Salt Lake City, Utah
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Salt Lake City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84111. It lies near City Creek Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Salt Lake City North quadrangle. 199,723 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 4,226 feet above sea level.
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On record in Salt Lake City
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 12 of 263 shown
Bingham Canyon Open Pit Copper MineNational Historic Landmark · listed 1966
Emigration CanyonNational Historic Landmark · listed 1966
Fort DouglasNational Historic Landmark · listed 1970
Old City HallNational Historic Landmark · listed 1971
Temple SquareNational Historic Landmark · listed 1966
Brigham Young ComplexNational Historic Landmark · listed 1966
19th Ward Meetinghouse and Relief Society Halllisted 1976
Altadena Apartmentslisted 2010
Fortunato Anselmo Houselisted 1979
George Arbuckle Houselisted 1982
Armista Apartmentslisted 1989
Francis Armstrong Houselisted 1980
Every listing in Salt Lake County
Surveyed buildings and structures 12 of 38 shown
- Albert Fisher Carriage House, 1206 West Second South Street, Salt Lake Cityfederal building survey, 9 photographs
- Alfred W. McCune Carriage House, 200 North Main Street, Salt Lake Cityfederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Alfred W. McCune House, 200 North Main Street, Salt Lake Cityfederal building survey, 23 photographs
- Beehive House, East South Temple Street, Salt Lake Cityfederal building survey, 14 photographs
- Conklin-Dern Mansion, 711 East South Temple Street, Salt Lake Cityfederal building survey, 6 photographs
- Dooly Building, 109 West Second South Street, Salt Lake Cityfederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Eico Overhead Loader, Salt Lake Cityfederal building survey, 2 photographs
- Fort Douglas, Commander's Residence, Salt Lake Cityfederal building survey, 2 photographs
- Fort Douglas, Officers' Duplexes, Officers' Circle, Salt Lake Cityfederal building survey, 5 photographs
- Fort Douglas, Stilwell Field, The portion of Fort Douglas bounded by De Trobriand Street on the north, Fort Douglas Boulevard on the east, Potter Street on the south, and Chase Street on the west., Salt Lake Cityfederal building survey, 1 photograph
- Francis H. Perkins House, 77 S Street, Salt Lake Cityfederal building survey, 4 photographs
- Frederick A. E. Meyer House, 929 East Second South Street, Salt Lake Cityfederal building survey, 9 photographs
Population over time
2 figuresSalt Lake City grew from 186,440 to 199,723 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 186,440 | |
| 2020 | 199,723 | +13,283 (+7%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 27 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1885 USGS Salt Lake quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1925 USGS Ft. Douglas quadrangle1:125000
- 1928 USGS Ft. Douglas quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Salt Lake City North quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Salt Lake City North quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1980 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1998 USGS Salt Lake City North quadrangle1:24000
Photographs
4 photographs,Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
31 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Salt Lake City between 1992 and 2020, burning about 770 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | U FIRE |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | DEVONSHIRE 2 |
| 14 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 35 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CONNECTICUT |
| 11 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | ENSIGN PEAK |
| 6 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | ENSIGN INCORPORATED |
| 6 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | GEORGE'S |
| 24 August 2006 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | CITY CREEK |
| 22 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BECK ST ASSIST |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 35 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Salt Lake City: 24 producers, 5 past producers, 4 occurrences, 2 unknowns. 24 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Iron, Barium-Barite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Douglas Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Quartzite | |
| Intermountain Smelting Corp | Antimony | Producer | ||
| Rocky Mountain Refractories | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Becks Hot Springs | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Custom Milling & Supply Mill | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Eisenman Barite Mill | Barium-Barite | Producer | ||
| Wasatch 8ot Springs | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Limekiln Gulch North Quarry | Limestone, General, Iron | Past Producer | Calcite, Limonite | |
| Magnet Iron | Iron | Producer | Replacement | |
| Spring Gulch Quarry | Iron | Occurrence | Hematite, Limonite |
Storms near this place
