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 ?
In 1910 the population of Salt Lake County was 131,426.
Great Salt Lake County was created by an act of the territorial Legislative Assembly on January 31, 1850.
In 1871 Sandy was settled and is named for the sandy soil in the area.
That in 1856 there was an outbreak of smallpox and the County had to impose quarantines.
That the land area of Salt Lake County in square miles is 737.
More trivia ....
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