Editing Utah County, Utah

{{Short description|County in Utah, United States}}
{{hatnote|"Utah County" redirects here. For all the counties in the state of Utah, see [[List of counties in Utah]].}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
 | county                   = Utah County
 | state                    = Utah
 | ex image                 = East (closer) at Historic Utah County Courthouse, Jul 15.jpg
 | ex image size            = 300px
 | ex image cap             = Historic Utah County Courthouse
 | flag                     = Flag of Utah County, Utah.svg
 | seal                     = 
 | founded                  = January 31, 1850 (created)<br />April 18, 1852 (organized)
 | seat wl                  = Provo
 | largest city wl          = Provo
 | area_total_sq_mi         = 2144
 | area_land_sq_mi          = 2003
 | area_water_sq_mi         = 141
 | area percentage          = 6.6
 | population_as_of         = 2020
 | population_total         = 659399
 | pop_est_as_of            = 2024
 | population_est           = 747234 {{gain}}
 | density_sq_mi            = auto
 | coordinates              = {{Coord|40.12|-111.67|display=title,inline|type:adm2nd_region:US-UT_source:UScensus1990}}
 | time zone                = Mountain
 | web                      = www.utahcounty.gov
 | named for                = [[Ute Tribe]]
 | district                 = 3rd
 | district2                = 4th
}}

'''Utah County''' is the second-most populous [[County (United States)|county]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Utah]]. The [[county seat]] and largest city is [[Provo, Utah|Provo]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> which is the state's fourth-largest city, and the largest outside of [[Salt Lake County]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the population was 659,399.<ref name=QF/>

Utah County is one of [[Juab County, Utah|two]] counties forming the [[Provo-Orem metropolitan area]], and is part of the larger [[Salt Lake City metropolitan area]]. In 2020, the center of population of Utah was in Utah County, in the city of [[Saratoga Springs, Utah|Saratoga Springs]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Centers of Population by State: 2020|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/centers-population.html|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=June 3, 2024}}</ref>

Utah County is one of the fastest-growing counties in the United States, ranking among the top ten counties in numerical growth.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2022/population-estimates-counties-decrease.html|access-date=April 16, 2022|title=Top 10 Counties in Numeric Growth: July 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021|publisher=US Census}}</ref> Correspondingly, Provo–Orem is among the top eight metropolitan areas by percentage growth in the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2022/population-estimates-counties-decrease.html|access-date=April 16, 2022|title=Top 10 Metro Areas in Percent Growth: July 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021|publisher=US Census}}</ref>

Utah County is one of seven counties in the United States to have the same name as its state. The other six counties are [[Arkansas County, Arkansas|Arkansas County]], [[Hawaii County, Hawaii|Hawaii County]], [[Idaho County, Idaho|Idaho County]], [[Iowa County, Iowa|Iowa County]], [[Oklahoma County, Oklahoma|Oklahoma County]] and [[Manhattan|New York County]] (commonly known as Manhattan).<ref>{{cite book|author1=Joseph Nathan Kane|author2=Charles Curry Aiken|title=The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, and Population Data, 1950-2000|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yC9vFvCuW84C|year=2005|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-5036-1}}</ref>

==History==
The legislature of the [[State of Deseret]] created a county on January 31, 1850,<ref>The Utah County website "History" cites January 28, 1850, as the date of establishing Utah County [http://www.utahcounty.gov/CountyInfo/CountyHistory.html]</ref> to govern the civic affairs of [[Utah Valley]], which by the 1850s was bustling with newly arrived settlers. The county name is derived from the valley name, which is derived from the Spanish name (''Yuta'') for the [[Ute people|Ute]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Indians]]. The State of Deseret dissolved soon after (April 5, 1851), but the counties it had set in place continued. There is little record of any official activity conducted by the fledgling county until April 18, 1852, when a full slate of county officials was published, and recordkeeping began. The first courthouse was built in central Provo in 1866–67. It was soon outgrown and was replaced by a second courthouse (1872–73). By the 1920s, this building was also cramped, and the decision was made to erect a combined city-county building, which was completed in 1926.<ref>[http://www.utahcounty.gov/CountyInfo/HistoricCountyCourthouse.html "Historic Utah County Courthouse"  Utah County website (accessed 26 March 2019)]</ref>

The county's boundaries were adjusted in 1852, 1854, 1856, 1862, 1880, and 1884. It has retained its present boundary since 1884.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|title=Utah: Individual County Chronologies|publisher=[[Newberry Library]]|date=2008|access-date=March 26, 2019|archive-date=March 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306153326/http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/UT_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Geography==
[[File:Mt. Timpanogos (2007).jpg|right|250px|thumb|Mount Timpanogos in the Wasatch Range is visible from much of Utah County.]]
[[Image:Baled hay in Utah Valley.jpg|250px|thumb|A partial view of [[Utah Valley]] seen here from outside of [[Salem, Utah|Salem]]]]