31 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Salt Lake City in 31 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 17 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 2 tornado, 2 flash flood. The reports record 1 death and 83 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1999 | Tornado (F2) | Salt Lake City | 1 killed, 80 hurt, $170,000,000 | Around lunch time, a tornado touched down in the southwest portions of Salt Lake City. The tornado intensified to an F2 on the Fujita scale, and moved northeast through the metropolitan area of Salt Lake City. It caused widespread damage at the Delta Center, then ripped across an outdoor retailers convention tent, where the lone fatality occurred along with many of the injuries. After blowing out many windows in the Wyndam Hotel, the tornado continued its northeast track, knocking down scaffolding and shearing off a crane at the LDS Assembly Hall construction site. Next it skirted the Capitol Building, ripping out several large trees there and in historic Memory Grove. It then moved into the residential area known as The Avenues, damaging hundreds of trees and ripping the roofs off of several homes, before finally lifting back into the clouds. All told, there was 1 fatality, 80 injured, 300 buildings and homes sustained damage, with 34 homes deemed uninhabitable. At least 500 trees were totally destroyed, with 300 more damaged. Many vehicles were damaged or totalled as well. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salt Lake City | 2 hurt, $50,000 | chemical tank toppled by the wind. |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salt Lake City | 1 hurt, $100,000 | no account filed |
| October 1994 | Hail | Salt Lake City | $500,000 | A cold upper level trough moved across northern Utah this day. The first of two severe thunderstorms moved northward through the Salt Lake Valley dropping 0.75-inch hail at the NWSFO Salt Lake, and surrounding area. The same storm dropped 1.00-inch diameter hail about 1 mile north at the FAA ARTCC at approximately 5:00MST. The McDonnell Douglas plant (approximately 1 mile north of the NWSFO) sustained roof damage estimated at $250,000. Hail dents in this roof were estimated at 5 to 10 per square foot. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salt Lake City | $500,000 | A large thunderstorm complex developed near the center of an upper level disturbance and moved rapidly from southwest to northeast across northern Utah. The first significant damage occurred in the Sugarville as three trees were blown ito a house. Four-foot diameter trees were uprooted in the area. Next a grain elevator was blown down in Elberta. At 1140MST, the Tooele Army Depot (north base) reported 20 to 30 car windows blown out, empty storage containers the size of tractor semi-trailer were blown off railroad flat cars, and damage to many structures. Clean up and repair costs estimated at $150,000. About 1145MST, a chicken farm in Lakeshore suffered structural damage estimated at $400,000. At 1153MST, an anemometer on the twelfth story of Brigham Young University in Provo measured a gust at 121 mph. The BYU campus alone incurred $1 million in damage. The city of Provo was hard hit, with $ 8 million in damage to public and private property. Damage included power outages to 90 per cent of the city. Between three thousand and five thousand trees were destroyed, being blown into cars, powers lines, and houses. Nineteen homes had "significant damage", with two being condemned. Of the fifteen injuries, most were broken bones and lacerations, while a fifteen year old girl went into intensive care when an air conditioner fell on her. At 1236MST, the Salt Lake International Airport measured a peak gust at 62 mph. One DC-3 airplane was pushed a quarter mile down the tarmac and clipped two planes. Nine other planes sustained damage, with a total plane damage estimate at $1 million. At 1238MST, a measured gust at 81 mph took part of the roof off the SaltAir Pavilion, with damage estimated at $270,000. Between 1215MST and 1315MST, over 50 incidents of downed power lines were reported in the Salt Lake valley, with 20 power poles on fire. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salt Lake City | $500,000 | no account filed |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Salt Lake City | $100,000 | Heavy rain brought road, parking lot, and basement flooding to the Sugarhouse and Foothill areas of Salt Lake City. The flooding damaged multiple streets including Roxberry Road, Sherwood Drive, and 1300 South near 2500 East. There was also a significant amount of water on Foothill Drive, particularly near 2200 South. Approximately six homes also experienced basement flooding across the area. |
