Millcreek, Utah | |
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City | |
Location in Salt Lake County and the state of Utah. |
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Coordinates: 40°41′10″N 111°51′50″W / 40.68611°N 111.86389°WCoordinates: 40°41′10″N 111°51′50″W / 40.68611°N 111.86389°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Utah |
County | Salt Lake |
Incorporated | December 28, 2016 |
Named for | Mill Creek |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jeff Silvestrini |
• Councilman - Dist. 1 | Silvia Catten |
• Councilman - Dist. 2 | Dwight Marchant |
• Councilman - Dist. 3 | Cheri M. Jackson |
• Councilman - Dist. 4 | Bev Uipi |
Area | |
• Total | 13.7 sq mi (35.4 km2) |
• Land | 13.7 sq mi (35.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 4,285 ft (1,306 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 62,139 |
• Density | 4,500/sq mi (1,800/km2) |
Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
• Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
ZIP codes | 84106, 84107, 84109, 84117, 84124 |
Area code(s) | 385, 801 |
FIPS code | 49-50150 |
GNIS feature ID | 1867579 |
Millcreek is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, and is part of the Salt Lake City Metropolitan Statistical Area. Prior to its incorporation on December 28, 2016, Millcreek was a census-designated place (CDP) and township.
The first settlers of the Millcreek area in 1848 included Mary Fielding Smith (widow of Hyrum Smith) and her children, including Joseph F. Smith. The area remained essentially rural in character until after World War II. As postwar suburban growth spilled south over the Salt Lake City limits, the area was not annexed by the city and remained unincorporated.
By the 1980s, most of the area now in Millcreek was built out and known by various names, including East Millcreek, Canyon Rim and Mount Olympus. In the 2000 census, the area was divided among four CDPs, the westernmost of which was designated Millcreek CDP. The population of this CDP was 30,377 at the 2000 census, and had a total area of 4.9 square miles (12.8 km²). Canyon Rim CDP, East Millcreek CDP, and Mount Olympus CDP were consolidated with Millcreek CDP in the 2010 census, doubling its population to 62,139.
Salt Lake County created Millcreek Township in 2002 as an administrative subentity that included the populated CDPs as well as undeveloped Mill Creek Canyon in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest immediately to the east. The township was created to give residents of the area more local control over planning and prevent annexations by neighboring cities.