clara Creek |
| Santaquin | Utah/Juab | City | 13,725 | 10.44 sq mi (27.0 km) | 4,984 feet (1,519 m) | 1851 | $69,712 | The son of Guffich, a local Ute Tribe leader |
| Saratoga Springs | Utah | City | 37,696 | 23.23 sq mi (60.2 km) | 4,505 feet (1,373 m) | 1997 | $88,804 | Saratoga Springs, New York, and the local hot springs |
| Scipio | Millard | Town | 353 | 1.04 sq mi (2.7 km) | 5,315 feet (1,620 m) | 1859 | $69,375 | Scipio Kenner, a settler of the area |
| Scofield | Carbon | Town | 26 | 0.92 sq mi (2.4 km) | 7,739 feet (2,359 m) | 1879 | $63,750 | General Charles W. Scofield, a local mine official |
| Sigurd | Sevier | Town | 405 | 0.98 sq mi (2.5 km) | 5,226 feet (1,593 m) | 1874 | $57,159 | Sigurd, The Danish residents named the town after the Norse mythological hero |
| Smithfield | Cache | City | 13,571 | 5.35 sq mi (13.9 km) | 4,603 feet (1,403 m) | 1859 | $62,596 | John Glover Smith, the first LDS Bishop of the area |
| Snowville | Box Elder | Town | 163 | 1.55 sq mi (4.0 km) | 4,547 feet (1,386 m) | 1871 | $57,083 | Lorenzo Snow, LDS Church President |
| South Jordan | Salt Lake | City | 77,487 | 22.19 sq mi (57.5 km) | 4,439 feet (1,353 m) | 1859 | $99,856 | The nearby Jordan River and its location south of West Jordan |
| South Ogden | Weber | City | 17,488 | 3.90 sq mi (10.1 km) | 4,449 feet (1,356 m) | 1848 | $63,055 | Located south of Ogden |
| South Salt Lake | Salt Lake | City | 26,777 | 6.94 sq mi (18.0 km) | 4,225 feet (1,288 m) | 1847 | $41,457 | Located south of Salt Lake City |
| South Weber | Davis | City | 7,867 | 4.64 sq mi (12.0 km) | 4,551 feet (1,387 m) | 1851 | $95,000 | Located on the south side of the Weber River |
| Spanish Fork | Utah | City | 42,602 | 16.21 sq mi (42.0 km) | 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 | 949 | 1.41 sq mi (3.7 km) | 5,823 feet (1,775 m) | 1852 | $53,625 | The nearby springs |
| Springdale | Washington | Town | 514 | 4.62 sq mi (12.0 km) | 3,898 feet (1,188 m) | 1862 | $46,458 | The nearby springs |
| Springville | Utah | City | 35,268 | 14.38 sq mi (37.2 km) | 4,577 feet (1,395 m) | 1850 | $63,724 | The nearby springs |
| Sterling | Sanpete | Town | 274 | 0.32 sq mi (0.83 km) | 5,574 feet (1,699 m) | 1873 | $39,583 | The "sterling" qualities of its people |
| Stockton | Tooele | Town | 621 | 1.68 sq mi (4.4 km) | 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 | 5,475 | 1.46 sq mi (3.8 km) | 4,511 feet (1,375 m) | 1935 | $56,864 | Located on a ridge with views of the sunset over the Great Salt Lake |
| Syracuse | Davis | City | 32,141 | 10.18 sq mi (26.4 km) | 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 | 143 | 0.10 sq mi (0.26 km) | 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 | 60,448 | 10.85 sq mi (28.1 km) | 4,295 feet (1,309 m) | 1848 | $59,968 | John Taylor, LDS Church President |
| Tooele* | Tooele | City | 35,742 | 24.14 sq mi (62.5 km) | 5,043 feet (1,537 m) | 1851 | $58,770 | Native American Goshute tribe leader Tuilla |
| Toquerville | Washington | City | 1,870 | 22.20 sq mi (57.5 km) | 3,389 feet (1,033 m) | 1858 | $73,083 | Native American Southern Paiute tribe leader Toquer |
| Torrey | Wayne | Town | 231 | 1.66 sq mi (4.3 km) | 6,837 feet (2,084 m) | 1880s | $42,000 | Colonel Torrey, a veteran of the Spanish–American War |
| Tremonton | Box Elder | City | 9,894 | 8.02 sq mi (20.8 km) | 4,325 feet (1,318 m) | 1888 | $51,354 | Tremont, Illinois, where a group of settlers came from |
| Trenton | Cache | Town | 512 | 8.21 sq mi (21.3 km) | 4,462 feet (1,360 m) | 1870 | $50,208 | Trenton, New Jersey, hometown of the area's first LDS Bishop |
