South Jordan, Utah

South Jordan, Utah
City
South Jordan City Hall, March 2006
Location in Salt Lake County and the state of Utah.
Coordinates: 40°33′42″N 111°57′39″W / 40.56167°N 111.96083°W / 40.56167; -111.96083
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Salt Lake
Established	1859
Incorporated	November 8, 1935[1]
Named for	Jordan River
Government
• Type	council–manager
• Mayor	Dawn Ramsey
• Manager	Gary L. Whatcott
Area [2]
• Total	22.31 sq mi (57.77 km2)
• Land	22.22 sq mi (57.54 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.23 km2)
Elevation	4,439 ft (1,353 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	77,487
• Density	3,452.07/sq mi (1,332.86/km2)
Time zone	UTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−6 (MDT)
ZIP code	84009, 84095
Area code(s)	385, 801
FIPS code	70850
GNIS feature ID	1432728[4]
Website	www.sjc.utah.gov

South Jordan is a city in south central Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, 18 miles (29 km) south of Salt Lake City. Part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, the city lies in the Salt Lake Valley along the banks of the Jordan River between the 10,000-foot (3,000 m) Oquirrh Mountains and the 11,000-foot (3,400 m) Wasatch Mountains. The city has 3.5 miles (5.6 km) of the Jordan River Parkway that contains fishing ponds, trails, parks, and natural habitats. The Salt Lake County fair grounds and equestrian park, 67-acre (27 ha) Oquirrh Lake, and 37 public parks are located inside the city. As of 2020, there were 77,487 people in South Jordan.

Founded in 1859 by Mormon settlers and historically an agrarian town, South Jordan has become a rapidly growing bedroom community of Salt Lake City. Kennecott Land, a land development company, has recently begun construction on the master-planned Daybreak Community for the entire western half of South Jordan, potentially doubling South Jordan's population. South Jordan was the first municipality in the world to have two temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Jordan River Utah Temple and Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple), it now shares that distinction with Provo, Utah. The city has two TRAX light rail stops, as well as one commuter rail stop on the FrontRunner.