Utah County terrain ranges from steep mountain ranges in the east (the [[Wasatch Range]]), dropping steeply to a large lake-filled valley. Most of the comparatively level ground is dedicated to agriculture or developed uses, while most of the steep terrain is covered with arid-climate forestation.<ref name="UCU">[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Utah+County,+UT/@40.1772515,-111.8159739,10z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x874d961b01922fd5:0xfbd27ed382db18cf!8m2!3d40.0966287!4d-111.5706786 ''Utah County UT''  Google Maps (accessed 26 March 2019)]</ref> The county generally slopes to the west and north, with its highest point (the northern peak of the twin-peaked [[Mount Nebo (Utah)|Mt. Nebo]] in the southern part of the county), at {{convert|11,928|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>[https://www.peakbagger.com/list.aspx?lid=13209 "Utah County High Points" Peakbagger (accessed 26 March 2019)]</ref> The county has an area of {{convert|2144|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|2003|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|141|sqmi}} (6.6%) is water.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_49.txt|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=June 26, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

[[Utah Valley]] lies at the center of the county, lined by the mountains of the [[Wasatch Range]] on the east. [[Utah Lake]] occupies a large part of the valley. The elevation ranges from {{convert|4487|ft}} above sea level at the lake to {{convert|11928|ft}} at the peak of [[Mount Nebo (Utah)|Mount Nebo]].

===Major highways===
'''Source:'''<ref name="UCU" />
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* [[Interstate 15 in Utah|Interstate 15]]
* [[U.S. Route 6 in Utah|U.S. Route 6]]
* [[U.S. Route 89 in Utah|U.S. Route 89]]
* [[U.S. Route 189 in Utah|U.S. Route 189]]
* [[Utah State Route 68]]
* [[Utah State Route 73]]
* [[Utah State Route 77]]
* [[Utah State Route 85]]
* [[Utah State Route 92]]
* [[Utah State Route 146]]
* [[Utah State Route 147]]
* [[Utah State Route 198]]
{{div col end}}

===Protected areas===
'''Source:'''<ref name="UCU" />
{{div col}}
* [[Ashley National Forest]] (part)
* Black Hawk Campground (US Forest Service)
* Finish of the Provo River Parkway
* [[Manti-La Sal National Forest]] (part)
* Mount Timpanogos
* Powell Slough Waterfowl Management Area
* Rock Island Waterfowl Management Area
* Scofield State Park (part)
* Starvation Wildlife Management Area
* [[Timpanogos Cave National Monument]]
* [[Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest]] (part)
* Utah Lake State Park
{{div col end}}

===Lakes===
'''Source:'''<ref name="UCU" />
* [[Utah Lake]]
* Provo Bay (an extension of Utah Lake)
* [[Scofield Reservoir]] (part)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 2026
|1860= 8248
|1870= 12203
|1880= 17973
|1890= 23768
|1900= 32456
|1910= 37942
|1920= 40792
|1930= 49021
|1940= 57382
|1950= 81912
|1960= 106991
|1970= 137776
|1980= 218106
|1990= 263590
|2000= 368540
|2010= 516564
|2020= 659399
|estimate= 747234
|estyear= 2024
|estref=<ref name=QF>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/utahcountyutah|title=QuickFacts: Utah County, Utah|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=May 17, 2025}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote={{Plain list|
* US Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=US Decennial Census|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=June 3, 2024}}</ref>
* 1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=December 30, 2013}}</ref>
* 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ut190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=December 30, 2013}}</ref>
* 1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=December 30, 2013}}</ref>
* 2010–2020<ref name=QF/>
}}
}}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Utah County racial composition
|-
! Race or Ethnicity !! 2020<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/interactive/race-and-ethnicity-in-the-united-state-2010-and-2020-census.html|title=Race and Ethnicity in the United States: 2010 Census and 2020 Census|publisher=US Census Bureau|website=Census.gov}}</ref>!! 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|title=U.S. Census 2010|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]|language=en|access-date=October 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/19961227012639/http://www.census.gov/|archive-date=December 27, 1996|url-status=live}}</ref>!! 2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.infoplease.com/us/census/utah/utah-county|title=Utah County, UT Census Data|website=infoplease.com}}</ref> !! 1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-2/cp-2-46.pdf|title=1990 Census of Population Social and Economic Characteristics: Utah |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau}}</ref>!! 1950<ref name="ut census">{{cite web|url=https://gardner.utah.edu/bebr/Documents/studies/Utah_Minorities.pdf|title=Utah Minorities: The Story Told by 150 Years of Census Data|last=Perlich|first=Pamela|publisher=Kem C. Gardener Policy Institute}}</ref>!! 1900<ref name="ut census" />
|-
| [[White American|White]]
|81.6%|| 89.4% || 95.7% || 96.4% || 99.6% || 99.9%
|-
|&nbsp;—[[Non-Hispanic whites|Non-Hispanic]]
|78.6%|| 84.2% || 87.7% || 94.8% || n/a || n/a
|-
| [[African American|Black or African American]]
|0.7%|| 0.5% || 0.4% || 0.1% || 0.02% || 0.02%
|-
| [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race)
|13.4%|| 10.8% || 8.4% || 3.0% || n/a || n/a
|-
| [[Asian American|Asian]]
|1.6%|| 1.4% || 1.2% || 1.0% || n/a || n/a
|-
| [[Asian Pacific American|Hawaiian & Pacific Islander]]
|1.0%|| 0.8% || 0.6% || 0.5% || n/a || n/a
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]]
|2.0%|| 1.0% || 0.6% || 0.7% || n/a || 0.01%
|-
| [[Multiracial Americans|Multiracial]]
|9.0%|| 2.7% || 1.4%{{ref label|census|1}} || n/a || n/a || n/a
|}
<small>{{note label|census|1}}The 2000 census was the first to allow residents to select multiple race categories. Prior to 2000, the census used the category 'Other Race' as a catch-all identifier. For county-level census data in 1950 and 1900, Utah counted all non-White and non-Black residents using this category. 'Other races' formed 1.4% of Utah County's population in 1990, 0.43% in 1950, and 0.07% in 1900.
</small>

