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Its county seat and largest city is Salt Lake City, the state capital. The area that was to become Salt Lake County was settled in 1847 when Mormon pioneers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), fleeing persecution in the East, arrived in the Salt Lake Valley after traveling through Emigration Canyon. Brigham Young, their leader, declared "This is the place" after seeing the valley, which was at the time arid, dry, and unpromising. However, they soon developed a flourishing, self-sufficient city, Great Salt Lake City, through extensive irrigation techniques. Thousands of Mormons from around the world followed in the next several decades. The county was officially formed on January 31, 1850, with just over 11,000 residents recorded

 

Cities and Towns Alta, incorporated in 1970 Bluffdale, incorporated in 1978 Cottonwood Heights, incorporated in 2005 Draper, incorporated in 1978 Herriman, incorporated in 1999 Holladay, incorporated in 1999 Midvale, incorporated in 1900 Murray, incorporated in 1902 Riverton, incorporated in 1946 Salt Lake City, incorporated in 1851 Sandy, incorporated in 1893 South Jordan, incorporated in 1935 South Salt Lake, incorporated in 1938 Taylorsville, incorporated in 1996 West Jordan, incorporated in 1941 West Valley City, incorporated in 1980

 

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Adjacent Counties
Tooele County (west)
Utah County (south)
Wasatch County (southeast)
Summit County (east)
Morgan County (northeast)
Davis County (north)

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