Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. It is the county seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in the state. The population was 199,723 at the 2020 census, while the Salt Lake City metropolitan area has an estimated 1.3 million residents and is the 46th-largest metropolitan area in the United States. It is also part of the larger Salt Lake City–Ogden–Provo combined statistical area, an urban corridor along a 120-mile segment of the Wasatch Front with a population of approximately 2.8 million. It is one of the principal urban centers within the Great Basin, along with Reno, Nevada. Salt Lake City was founded in 1847 by settlers led by Brigham Young who were seeking to escape persecution they had experienced while living farther east.

Data Source : Wikipedia

• Entity:  Location

• Country:  United States
• State:  Utah
• County:  Salt Lake
• Platted:  1857
• Incorporated:  1851
• Named for:  Great Salt Lake
• Type:  Strong Mayor–Council
• Mayor:  Erin Mendenhall (D)
• City:  199,723
• Estimate (2025):  215,548
• Rank:  111Th In The United States, 1St In Utah
• Urban:  1,178,533 (Us: 41St)
• Metro:  1,257,936 (Us: 47Th)
• CSA:  2,858,194 (Us: 22Nd)
• Demonym(s):  Salt Laker
• Time zone:  Mst (Utc−07:00)
• Summer (DST):  Mdt (Utc−06:00)
• Area codes:  801, 385
• FIPS code:  49-67000
• GNIS feature ID:  1454997
• Major airport:  Salt Lake City International Airport
• Website:  Slc.gov
• Wikidata description:  Capital City Of The U.s. State Of Utah And Seat Of Salt Lake County
• Wikidata label:  Salt Lake City
• Wikidata aliases:  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Slc, Salt Lake City, Utah, Salt Lake City, Ut

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