===2020 census===
According to the [[2020 United States census]]<ref name="2020CensusDHC">{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2023/dec/2020-census-dhc.html|title=2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics File (DHC)|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref> and [[American Community Survey|2020 American Community Survey]],<ref name="2020ACS">{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/developers/data-sets/acs-5year.2020.html|title=American Community Survey 5-Year Data (2009-2022)|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=November 3, 2024}}</ref> there were 659,399 people in Utah County with a [[population density]] of 329.0 people per square mile (127.0/km<sup>2</sup>). Among non-[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] people, the racial makeup was 518,460 (78.6%) [[White Americans|White]], 4,110 (0.6%) [[African Americans|African American]], 2,533 (0.4%) [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 10,111 (1.5%) [[Asian Americans|Asian]], 6,541 (1.0%) [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]], 2,421 (0.4%) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|other races]], and 26,692 (4.0%) from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]]. 88,531 (13.4%) people were Hispanic or Latino.

There were 330,884 (50.18%) males and 328,515 (49.82%) females, and the population distribution by age was 216,133 (32.8%) under the age of 18, 389,673 (59.1%) from 18 to 64, and 53,593 (8.1%) who were at least 65 years old. The median age was 25.9 years.

There were 184,558 households in Utah County with an average size of 3.57 of which 148,476 (80.4%) were families and 36,082 (19.6%) were non-families. Among all families, 124,424 (67.4%) were [[Marriage|married couples]], 8,394 (4.5%) were male householders with no spouse, and 15,658 (8.5%) were female householders with no spouse. Among all non-families, 23,748 (12.9%) were a single person living alone and 12,334 (6.7%) were two or more people living together. 88,011 (47.7%) of all households had children under the age of 18. 124,353 (67.4%) of households were [[Owner-occupancy|owner-occupied]] while 60,205 (32.6%) were [[Renting|renter-occupied]].

The median income for a Utah County household was $77,057 and the median family income was $83,938, with a [[per-capita income]] of $27,365. The median income for males that were [[Full-time job|full-time employees]] was $60,356 and for females $37,391. 10.0% of the population and 6.9% of families were below the [[Poverty threshold|poverty line]].

In terms of education attainment, out of the 310,161 people in Utah County 25 years or older, 14,999 (4.8%) had [[High school dropouts in the United States|not completed high school]], 51,916 (16.7%) had a [[high school diploma]] or equivalency, 115,689 (37.3%) had some college or [[associate degree]], 88,312 (28.5%) had a [[bachelor's degree]], and 39,245 (12.7%) had a [[Postgraduate education|graduate]] or [[professional degree]].

===Ancestry===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Most Reported Ancestries in Utah County (2020)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=%20PEOPLE%20REPORTING%20ANCESTRY&g=0500000US49049&tid=ACSDT1Y2019.C04006|title=American Community Survey: People Reporting Ancestry in Utah County, Utah|publisher=US Census Bureau|access-date=July 3, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! Ancestry !! Percentage of Population{{note label|ACS|1}}
|-
| ''Other [[European-Americans]]'' || 30.6%
|-
| [[English people|English]] || 28.1%
|-
| [[American ancestry|American]] or Unclassified || 22.7%
|-
| [[British people|Other British (including Scottish & Welsh)]] || 10.5%
|-
| [[Germans|German]] || 10.5%
|-
| [[Mexican people|Mexican]] || 7.7%
|-
| [[Irish people|Irish]] || 5%
|-
| ''Other [[Latin American people|Latin American]]'' || 4.3%
|-
| ''[[Middle Eastern Americans|Middle Eastern or North African]]'' || 0.3%
|-
|}
<small>{{note label|ACS|1}} Due to respondents reporting multiple ethnicities, percentages may add up to greater than 100%.
</small>

===Religion===
{{bar box
|title = Religion in Utah County {{as of|2020|lc=y}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prri.org/research/2020-census-of-american-religion/|title=The 2020 Census of American Religion|date=July 8, 2021 |publisher=Public Religion Research Institute|access-date=July 3, 2022}}</ref>
|titlebar=#ddd |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=left
|bars =
{{bar percent|[[Latter-day Saints]]|red|72}}
{{bar percent|[[Irreligion|None]]|black|13}}
{{bar percent|[[Protestant]]|green|9}}
{{bar percent|[[Catholic]]|blue|5}}
{{bar percent|Other faiths|grey|1}}
}}
{{clear|left}}

