Residents of Salt Lake County live in some of the most populous and most crowded communities in Utah.
According to an analysis of 1990 Census data, if all of Salt Lake County's communities - both unincorporated and incorporated - are ranked, they fill almost half of the list of Utah's 25 most populous places.The state's most populous cities included Salt Lake City, West Valley City, Provo, Sandy, Orem and Ogden. If included with the incorporated cities, Taylorsville-Bennion would be the seventh-largest community in Utah.
The unincorporated areas of Millcreek, Cottonwood Heights, Kearns, East Millcreek, Magna and South Cottonwood would also rank among the 25 largest.
Layton, Bountiful and Clearfield are the only Davis communities among the 25 most populous areas.
At the same time, Salt Lake County communities, with Kearns leading the way, were among the most crowded in the state.
According to a 1990 Census, analysis of population density, shows that there are 5,791 people per square mile in the unincorporated area of Kearns in western Salt Lake County. Following Kearns are Canyon Rim, Union,
Taylorsville-Bennion, East Millcreek, South Cottonwood, Millcreek, Cottonwood Heights, Orem and Sandy.
The communities of White City in Salt Lake County and Val Verda in Davis County also ranked high but were dropped because they were one square mile or smaller.
Bountiful was the most crowded Davis County city, with 3,426 people per square mile. Other comparatively crowded places in the county include Sunset, Clearfield and Layton.
Most populous communities
1. Salt Lake City
2. West Valley City
3. Provo
4. Sandy
5. Orem
6. Ogden
7. Taylorsville-Bennion
8. West Jordan
9. Layton
10. Bountiful
11. Logan
12. Millcreek
13. Murray
14. Cottonwood Heights
15. St. George
16. Kearns
17. Roy
18. Clearfield
19. East Millcreek
20. Magna
21. Cottonwood West
22. American Fork
23. Brigham City
Most crowded communities
1. Kearns
2. Canyon Rim
3. Union
4. Taylorsville-Bennion
5. East Millcreek
6. South Cottonwood
7. Millcreek
8. Cottonwood Heights
9. Orem
10. Sandy