About Salt Lake City, Utah
A brief background and information about the area.
On July 24, 1847,
Brigham Young and a party of 148 Mormon pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley to end a 1,500 mile journey west. As the story goes, Brigham Young proclaimed, "This is the place", and the pioneers set up within the valley. Within a few years the Salt Lake Valley became a major center for trade and commerce as wagon trains carried settlers and miners westward.
On January 6, 1851,
Salt Lake City became the capitol and the county seat. The State of Utah was admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896. Salt Lake County is now a large metropolitan area covering 764 square miles and bordered on each side by beautiful mountains, the Wasatch mountains to the east and the Oquirrh mountains to the west. Salt Lake County enjoys four full seasons with temperatures in January ranging from lows in the 30's to highs in the 60's, while in July you'll typically find temperatures from lows in the 50's to highs in the 90's...
Information on Salt Lake County
- 764 square miles
- 35 miles long, north to south (from Davis County to the Point of the Mountain)
- 35 miles wide, east to west (from the Wasatch Mountains to the Oquirrh Mountains)
- 856 miles of County owned and operated roads
- 910,000 residents
- 15 municipalities
- 15 canyons
- 4 world class ski resorts
- Operates on an annual budget of more than $750 million
- Employs over 7,000 workers
- Includes more than three dozen agencies providing nearly 100 services
- Built and operates two world-class softball complexes
- Built and operates six public golf courses
- Recruits more than 33,000 volunteers annually
- Sports programs attract 130,000 participants per year
- Operates Utah's largest library system, circulating 11 million items per year
- Operates Utah's largest fire department
- Operates Utah's largest law enforcement agency
- Serves 900 Meals-on-Wheels meals per day
- Is a major provider of recreation activities and facilities in the valley
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