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North Salt Lake, Utah
In July, 2007, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the population of North Salt Lake City to be 12,628. Based on the data we gathered in preparation for updating the Moderate Income Housing Plan, the North Salt Lake Department of Community & Economic Development estimates this number to be closer to 14,202 (February 2009 estimate).

The City is home to approximately 900 registered businesses.

The City covers 8.1 square miles, with 46 linear miles of paved roads.

North Salt Lake City is home to a rich residential, commercial, and industrial base. http://www.nslcity.org/

Bountiful, Utah
On the 27th day of September, 1847, Perrigrine Sessions, with his family, moved about nine miles north of the newly established Mormon settlement of Salt Lake City and camped. He had traveled beyond the Hot Springs to find feed for his flocks and herds. Here he constructed a dugout with skins for a roof and wintered, he and his family being the sole occupants of the place until the spring of 1848. This dugout was located at approximately 250 North and 280 West. He was thus the founder of Utah's second settlement and the first white man to make a home in what we now know as Davis County.

The place was first known as Sessions' Settlement, but with the ecclesiastical designation of North Canyon Ward, both titles being employed rather indiscriminately until 1855, when it was officially named Bountiful. A more fitting appellation could not have been chosen for what was even then called the garden spot of Utah.

The townsite had been laid out by Jesse W. Fox and the people wished to have it enclosed as a precaution against hostile Indians. They voted in 1855 to build a wall entirely around it. This was done and the result was an earthwork of mud and straw some three miles in length, eight feet high on the outside and four feet thick at the top, rather an imposing undertaking for those times. Assessments were made according to ability to pay, one man being assessed $1,100.00. The wall when constructed encompassed generally that area commonly bounded by 4th North, 2nd West, 5th South and 4th East.

By 1890 the citizens of East Bountiful determined that they needed something stronger than precinct government to take care of their increasing population. They petitioned the Territorial Legislature and were granted a charter to organize a city corporation. This was in 1892 and Joseph L Holbrook was elected for the first Mayor with the following as Councilmen: Edwin Pace, Thomas Briggs, Steams Hatch, J. L Fackrell and Arthur Riley, with Joseph T. Mabey as City Marshall, R. E. Egan as City Recorder and Jed Stringham as Treasurer.

During the many years since it was organized, the City has met every obligation imposed upon it. Its officials have been wide awake and forward looking; they have been honest and painstaking and there has never been a hint of graft or incompetence. It has been an honor to serve the people, and pay has been no consideration.

During that time elementary schools have been established and junior high schools and two high schools have been built.

Streets have been cleared of weeds and debris; oiled surface have supplanted the mud, and sidewalks have been laid. A water system was begun in 1906 and it has increased in capacity until today most of the water of the mountain streams goes into city reservoirs, to say nothing of other rights acquired from owners of pumped wells and the use of water from Weber Basin Water Conservancy District.

In 1907 electric lights came to Bountiful through the efforts of its citizens. This system was purchased by the City, which now owns its own plant. The first real hard surface road in Utah was laid down between the town and the Salt Lake County line through the efforts of officials of Bountiful, who also were able to induce private property owners to permit the cut through the bluff at the Hot Springs. Other citizens of this flourishing community organized and carried out a campaign to acquire the Cemetery and beautify it. Now it is one of the most beautiful spots dedicated to the dead in the state.

People have finally discovered that, for a dwelling place - an ideal spot in which to rear a family - it has few equals and is surpassed by none. The result has been homes by the hundreds in the last fifteen years, modern homes that please the eye and satisfy the desire for comfort. One is safe in prophesying that, shortly, family dwellings will be built to the topmost lake terrace, where contented inhabitants will gaze down upon the City of Bountiful and the shimmering salt sea as the setting sun gilds the sky and the mountains with gold and exclaim, "Here at last is paradise on earth!" Charles R. Mabey
http://www.bountifulutah.gov/

Woods Cross, Utah
Woods Cross City is located in southern Davis County. After its incorporation in 1935, the pace of growth in Woods Cross has accelerated over the past two decades. The City is experiencing considerable residential growth in western portions of the City, where the edge is defined by Legacy Parkway. With new access and potential gateway opportunities into the City, there isconsiderable excitement about the potential for development and quality growth to the west. http://www.woodscross.com/

West Bountiful, Utah
West Bountiful City is a quaint, rural community. When you come to visit, be sure to enjoy the city's Lakeside Golf Course. It is considered one of the best in the area!

