Utah CountyCounty ProfileFounded in 1850, Utah County is located in the north central region of the state. It encompasses an area of 2,003 square miles with a population of approximately 636,235 (U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, V2019). Provo is the county seat. Origin of Name: The Ute Indians – Yuta, the Spanish name for the Ute tribe Bordering Counties: …

Tooele CountyCounty ProfileFounded in 1850, Tooele County is located on the western edge of the state. It encompasses an area of 7,286 square miles with a population of approximately 72,259 (U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, V2019). Tooele City is the county seat. Origin of Name: 2 versions—(1) from tule, a Spanish word of Aztec origin, meaning bulrush, a marsh …

Summit CountyCounty ProfileFounded in 1854, Summit County is located in the upper east region of the state. It encompasses an area of 1,849 square miles with a population of approximately 42,145 (U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, V2019). Coalville is the county seat. Origin of Name: The county includes high mountain summits that form the divides of the Weber, Bear, …

Sevier CountyCounty ProfileFounded in 1865, Sevier County is located in the central region of the state. It encompasses an area of 1,976 square miles with a population of approximately 21,620 (U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, V2019). Richfield is the county seat. Origin of Name: The Sevier River Bordering Counties: Beaver, Emery, Millard, Piute, Sanpete, and Wayne A Brief History of Sevier …

Sanpete CountyCounty ProfileFounded in 1850, Sanpete County is located in the central region of the state. It encompasses an area of 1,597 square miles with a population of approximately 30,939 (U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, V2019). Manti is the county seat. Origin of Name: A variation of Sanpitch and Sanpits, the name of the local Indian tribe and the …

San Juan CountyCounty ProfileFounded in 1880, San Juan County is located on the southeastern corner of the state. It encompasses an area of 7,725 square miles with a population of approximately 15,308 (U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, V2019). Monticello is the county seat. Origin of Name: San Juan River Bordering Counties: Emery, Garfield, Grand, Kane, and Wayne A Brief History of …

Salt Lake CountyCounty ProfileFounded in 1850, Salt Lake County is located in the north central region of the state. It encompasses an area of 764 square miles with a population of approximately 1,160,437 (U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, V2019). Salt Lake City is the county seat. Origin of Name: The Great Salt Lake Bordering Counties: Davis, Morgan, Summit, Tooele, Utah, …

Rich CountyCounty ProfileFounded in 1864, Rich County is located in the upper northeastern edge of the state. It encompasses an area of 1,034 square miles with a population of approximately 2,483 (U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, V2019). Randolph is the county seat. Origin of Name: (1) named for the fertility of the Bear River Valley (the county was first …

Piute CountyCounty ProfileFounded in 1865, Piute County is located in the south central region of the state. It encompasses an area of 754 square miles with a population of approximately 12,124 (U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, V2019). Junction is the county seat. Origin of Name: The Paiute Indians Bordering Counties: Beaver, Garfield, Iron, Sevier, and Wayne A Brief History of Piute …

Morgan CountyCounty ProfileFounded in 1862, Morgan County is located in the northeast region of the state. It encompasses an area of 603 square miles with a population of approximately 12,124 (U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, V2019). Morgan City is the county seat. Origin of Name: LDS leader Jedediah Morgan Grant Bordering Counties: Davis, Rich, Salt Lake, Summit, and Weber A Brief …

Millard CountyCounty ProfileFounded in 1851, Millard County is located in the west central edge of the state. It encompasses an area of 6,818 square miles with a population of approximately 13,188 (U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, V2019). Fillmore is the county seat. Origin of Name: Millard Fillmore, 13th President of the United States Bordering Counties: Beaver, Juab, Sanpete, and Sevier A …

Kane CountyCounty ProfileFounded in 1864, Kane County is located in the southern edge of the state. It encompasses an area of 3,904 square miles with a population of approximately 7,886 (U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, V2019). Kanab is the county seat. Origin of Name: Col. Thomas L. Kane, supporter of Mormon settlers Bordering Counties: Garfield, Iron, San Juan, and Washington A …