==Government==
[[File:2015-11-03 10 16 13 View from an airplane of the cities of Lehi, American Fork, Pleasant Grove, Lindon and Orem, Utah along Interstate 15 and the northeast shore of Utah Lake.jpg|thumb|right|View of the cities of [[Lehi, Utah|Lehi]], [[American Fork, Utah|American Fork]], [[Pleasant Grove, Utah|Pleasant Grove]], [[Lindon, Utah|Lindon]] and [[Orem, Utah|Orem]] along [[Interstate 15 in Utah|Interstate 15]] and the northeast shore of [[Utah Lake]]]]

The government is a three-member elected [[county commission]] elected at-large. Other elected officials include the county [[sheriff]], the [[county clerk]], county recorder, county assessor, county surveyor, county treasurer, and the [[county attorney]]. The current county attorney is Jeff Gray.

In 2020, Utah County voters rejected Proposition 9, which would have changed the county's government to a five-member elected county council with an elected county mayor.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cleary|first=Kaela|date=November 5, 2020|title=Utah County voters say 'no' to Prop 9|url=https://universe.byu.edu/2020/11/04/prop-9-election-results/|access-date=December 7, 2020|website=The Daily Universe|language=en-US}}</ref>

The first sheriff of the county was John T. Willis, who was succeeded by [[William Madison Wall]]. Alexander Williams served during [[John Cradlebaugh]]'s court in 1859. He was succeeded by Eli Whipple, who resigned in 1861 and was replaced by Russell Kelly.<ref>"First Sheriffs of Utah County"  Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine, Volume 3, 1885, Page 392, accessed at https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/46400242 on June 7, 2018 (includes list of sheriffs through around 1876).</ref> In 2020, Sheriff Mike Smith publicly stated he would not enforce [[Face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19 face mask mandates]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mullahy|first=Brian|date=September 18, 2020|title=Utah County sheriff says if there's a mask mandate, he won't enforce it|url=https://kutv.com/news/coronavirus/utah-county-sheriff-says-if-theres-a-mask-mandate-he-wont-enforce-it|access-date=November 13, 2021|website=KUTV}}</ref>

The Utah County Fire Department provides emergency response to all unincorporated areas within Utah County and works with all the incorporated cities within the county plus all Utah state and federal lands. The department is primarily a [[wildland fire]]s response and [[urban interspace]] service with some structure fire and [[HAZMAT]] abatement capability.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.utahcounty.gov/dept/ucfire/EmergencyResponse.html |title=Utah County Wildland Fire Emergency Response |access-date=November 13, 2021 |archive-date=August 26, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150826011132/http://www.utahcounty.gov/dept/ucfire/EmergencyResponse.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Politics===
{{PresHead|place=Utah County, Utah|source=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS|title=Atlas of US Presidential Elections|last=Leip|first=David|website=uselectionatlas.org|access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref>}}
{{PresRow|2024|Republican|203,476|84,937|16,858|Utah}}
{{PresRow|2020|Republican|192,812|76,033|20,256|Utah}}
{{PresRow|2016|Republican|102,182|28,522|72,938|Utah}}
{{PresRow|2012|Republican|156,950|17,281|3,482|Utah}}
{{PresRow|2008|Republican|122,224|29,567|5,488|Utah}}
{{PresRow|2004|Republican|128,269|17,357|3,547|Utah}}
{{PresRow|2000|Republican|98,255|16,445|5,556|Utah}}
{{PresRow|1996|Republican|69,653|18,291|10,087|Utah}}
{{PresRow|1992|Republican|61,398|14,090|32,690|Utah}}
{{PresRow|1988|Republican|68,134|18,533|1,560|Utah}}
{{PresRow|1984|Republican|72,284|14,801|419|Utah}}
{{PresRow|1980|Republican|71,859|12,166|2,096|Utah}}
{{PresRow|1976|Republican|49,328|18,327|3,338|Utah}}
{{PresRow|1972|Republican|42,179|10,828|6,453|Utah}}
{{PresRow|1968|Republican|29,226|16,629|3,673|Utah}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|20,912|23,936|0|Utah}}
{{PresRow|1960|Republican|23,057|19,626|25|Utah}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|25,371|12,747|0|Utah}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|20,913|15,327|0|Utah}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|13,395|16,191|300|Utah}}
{{PresRow|1944|Democratic|9,946|15,722|45|Utah}}
{{PresRow|1940|Democratic|8,740|15,168|48|Utah}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|6,173|14,387|135|Utah}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|7,953|12,140|443|Utah}}
{{PresRow|1928|Republican|8,771|7,955|81|Utah}}
{{PresRow|1924|Republican|6,946|5,226|2,838|Utah}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|7,752|6,377|403|Utah}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|5,201|8,235|451|Utah}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|4,185|4,636|2,986|Utah}}
{{PresRow|1908|Republican|6,373|4,984|269|Utah}}
{{PresRow|1904|Republican|6,490|4,243|239|Utah}}
{{PresRow|1900|Republican|5,698|5,391|90|Utah}}
{{PresFoot|1896|Democratic|2,039|7,375|0|Utah}}
Utah County has been referred to as "the most Republican county in the most Republican state in the United States".<ref>{{cite book|last=Krakauer|first=Jon|title=Under the Banner of Heaven|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780965778404|url-access=registration|publisher=Doubleday|location=New York|year=2003|page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780965778404/page/78 78]|isbn=9780965778404 }}</ref> It has voted for a Democratic presidential candidate nine times since statehood, but has not done so since 1964.

