Emigration Canyon, Utah

Emigration Canyon, Utah
City
Founded1846
Given Township Status8 January 1997
Incorporated as a Metro Township2017
Incorporated as a City2024
Government
 • MayorJoe Smolka
Area
 • Total18.22 sq mi (47.19 km2)
 • Land18.22 sq mi (47.19 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,466
 • Density80/sq mi (31/km2)
ZIP code
84108[2]
Area code(s)385 and 801
FIPS code49-22875
Websitehttps://www.ecmetro.org/
Emigration Canyon
Emigration Canyon 2020
Emigration Canyon, Utah is located in Utah
Emigration Canyon, Utah
Emigration Canyon, Utah is located in the United States
Emigration Canyon, Utah
LocationSalt Lake County, Utah, USA
Coordinates40°46′N 111°46′W / 40.767°N 111.767°W / 40.767; -111.767
Area25 acres (10 ha) (landmarked area)
Built1847
NRHP reference No.66000737
Significant dates
Added to NRHPOctober 15, 1966[3]
Designated NHLJanuary 20, 1961[4]

Emigration Canyon is a city and canyon in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, located east of Salt Lake City in the Wasatch Range. Beginning at the southern end of the University of Utah, the canyon itself heads east and northeast between Salt Lake City and Morgan County. The boundaries of the metro township do not extend to the county line, nor do they encompass all of Emigration Canyon, as parts of it are within Salt Lake City. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,466.

A portion of Emigration Canyon, located in This Is the Place Heritage Park, was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1961 for the canyon's significance in the Mormon migration of the 19th century.[5]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "Emigration Canyon UT ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  4. ^ "Emigration Canyon". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on October 18, 2007. Retrieved April 1, 2008.
  5. ^ "NHL nomination for Emigration Canyon". National Park Service. Retrieved March 13, 2018.

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