| Tropic | Garfield | Town | 486 | 7.91 sq mi (20.5 km) | 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 | 1,454 | 1.24 sq mi (3.2 km) | 4,537 feet (1,383 m) | 1850 | $72,614 | Uintah band of the Ute tribe |
| Vernal* | Uintah | City | 10,079 | 4.62 sq mi (12.0 km) | 5,328 feet (1,624 m) | 1876 | $47,150 | Latin word vernalis for spring, for the many springs in the area |
| Vernon | Tooele | Town | 256 | 8.06 sq mi (20.9 km) | 5,515 feet (1,681 m) | 1862 | $57,500 | Joseph Vernon, a local settler that was killed by Native Americans |
| Vineyard | Utah | City | 12,543 | 4.80 sq mi (12.4 km) | 4,557 feet (1,389 m) | 1989 | $79,543 | The grape vines that were planted in the area |
| Virgin | Washington | Town | 670 | 12.72 sq mi (32.9 km) | 3,606 feet (1,099 m) | 1857 | $53,000 | The nearby Virgin River |
| Wales | Sanpete | Town | 338 | 0.40 sq mi (1.0 km) | 5,627 feet (1,715 m) | 1857 | $65,208 | Local settlers originally came from Wales |
| Wallsburg | Wasatch | Town | 290 | 0.63 sq mi (1.6 km) | 5,676 feet (1,730 m) | 1861 | $67,500 | William Madison Wall, local settler and explorer |
| Washington | Washington | City | 27,993 | 34.79 sq mi (90.1 km) | 2,792 feet (851 m) | 1857 | $56,697 | George Washington, President of the United States |
| Washington Terrace | Weber | City | 9,267 | 2.04 sq mi (5.3 km) | 4,610 feet (1,410 m) | 1878 | $53,070 | Combination of location (Washington Blvd) and the Terrace Housing Project of 1942. |
| Wellington | Carbon | City | 1,605 | 5.11 sq mi (13.2 km) | 5,413 feet (1,650 m) | 1878 | $40,664 | Wellington Seeley Jr., Judge of the Emery County Court |
| Wellsville | Cache | City | 4,060 | 7.27 sq mi (18.8 km) | 4,547 feet (1,386 m) | 1856 | $72,388 | Daniel H. Wells, LDS Church Apostle |
| Wendover | Tooele | City | 1,115 | 8.93 sq mi (23.1 km) | 4,291 feet (1,308 m) | 1906 | $26,250 | |
| West Bountiful | Davis | City | 5,917 | 3.31 sq mi (8.6 km) | 4,268 feet (1,301 m) | 1848 | $88,125 | Located west of Bountiful |
| West Haven | Weber | City | 16,739 | 10.64 sq mi (27.6 km) | 4,272 feet (1,302 m) | 1854 | $73,613 | |
| West Jordan | Salt Lake | City | 116,961 | 32.33 sq mi (83.7 km) | 4,373 feet (1,333 m) | 1848 | $72,083 | Located on the west side of the Jordan River |
| West Point | Davis | City | 10,963 | 7.11 sq mi (18.4 km) | 4,314 feet (1,315 m) | 1867 | $81,750 | Named after West Point, New York, location of the United States Military Academy. |
| West Valley City | Salt Lake | City | 140,230 | 35.83 sq mi (92.8 km) | 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 | 5,522 | 0.87 sq mi (2.3 km) | 4,583 feet (1,397 m) | 1955 | $49,103 | M. Kenneth White, the town's founder and developer |
| Willard | Box Elder | City | 1,978 | 5.56 sq mi (14.4 km) | 4,350 feet (1,330 m) | 1851 | $74,743 | Willard Richards, a LDS Church Apostle |
| Woodland Hills | Utah | City | 1,521 | 2.53 sq mi (6.6 km) | 5,331 feet (1,625 m) | 1867 | $97,500 | Located at the base of canyon where groves of trees are located |
| Woodruff | Rich | Town | 169 | 0.72 sq mi (1.9 km) | 6,339 feet (1,932 m) | 1865 | $87,188 | Wilford Woodruff, LDS Church President |
| Woods Cross | Davis | City | 11,410 | 3.83 sq mi (9.9 km) | 4,377 feet (1,334 m) | 1865 | $76,843 | Daniel C. Wood, an early settler |
See also
- List of census-designated places in Utah
- List of ghost towns in Utah
- Utah locations by per capita income
Notes
- ^ No known source on how the city or town received its name
- ^ Insufficient sample size for reporting
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