Davis County, Utah
| Davis County, Utah | |
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Davis County, Utah
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 Location in the U.S. state of Utah |
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 Utah's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | 1850 |
| Named for | Daniel C. Davis |
| Seat | Farmington |
| Largest city | Layton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 634 sq mi (1,642 km2) |
| • Land | 299 sq mi (774 km2) |
| • Water | 335 sq mi (868 km2), 53% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 336,043 |
| • Density | 1,026/sq mi (396/km²) |
| Congressional districts | 1st, 2nd |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
| Website | www |
Davis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2010 census, the population was 306,479, making it the third-most populous county in Utah. Its county seat is Farmington, and its largest city is Layton. The county was created in 1850 and was named for Daniel C. Davis, captain in the Mormon Battalion.
Davis County is part of the Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT Combined Statistical Area.
Davis County was created on October 5, 1850, with Farmington designated as its county seat, because of its geographic location midway between boundaries at the Weber River on the north and the Jordan River on the south. During its first 50 years, Davis County grew slowly. With the advent of the Utah Central Rail Road in 1870, a transition to mechanized agriculture and a surge of commerce, banking, improved roads, new water systems, and electrification of homes began. However, by 1940, the population was barely 16,000.
With the establishment of Hill Air Force Base in northern Davis County, there was a surge of civilian employment after World War II. The county doubled in population between 1940 and 1950, and doubled again between 1950 and 1960 as part of the nationwide suburb boom that was occurring at the time. By 1990 there were 188,000 residents, and in 2000, there were 239,000. By 2030, the county is expected to have a population of about 360,000.
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