Taylorsville Real Estate, Utah

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• The City of Taylorsville was incorporated on July 1, 1996 through the grassroots efforts of citizens who developed a vision that would provide greater local control of community planning, economic development, and municipal service delivery.
• While Taylorsville is still one of Utah's newest cities, the area has a rich history reaching back to 1848 when pioneers Joseph and Susanna Harker crossed over the Jordan River and founded the Taylorsville-Bennion areas originally referred to as "Over Jordan".
• The City is organized under the Council - Mayor form of Municipal Government, with the Mayor serving the community and the Chief Executive Officer of the City. Under this form of government, the City Council is the legislative body, enacting laws (ordinances) and adopting the City's Annual Budget. The Mayor oversees the Administration of the City through the Community Development, the Court and the Administrative Departments, utilizing the budget adopted by the City Council.
• The area called Taylorsville today is actually made up of three historic communities in the central part of Salt Lake County: Taylorsville, Bennion, and Kearns. Taylorsville, Bennion, and part of Kearns became the City of Taylorsville during the centennial anniversary of Utah statehood, 1996.
• Taylorsville Demographics
  • Population 60,100
  • Households 18,800
  • Average household size 3.5 persons
  • Percentage of homeowners 71%
  • Average household income $47,236
  • Licensed Businesses 1880
• Taylorsville, Utah official website: http://www.ci.taylorsville.ut.us/