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 ?
Great Salt Lake County was created by an act of the territorial Legislative Assembly on January 31, 1850.
That the first County Courthouse was built on the northeast corner of 2nd South and 2nd West and the contract was awarded on May 12, 1855.
That in 1942 the total budget for Salt Lake County was $2,301,577.83.
That one of the interesting job titles in Salt Lake County in 1856 was that of the Watermaster, which supervised irrigation water rights.
That the median household income in 1997 was $44,118.
More trivia ....
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