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Clockwise from top: The skyline in July 2011, Utah State Capitol, TRAX, Union Pacific Depot, the Block U, the City and County Building, and the Salt Lake Temple
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| Nickname(s): "The Crossroads of the West" | |||
 Location in Salt Lake County and the state of Utah |
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 Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City
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| Coordinates: 40°45′0″N 111°53′0″W / 40.75000°N 111.88333°WCoordinates: 40°45′0″N 111°53′0″W / 40.75000°N 111.88333°W | |||
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 United States
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 Utah
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| County | Salt Lake | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Jackie Biskupski (D) | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 110.4 sq mi (285.9 km2) | ||
| • Land | 109.1 sq mi (282.5 km2) | ||
| • Water | 1.3 sq mi (3.3 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 4,226 ft (1,288 m) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • City | 186,440 | ||
| • Estimate (2015) | 192,672 | ||
| • Rank | US: 124th | ||
| • Density | 1,678.0/sq mi (647.9/km2) | ||
| • Urban | 1,021,243 (US: 42nd) | ||
| • Metro | 1,153,340 (US: 48th) | ||
| • CSA | 2,467,709 (US: 23rd) | ||
| Demonym(s) | Salt Laker | ||
| Time zone | Mountain (UTC-7) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | Mountain (UTC-6) | ||
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| Area codes | 385, 801 | ||
| FIPS code | 49-67000 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 1454997 | ||
| Website | Salt Lake City | ||
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Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC) is the capital and the most populous municipality of the U.S. state of Utah. With an estimated population of 190,884 in 2014, the city is the core of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a population of 1,153,340 (2014 estimate). Salt Lake City is further situated within a larger metropolis known as the Salt Lake City–Ogden–Provo Combined Statistical Area. This region is a corridor of contiguous urban and suburban development stretched along an approximately 120-mile (190 km) segment of the Wasatch Front, comprising a population of 2,423,912 as of 2014[update]. It is one of only two major urban areas in the Great Basin (the other is Reno, Nevada).
The city was founded in 1847 by Brigham Young, and other followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) who were seeking to escape religious persecution. They encountered an arid, inhospitable valley that they then extensively irrigated and cultivated, thereby establishing the foundation to sustain its large population of today. Due to its proximity to the Great Salt Lake, the city was originally named "Great Salt Lake City"; however, the word "great" was dropped from the official name in 1868 by the 17th Utah Territorial Legislature. The city is headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
Immigration of international LDS members, mining booms, and the construction of the first transcontinental railroad initially brought economic growth, and the city was nicknamed the Crossroads of the West. It was traversed by the Lincoln Highway, the first transcontinental highway, in 1913, and presently two major cross-country freeways, I-15 and I-80, intersect in the city. Salt Lake City has since developed a strong outdoor recreation tourist industry based primarily on skiing, and hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics. It is the industrial banking center of the United States.
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