Salt Lake County

county in northern Utah, United States
AdministrativeArea county_of_utah Q484556
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Salt Lake County

Summary

Salt Lake County is a county of Utah[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of county_of_utah entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,342 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Salt Lake County is located in Utah[3].
  • Salt Lake County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Salt Lake County's head of government is recorded as Jenny Wilson[5].
  • Salt Lake County's instance of is recorded as county of Utah[6].
  • Salt Lake County's capital is recorded as Salt Lake City[7].
  • Salt Lake County's shares border with is recorded as Tooele County[8].
  • Salt Lake County's shares border with is recorded as Utah County[9].
  • Salt Lake County's shares border with is recorded as Wasatch County[10].
  • Salt Lake County's shares border with is recorded as Summit County[11].
  • Salt Lake County's shares border with is recorded as Morgan County[12].
  • Salt Lake County's shares border with is recorded as Davis County[13].
  • Great Salt Lake is named after Salt Lake County[14].
  • Salt Lake County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Salt Lake City[15].
  • Salt Lake County's legislative body is recorded as Salt Lake County Council[16].
  • Salt Lake County's Commons category is recorded as Salt Lake County, Utah[17].
  • 1852 marks the founding of Salt Lake County[18].
  • Salt Lake County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 40.67, 'longitude': -111.93}[19].
  • Salt Lake County's authority is recorded as Q139864801[20].
  • Salt Lake County's official website is recorded as https://www.saltlakecounty.gov/[21].
  • Salt Lake County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Salt Lake County, Utah[22].
  • Salt Lake County has a population of {'amount': '+1029655'}[23].
  • Salt Lake County has a population of {'amount': '+1032954'}[24].
  • Salt Lake County has a population of {'amount': '+1048032'}[25].
  • Salt Lake County has a population of {'amount': '+1064069'}[26].
  • Salt Lake County has a population of {'amount': '+1079721'}[27].

Body

Geography

Salt Lake County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Utah[3].

Physical Characteristics

Salt Lake County covers an area of {'amount': '+2092'}[28]. It sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1302'}[29]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1029655'}[23], {'amount': '+1032954'}[24], {'amount': '+1048032'}[25], {'amount': '+1064069'}[26], {'amount': '+1079721'}[27], and {'amount': '+1107314'}[30].

Designation and Status

Salt Lake County's instance of is recorded as county of Utah[6].

History and Context

1852 marks the founding of Salt Lake County[18]. Great Salt Lake is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Salt Lake County ranks in the top 3% of county_of_utah entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,342 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → salt-lake-county
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Salt Lake County, U
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Salt Lake County, Utah.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidentia"
  2. 7w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name → Great Salt Lake County, Salt Lake County
    Legal entity identifier → —
    Legislative body → Salt Lake County Council
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46950|batch #46950]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
  3. 19w ago · Mxn · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.saltlakecounty.gov/
    Domain name → slc.ut.us, salt-lake.ut.us
    Funder → —
    Logo image → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P8424]]: 2794019"
  4. 19w ago · Mxn · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Authority → Q139864801
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P797]]: [[Q139864801]]"
  5. 20w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id → 1808083
    Umls cui → C3828269
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31546|batch #31546]]"
  6. 20w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in Salt Lake County, Utah
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Utah
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Salt Lake County, Utah
    Funder → —
    + 40 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C110482, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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