In the [[1992 United States presidential election|1992 presidential election]], [[George H. W. Bush]] received the most votes and [[Bill Clinton]] was third in votes received. In the [[2004 United States presidential election|2004 presidential election]], 85.99% voted for [[George W. Bush]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.utahcounty.gov/Dept/ClerkAud/Elections/ElectRslts/2004_gen/index.htm#1|title=Utah County General Election, Official Results|date=November 2, 2004|publisher=UtahCounty.Gov, the Official Website of Utah County Government}}</ref> In the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 U.S. presidential election]], the county voted for [[John McCain]] by a 58.9% margin over [[Barack Obama]], compared to McCain winning by 28.1% statewide.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/|work=United States Presidential Election Results|title=US Election Atlas|publisher=David Leip}}</ref> Eight other Utah counties voted more strongly in favor of McCain.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www-cdn.npr.org/news/specials/election2008/presCounty.php?state=Utah|title=State of Utah County Election Results|date=November 21, 2008|publisher=NPR|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218191418/http://www-cdn.npr.org/news/specials/election2008/presCounty.php?state=Utah|archive-date=February 18, 2012}}</ref>  In the [[2012 United States presidential election|2012 election]], [[Mitt Romney]] received 88.32% of the vote. In [[2016 United States presidential election|2016]], it gave a slim majority of the vote to [[Donald Trump]], and nearly 30% of the vote to independent candidate [[Evan McMullin]], who outperformed [[Hillary Clinton]] in the county. This was McMullin's largest share of the vote in any county in Utah and his second best nationwide after [[Madison County, Idaho]]. In [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]], Democratic candidate [[Joe Biden]] received over 75,000 votes, easily a record for the party - no Democratic candidate had previously received more than 30,000 votes in the county - but it amounted to barely a quarter of the county vote as Trump received two-thirds of the total.

Until [[2010 United States redistricting cycle|2013]], Utah County was represented entirely by one congressional district. Currently, the county is split between two congressional districts. Most of the county's population is in the [[Utah's 3rd congressional district|3rd District]], represented by Republican [[John Curtis]], former Provo Mayor. Much of the county's area however, including Utah Lake, resides in the [[Utah's 4th congressional district|4th District]] currently represented by Republican [[Burgess Owens]].

The county's Republican bent runs right through state and local politics. All five state senators representing the county, as well as all 14 state representatives,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldextra.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/legislature/article_f8184661-d34c-5959-bcf8-280bb2fedf5c.html|title=Lawmakers say Utah County did well in redistricting process|last=Hesterman|first=Billy|work=Daily Herald|access-date=October 19, 2011}}</ref> are Republicans.