Come and see how we're building a quality community.  We have new restaurants and stores in our West Bountiful Commons areas located on the east side of West Bountiful city. Additionally, lodging is available at the County Inn and Suites Hotel.

Located just 15 minutes north of downtown Salt Lake City. http://westbountiful.utah.gov/

Centerville, Utah
Nestled between the Wasatch Mountains and the Great Salt Lake lies the friendly city of Centerville. Within fifteen minutes of Salt Lake City to the south and 25 minutes of Ogden to the north, Centerville offers a beautiful environment for the homeowner and a fast growing commercial climate for the local entrepreneur. Centerville is expanding rapidly as people become aware of the amenities that it has to offer. For example, between 1980 and 1990 Centerville's population increased to 11,500 owing to a 29.9% growth rate. This trend continued as the population of the City grew to 14,585 in 2000. Scenic views of the valley and Great Salt Lake combine with a temperate four-season climate to provide the ideal setting for residency. Consequently, Centerville is fast becoming an ideal location for residential subdivision development. http://www.centervilleut.net/

Farmington, Utah
Farmington, the seat of Davis County, is located about 16 miles north of Salt Lake City. It occupies a narrow strip of land tucked snugly against the base of the Wasatch Mountains, halfway between Salt Lake City and Ogden, with the Great Salt Lake lapping at its western shores.

The community, with a population of around 14,000, is a place renowned for its tree lined streets, visual charm and a history as solid as the stone used in the construction of many of its pioneer homes.

Farmington’s earliest inhabitants were Indians who stayed until the 1860's. fur trappers came through the Farmington area as early as 1825, and were followed by explorers and emigrants in the 1840's.

Soon after arriving in the Salt Lake Valley with the Mormon Pioneers in 1847, Heber C. Haight traveled north to graze cattle, eventually building a log cabin and settling his family in the area. Other settlers followed over the ensuing years, naming the town North Cottonwood.

The name was later changed to Farmington. In December of 1892, Farmington was incorporated as a city with a population of 1,180. By 1980, that number had increased to 4,700, and in the next 12 years the population doubled.

The five canyons above Farmington have streams that flow through the City, eventually emptying into the Great Salt Lake. Farmington Canyon offers opportunities for hiking, jogging, bicycling, snowmobiling, picnicking, horseback riding, fishing and camping. There are also horse racing and rodeo facilities at the Davis County Fairgrounds in West Farmington.

The Primary Organization of the LDS Church was established in Farmington. A mural depicting that first primary can be seen in the Farmington Rock Chapel on Main Street.

Farmington is well known as the site of the State’s largest family amusement park. Lagoon, originally known as Lake Park Resort, was once on the shores of the Great Salt Lake. Later in the 1890's, it was moved to its present site and renamed Lagoon.

The City’s motto, "Historic Beginnings," is in reference to the pioneer spirit that Farmington was settled with and that same pioneer spirit exists today. Majestic trees line the City’s Main Streets which makes it have the old town feeling.
http://www.farmington.utah.gov/

Kaysville, Utah
Kaysville was settled in 1850 and on March 15, 1868 it was incorporated, becoming the first city to be incorporated in Davis County and the 27th to be incorporated in the Utah territory. The boundaries at this time embraced an area approximately five miles square.

The majority of people coming to Kaysville up to 1852 were English. Of the 29 families who arrived before this date, 19 families came from England, three from New York, two from Vermont and one from Kentucky. No record can be found of the other four families. Later immigration to Kaysville seems to be in practically the same proportions. The majority of the people came from England or were of English descent. Most people lived on their farms with very few homes in the central part, which has since become the city of Kaysville. The first people to arrive settled on the streams or near the lake shore. There was no division of lands. A settler came in, saw a tract of land that suited him, and if not already occupied, took it up by fencing it and living on it. Several families came together and usually settled in the same neighborhood.
http://www.kaysvillecity.com/