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Salt Lake County was named for the Great Salt Lake. Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah is the County Seat  Its county seat and largest city is Salt Lake City. It occupies a valley, Salt Lake Valley, as well as parts of the surrounding mountains, the Oquirrh Mountains to the west and the Wasatch Range to the east. In addition, the Great Salt Lake is partially within the northwestern section of the county. The area that was to become Salt Lake County was settled in 1847 when Mormon Pioneers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, fleeing persecution in the East, arrived in the Salt Lake Valley after traveling through Emigration Canyon. Brigham Young, their leader, declared "This is the right place" after seeing the valley, which was at the time arid, dry, and unpromising. However, they soon developed a flourishing, self-sufficient city, Great Salt Lake City, through extensive irrigation techniques. Thousands of Mormons from around the world followed in the next several decades. The county was officially formed on January 31, 1850, with just over 11,000 residents recorded. Settlements were scattered across the valley and beyond, and the territorial capital was moved to Great Salt Lake City in 1857, when the name was subsequently shortened to Salt Lake City. Fifteen cities and one town (Alta) have been established in the county: Alta, incorporated in 1970 Bluffdale, incorporated in 1970s Cottonwood Heights, incorporated in 2005 Draper, incorporated in 1978 Herriman, incorporated in 1999 Holladay, incorporated in 1999 Midvale, incorporated in 1900s Murray, incorporated in 1902 Riverton, incorporated in 1946 Salt Lake City, incorporated in 1851 Sandy, incorporated in 1893 South Jordan, incorporated in 1935 South Salt Lake, incorporated in 1938 Taylorsville, incorporated in 1996 West Jordan, incorporated in 1941 West Valley City, incorporated in 1980 [source: wikipedia.org]

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