{| class="wikitable"
|+State Elected Offices
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; vertical-align:bottom;" |Position
!District
! style="text-align:center;" |Name
! valign="bottom" |Affiliation
! style="vertical-align:bottom; text-align:center;" |First Elected
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Utah Senate|Senate]]
|7
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Mike McKell]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Senator McKell Utah Senate|url=https://senate.utah.gov/sen/MCKELMK/|access-date=November 16, 2021|website=senate.utah.gov}}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Utah Senate|Senate]]
|11
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Daniel McCay]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2018<ref>{{Cite web|title=Senator McCay Utah Senate|url=https://senate.utah.gov/sen/MCCAYD/|access-date=November 16, 2021|website=senate.utah.gov}}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Utah Senate|Senate]]
|13
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Jake Anderegg]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2016<ref>{{Cite web|title=Senator Anderegg Utah Senate|url=https://senate.utah.gov/sen/ANDERJL/|access-date=November 16, 2021|website=senate.utah.gov}}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Utah Senate|Senate]]
|14
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Mike Kennedy (politician)|Mike Kennedy]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Senator Kennedy Utah Senate|url=https://senate.utah.gov/sen/KENNEMS/|access-date=November 16, 2021|website=senate.utah.gov}}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Utah Senate|Senate]]
|15
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Keith Grover]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2018<ref>{{Cite web|title=Senator Grover Utah Senate|url=https://senate.utah.gov/sen/GROVEK/|access-date=November 16, 2021|website=senate.utah.gov}}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Utah Senate|Senate]]
|16
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Curt Bramble]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2000<ref>{{Cite web|title=Senator Bramble Utah Senate|url=https://senate.utah.gov/sen/BRAMBCS/|access-date=November 16, 2021|website=senate.utah.gov}}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Utah Senate|Senate]]
|24
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Derrin Owens]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Senator Owens Utah Senate|url=https://senate.utah.gov/sen/OWENSD/|access-date=November 16, 2021|website=senate.utah.gov}}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Utah Senate|Senate]]
|27
| style="text-align:center;" |[[David Hinkins]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2008<ref>{{Cite web|title=Senator Hinkins Utah Senate|url=https://senate.utah.gov/sen/HINKIDP/|access-date=November 16, 2021|website=senate.utah.gov}}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Utah House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
|2
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Jefferson Moss]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2016<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rep. Moss, Jefferson|url=https://house.utah.gov/rep/MOSSJ/|access-date=November 16, 2021|website=Utah House of Representatives|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Utah House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
|6
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Cory Maloy]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2016<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rep. Maloy, A. Cory|url=https://house.utah.gov/rep/MALOYC/|access-date=November 16, 2021|website=Utah House of Representatives|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Utah House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
|27
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Brady Brammer]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2018<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rep. Brammer, Brady|url=https://house.utah.gov/rep/BRAMMB/|access-date=November 17, 2021|website=Utah House of Representatives|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Utah House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
|48
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Keven Stratton]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2012<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rep. Stratton, Keven J.|url=https://house.utah.gov/rep/STRATKJ/|access-date=November 17, 2021|website=Utah House of Representatives|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Utah House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
|56
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Kay Christofferson]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2012<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rep. Christofferson, Kay J.|url=https://house.utah.gov/rep/CHRISKJ/|access-date=November 17, 2021|website=Utah House of Representatives|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Utah House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
|57
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Jon Hawkins (utah politician)|Jon Hawkins]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2018<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rep. Hawkins, Jon|url=https://house.utah.gov/rep/HAWKIJ/|access-date=November 17, 2021|website=Utah House of Representatives|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Utah House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
|59
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Val Peterson (utah politician)|Val Peterson]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rep. Peterson, Val L.|url=https://house.utah.gov/rep/PETERVL/|access-date=November 17, 2021|website=Utah House of Representatives|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Utah House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
|60
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Nelson Abbott]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rep. Abbott, Nelson T.|url=https://house.utah.gov/rep/ABBOTN/|access-date=November 17, 2021|website=Utah House of Representatives|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Utah House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
|61
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Marsha Judkins]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2018<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rep. Judkins, Marsha|url=https://house.utah.gov/rep/JUDKIM/|access-date=November 17, 2021|website=Utah House of Representatives|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Utah House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
|63
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Adam Robertson (utah politician)|Adam Robertson]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2018<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rep. Robertson, Adam|url=https://house.utah.gov/rep/ROBERA/|access-date=November 17, 2021|website=Utah House of Representatives|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Utah House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
|64
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Norm Thurston]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2014<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rep. Thurston, Norman K.|url=https://house.utah.gov/rep/THURSNK/|access-date=November 17, 2021|website=Utah House of Representatives|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Utah House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
|65
| style="text-align:center;" |Stephen Whyte
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2021<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rep. Whyte, Stephen L.|url=https://house.utah.gov/rep/WHYTESL/|access-date=November 17, 2021|website=Utah House of Representatives|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Utah House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
|66
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Jefferson S. Burton|Jeff Burton]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rep. Burton, Jefferson S.|url=https://house.utah.gov/rep/BURTOJS/|access-date=November 17, 2021|website=Utah House of Representatives|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Utah House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
|67
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Doug Welton]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rep. Welton, Douglas R.|url=https://house.utah.gov/rep/WELTOD/|access-date=November 17, 2021|website=Utah House of Representatives|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|[[Utah House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]
|68
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Merrill Nelson]]
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2012<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rep. Nelson, Merrill F.|url=https://house.utah.gov/rep/NELSOMF/|access-date=November 15, 2021|website=Utah House of Representatives|language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:lightgrey" |&nbsp;
|Board of Education
|9
| style="text-align:center;" |Cindy Davis
| style="text-align:center;" |Nonpartisan
| style="text-align:center;" |2018<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cindy Davis|url=https://www.schools.utah.gov/board/members/utah/cindydavis|access-date=November 16, 2021|website=www.schools.utah.gov}}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|Board of Education
|11
| style="text-align:center;" |Natalie Cline
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Natalie Cline|url=https://www.schools.utah.gov/board/members/utah/nataliecline|access-date=November 16, 2021|website=www.schools.utah.gov}}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|Board of Education
|12
| style="text-align:center;" |James Moss Jr.
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=James Moss Jr.|url=https://www.schools.utah.gov/board/members/utah/jamesmoss|access-date=November 16, 2021|website=www.schools.utah.gov}}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" |&nbsp;
|Board of Education
|13
| style="text-align:center;" |Randy Boothe
| style="text-align:center;" |[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| style="text-align:center;" |2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Randy Boothe|url=https://www.schools.utah.gov/board/members/utah/randyboothe|access-date=November 16, 2021|website=www.schools.utah.gov}}</ref>
|-
| style="background-color:lightgrey" |&nbsp;
|Board of Education
|14
| style="text-align:center;" |Mark Huntsman
| style="text-align:center;" |Nonpartisan
| style="text-align:center;" |2014<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mark Huntsman|url=https://www.schools.utah.gov/board/members/utah/markhuntsman|access-date=November 15, 2021|website=www.schools.utah.gov}}</ref>
|-
|}

==Social issues==
Utah County saw high rates of opioid and other prescription drug addiction from the mid-2000s onwards, foreshadowing the national [[opioid crisis]]. The 2008 documentary ''Happy Valley'' examined the problem.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001CK7OOW|title=Happy Valley (2008)|website=Amazon|date=August 12, 2008 }}</ref>

