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Welcome to Davis County ...

Time Zone: Davis County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Farmington is the Seat for Davis County.

Davis County is one of the original counties of Utah and was founded in 1850.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Davis had a population of 355,481 people. This is an increase of 15.45% since the last Census (which gave a population of 307,910 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Davis represented 11.14% of the total population of Utah.

Below are some of the communities located in Davis County:

  • Bountiful
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Bountiful is located in Davis County (UT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,921 people
    • Former names for Bountiful:
    • Calls Settlement
    • North Canyon Settlement
    • North Canyon Ward
    • North Mill Creek Canyon Ward
    • Sessions Settlement
    • Stoker
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  • Centerville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Centerville is located in Davis County (UT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,530 people
    • Former names for Centerville:
    • Cherry Settlement
    • Deuel Creek
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  • Clearfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Clinton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clinton is located in Davis County (UT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,728 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <2>
  • Farmington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fruit Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Kaysville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Layton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Layton is located in Davis County (UT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,012 people
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    • North Salt Lake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • South Weber
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Sunset
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunset is located in Davis County (UT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <2>
    • Syracuse
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • West Bountiful
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • West Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Woods Cross
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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