Thanks for visiting the SLCo
Sesquicentennial Celebration web site. The first official meeting of Salt Lake County
government was held on March 15, 1852.
We’ve come a long way in 150 years. We now operate
over 150 facilities ranging from community pools and parks to the Southtowne Exposition Center.
We also provide hundreds of quality programs and services to the community,
including plowing snowy roads, delivering hot meals to the homebound elderly, and managing
drug rehabilitation programs for those in need.
We are committed to service excellence for
Salt Lake County residents. more...
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Did You Know ?
That the salary for a Deputy Sheriff in 1911 was $80.00 per month.
That in 1856 there was an outbreak of smallpox and the County had to impose quarantines.
That the median household income in 1997 was $44,118.
That according to the 2000 census there are 1,219 persons per square mile in Salt Lake County.
That the first female Commissioner was Mary Callaghan who served from 1994-2000.
More trivia ....
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