''Giving USA'', which reports on charitable giving in the US, named Utah County as one of the three most generous counties in philanthropic donations, alongside [[San Juan County, Utah]] and [[Madison County, Idaho]].<ref>{{cite report|publisher=AAFRC Trust for Philanthropy (www.afpnet.org)|title=Giving USA 2003|url=http://www.afpnet.org/files/ContentDocuments/ACF1409.pdf}}</ref>

In 2019, one in eight people and one in six children in the county [[Food security|did not have sufficient food]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldextra.com/news/community/community-action-with-of-the-county-struggling-with-hunger-how/article_429b871b-e51b-54ee-86b4-cd1f4df4ed9c.html|title=Community Action: With 13% of the county struggling with hunger, how to host a food drive in Utah|last=Smith|first=Dave|date=August 18, 2019|website=Daily Herald|language=en|access-date=January 14, 2020}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
Much of Utah's transportation infrastructure was built to support automobiles. Prior to the 1950s, Utah County relied on the [[United States Numbered Highway System|U.S. Highway System]] for local transportation. When [[Interstate 15 in Utah|I-15]] was built in 1956 (parallel to [[U.S. Route 89 in Utah|Highway 89]]), it became the dominant transportation vein in the state. The I-15 CORE project added multiple lanes on I-15 through most of Utah County. This expanded {{convert|24|mi}} of freeway and was completed in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=New changes on I-15 in Utah County|website=[[Deseret News]]|url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705393062/New-changes-on-I-15-in-Utah-County.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026151713/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/705393062/New-changes-on-I-15-in-Utah-County.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 26, 2011|access-date=October 28, 2011}}</ref> Other construction projects by UDOT have been done on I-15 since then, including the Technology Corridor project and the Point of the Mountain project.<ref>{{cite web|title=UDOT putting final touches on I-15 Tech Corridor, completing 10-year expansion project|website=[[Deseret News]]|url=https://www.deseret.com/utah/2020/10/30/21538785/i-15-freeway-tech-corridor-expansion-construction-finished-udot|access-date=June 18, 2022}}</ref> However, the highway system retains its significance in Utah County due to the mountainous terrain.<ref>{{cite web|title=Project: I-15 Reconstruction - Salt Lake City|website=EconWorks|url=https://planningtools.transportation.org/290/view-case-study.html?case_id=34|access-date=June 18, 2022}}</ref> [[U.S. Route 6 in Utah|Highway 6]] is the closest major road connecting Colorado to the Wasatch Front, running through Spanish Fork Canyon before converging with I-15 in the city of Spanish Fork. Portions of Highway 89 have become prominent local roads known collectively as 'State Street'. [[U.S. Route 189 in Utah|Highway 189]] is known as 'University Avenue' in the city of Provo, and runs through [[Provo Canyon]] into [[Heber City, Utah|Heber]] in neighboring [[Wasatch County]].

Utah County has seen significant growth in public transportation over the past 15 years, owing in part to the county's large student population of more than 70,000 commuting to-and-from [[Brigham Young University]] (BYU) in Provo and [[Utah Valley University]] (UVU) in Orem. The two cities jointly operate [[Utah Valley Express|UVX]], a [[bus rapid transit]] system, as part of their city bus routes. Provo also serves as the southernmost terminus of the [[FrontRunner]], Utah's intrastate commuter rail service.<ref>{{cite web|title=FrontRunner Rail System Map|website=Utah Transit Authority|url=https://www.rideuta.com/-/media/Files/Rider-Tools/Route-Schedules/2022/April/750schedule_Apr2022x.ashx|access-date=June 18, 2022}}</ref> The Provo FrontRunner station is located on South University Avenue, directly southwest of Amtrak's Provo Station&mdash;which is Utah's third westbound stop, after Green River and Helper, for the California Zephyr Amtrak route. In addition to Provo, The FrontRunner currently has three stops in the county. The Orem FrontRunner station is located on the west side of I-15, served by a pedestrian bridge over the freeway that connects the UVU campus directly to the station. An additional stop in [[Vineyard|Vineyard, Utah]] was completed in August 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FrontRunner gets a new station—this one in Utah's fastest-growing city |url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/08/13/frontrunner-gets-new-station/ |access-date=June 12, 2023 |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref> Utah County also operates the American Fork FrontRunner Station and the Lehi FrontRunner Station located near [[Thanksgiving Point]]. From Lehi, the FrontRunner leaves Utah County and enters [[Salt Lake County]].

