Layton, Utah
| Layton, Utah | |
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Historic Downtown Layton
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 Location in Davis County and the state of Utah |
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| Coordinates: 41°4′41″N 111°57′19″W / 41.07806°N 111.95528°WCoordinates: 41°4′41″N 111°57′19″W / 41.07806°N 111.95528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Davis |
| Settled | 1850s |
| Incorporated | May 24, 1920 |
| City | 1950 |
| Named for | Christopher Layton |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bob Stevenson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.2 sq mi (57.4 km2) |
| • Land | 22.0 sq mi (57.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,350 ft (1,326 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 67,311 |
| • Estimate (2014) | 72,231 |
| • Density | 3,283/sq mi (1,267.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP codes | 84040, 84041 |
| Area code(s) | 385, 801 |
| FIPS code | 49-43660 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1442459 |
| Website | laytoncity |
Layton is a city located in Davis County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Ogden-Clearfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census the city had a population of 67,311, rising to an estimated 72,231 by 2014. Layton is the most populous city in Davis County and the ninth most populous in Utah.
Layton has direct access to Salt Lake City, Ogden, Salt Lake City International Airport, Antelope Island, and the FrontRunner commuter rail. Layton City is a leader in economic development for the region, with immediate adjacency to Hill Air Force Base, a large hospitality district (1,000+ hotel beds) and conference center, the Layton Hills Mall, multiple nationally recognized retail and food chains, the East Gate Business Park, and the Weber State University-Davis campus.
In 2014, Layton contributed $1.34 billion worth of retail sales activity, the second largest market north of Salt Lake City and seventh largest in Utah.
Layton was settled in the 1850s as an outgrowth of Kaysville. The city is named after Christopher Layton, a Mormon colonizer and leader. It was included in the boundaries when Kaysville was incorporated as a city in 1868, but by the 1880s many Layton residents wanted to separate from the city. They challenged Kaysville's authority to tax their property, claiming they received no municipal services. This dispute reached the United States Supreme Court in 1894 as the case of Linford v. Ellison, which was decided in favor of the Layton property owners. The separatist movement finally succeeded in 1902, when Layton became an independent unincorporated area. After further growth it was made an incorporated town in 1920.
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