| October 2015 | Flash Flood | Salt Lake City | $100,000 | Heavy rain brought road, parking lot, and basement flooding to the Sugarhouse and Foothill areas of Salt Lake City. The flooding damaged multiple streets including Roxberry Road, Sherwood Drive, and 1300 South near 2500 East. There was also a significant amount of water on Foothill Drive, particularly near 2200 South. Approximately six homes also experienced basement flooding across the area. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salt Lake City | $50,000 | Multiple pictures and reports indicated wind damage in the Sugarhouse area associated with an area of decaying convection moving through. Reports included a healthy hardwood tree around 2 feet in diameter snapped at the trunk, with multiple 8 to 10 inch limbs down across the neighborhood. Additionally, reports mentioned many cars potentially totaled or significantly damaged as a result. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salt Lake City | $50,000 | Severe thunderstorms brought strong winds, hail, and torrential rains to much of the Salt Lake Valley. Little Cottonwood Canyon had a wind gust to 74 mph (64 kts), and Riverton reported a gust to 70 mph (61 kts). Significant street and house flooding occurred from Herriman to downtown Salt Lake City, along with some tree damage. Rainfall ranged from .50 inches to over 2 inches across the valley with this storm. |
| May 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salt Lake City | $50,000 | Microburst winds estimated between 40 and 50 mph crossed the Great Salt Lake, capsizing one sailboat and driving three onto some rocks, one of which was a total loss. |
| October 1997 | Lightning | Salt Lake City | $26,000 | no account filed |
| September 2017 | Flood | Salt Lake City | $15,000 | Heavy rain caused flood damage to the Salt Lake City Justice Court and to a nearby Crossfit gym. |
| June 1997 | Hail | Salt Lake City | $15,000 | A severe thunderstorm tracked across the northern Salt Lake Valley. The storm began in West Valley City with 1" diameter hail. It then tracked into downtown Salt Lake City where 3/4" hail was measured at 7the South & State Street. The last report of severe hail came from the University of Utah Meteorology Department where 1" diameter hail was again measured. There were a few reports of minor damage from this storm. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salt Lake City | $10,000 | Rocky Mountain Power outage of 11,000+ customers resulting from crane hitting power lines. Crane was reported to have fallen in part due to high winds. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salt Lake City | $10,000 | 5 ft diameter tree down on house...extensive damage near 3rd South and 10th East.. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salt Lake City | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Hail | Salt Lake City | $2,000 | A severe thunderstorm dropped 1" diameter hail from Beck Street into North Salt Lake. |
| September 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Salt Lake City | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salt Lake City | $1,000 | Large tree limbs were downed in Salt Lake City as a result of strong thunderstorm related outflow winds in the area. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salt Lake City | $1,000 | A large, healthy tree was snapped half way up the trunk after a strong thunderstorm wind gust. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salt Lake City | $500 | A 12-inch-diameter tree branch was downed as a result of strong thunderstorm related outflow winds in the area. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Salt Lake City | - | Social media reports showed quarter-sized hail in Sugarhouse. |
| September 2021 | Hail | Salt Lake City | - | Hail up to 1 inch in diameter fell in Salt Lake City. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Salt Lake City | - | Quarter-sized hail was reported near the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. |
| July 2006 | Hail | Salt Lake City | - | large hail at Parleys Summit |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salt Lake City | - | Trees down, shigles blown off a few roofs, and branches up to 2" thick snapped. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salt Lake City | - | Thunderstorm winds gusted to 60 mph (52 kts) in North Salt Lake. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salt Lake City | - | Microburst winds blew from the west and northwest along the Wasatch front producing isolated damage reports. The most significant damage occurred in the Woods Cross area. With wind gusts estimated at 80 mph, gravel and small debris became airborne and was driven into a few new cars, damaging the paint and breaking out windows. Auto damage was estimated at $20,000. An adjacent building lost a few shingles. Lightning started at least 12 range fires in Box Elder and Tooele Counties. The northwest microburst winds blew choking smoke into the Salt Lake and Tooele valleys. |
| September 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Salt Lake City | - | Microburst winds to 60 mph were measured at the WSFO Salt Lake City. |
| April 1993 | Hail | Salt Lake City | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite | 0.9 miles | 25 | |
| Sugar House | 2.8 miles | 25 | |
| South Salt Lake | 2.9 miles | 25 | |
| University Village | 3.0 miles | 27 | |
| Fort Douglas (historical) | 3.1 miles | 27 | |
| Roper | 3.4 miles | 25 | |
| Foothill Village | 3.5 miles | 25 | |
| Buena Vista | 4.0 miles | 27 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Salt Lake City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q23337 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1454997. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