==Education==
===School districts===
School districts include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st49_ut/schooldistrict_maps/c49049_utah/DC20SD_C49049.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Utah County, UT|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-28}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st49_ut/schooldistrict_maps/c49049_utah/DC20SD_C49049_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
* [[Alpine School District]]
* [[Provo School District]]
* [[Nebo School District]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.schools.utah.gov/finance/Quick-Links/District-and-Charter-School-Info.aspx|format=PDF|title=Utah School Districts & Charter Schools|date=July 25, 2012|publisher=Utah State Office of Education|access-date=October 19, 2012}}</ref>

===Colleges and universities===
'''Four-year institutions'''
* [[Brigham Young University]] (private)
* [[Utah Valley University]] (public)
* [[Provo College]] (private for-profit)
* [[Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions]] (private for-profit)

'''Two-year institutions'''
* [[Mountainland Technical College]] (public)

==Communities==
[[File:CtyMapUtah.png|right|250px|thumb|Map of Utah County]]
[[File:Utah Valley seen from Traverse Ridge.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Utah Valley, Utah County as seen from Traverse Ridge in Lehi]]

===Cities===
{{div col|colwidth=12em}}
* [[Alpine, Utah|Alpine]]
* [[American Fork, Utah|American Fork]]
* [[Bluffdale, Utah|Bluffdale]] (part)
* [[Cedar Hills, Utah|Cedar Hills]]
* [[Draper, Utah|Draper]] (part)
* [[Eagle Mountain, Utah|Eagle Mountain]]
* [[Elk Ridge, Utah|Elk Ridge]]
* [[Highland, Utah|Highland]]
* [[Lehi, Utah|Lehi]]
* [[Lindon, Utah|Lindon]]
* [[Mapleton, Utah|Mapleton]]
* [[Orem, Utah|Orem]]
* [[Payson, Utah|Payson]]
* [[Pleasant Grove, Utah|Pleasant Grove]]
* [[Provo, Utah|Provo]] (county seat)
* [[Salem, Utah|Salem]]
* [[Santaquin, Utah|Santaquin]] (part)
* [[Saratoga Springs, Utah|Saratoga Springs]]
* [[Spanish Fork, Utah|Spanish Fork]]
* [[Springville, Utah|Springville]]
* [[Vineyard, Utah|Vineyard]]
* [[Woodland Hills, Utah|Woodland Hills]]
{{div col end}}

===Towns===
{{div col}}
* [[Cedar Fort, Utah|Cedar Fort]]
* [[Fairfield, Utah|Fairfield]]
* [[Genola, Utah|Genola]]
* [[Goshen, Utah|Goshen]]
{{div col end}}

===Census-designated places===
{{div col}}
* [[Benjamin, Utah|Benjamin]]
* [[Elberta, Utah|Elberta]]
* [[Hobble Creek, Utah|Hobble Creek]]
* [[Lake Shore, Utah|Lake Shore]]
* [[Palmyra, Utah|Palmyra]]
* [[Spring Lake, Utah|Spring Lake]]
* [[Sundance, Utah|Sundance]]
* [[West Mountain, Utah|West Mountain]]
{{div col end}}

===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col}}
* [[Birdseye, Utah|Birdseye]]
* [[Colton, Utah|Colton]]
* [[Soldier Summit, Utah|Soldier Summit]] (part)
* [[Vivian Park, Utah|Vivian Park]]
{{div col end}}

===Former communities===
{{div col}}
* [[Caryhurst, Utah|Caryhurst]] (now within Provo city limits)
* [[Christmas City, Utah|Christmas City]] (area is now partially in Provo and partially in Orem)
* [[Dividend, Utah|Dividend]]
* [[Forest City, Utah|Forest City]]
* [[Homansville, Utah|Homansville]]
* [[Ironton, Utah|Ironton]] (now within Provo city limits)
* [[Kyune, Utah|Kyune]]
* [[Leland, Utah|Leland]] (mostly absorbed by Spanish Fork)
* [[Manila, Utah County, Utah|Manila]] (former township, annexed by Pleasant Grove in 1998)
* [[Manning, Utah|Manning]]
* [[Mill Fork, Utah|Mill Fork]]
* [[Mosida, Utah|Mosida]]
* [[Thistle, Utah|Thistle]]
* [[Tucker, Utah|Tucker]]
* [[West Portal, Utah|West Portal]]
{{div col end}}

==See also==
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Utah County, Utah]]

==References==
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==Further reading==
* (1994) [https://web.archive.org/web/20240321165355/https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/u/UTAH_COUNTY.shtml "Utah County"] article in the [https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/ Utah History Encyclopedia.] The article was written by Roger Roper and the Encyclopedia was published by the University of Utah Press. ISBN 9780874804256. Archived from [https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/u/UTAH_COUNTY.shtml the original] on March 21, 2024, and retrieved on March 27, 2024.

==External links==
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* [http://www.utahcounty.gov/ Utah County official website]
* [https://www.utahcounty.gov/Dept/ClerkAud/Elections/ElectRslts/2021General/voting_results.pdf Utah County municipal election results 2021]
* [http://www.utahcounty.gov/dept/sheriff/ Utah County Sheriff's Office]
* {{Cite AmCyc|wstitle=Utah (county)|display=Utah, a central county of Utah |short=x}}

{{Geographic Location
|Centre    = Utah County
|North     = [[Salt Lake County, Utah|Salt Lake County]]
|Northeast = [[Wasatch County, Utah|Wasatch County]]
|East      = [[Duchesne County, Utah|Duchesne County]]
|Southeast = [[Carbon County, Utah|Carbon County]] 
|South     = [[Sanpete County, Utah|Sanpete County]]
|Southwest = [[Juab County, Utah|Juab County]]
|West      = [[Tooele County, Utah|Tooele County]]}}
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