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Welcome to Utah County ...

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

The community of Provo is the Seat for Utah County.

Utah County is one of the original counties of Utah and was founded in 1849.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Utah had a population of 636,235 people. This is an increase of 22.35% since the last Census (which gave a population of 519,998 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Utah represented 18.81% of the total population of Utah.

Below are some of the communities located in Utah County:

  • Alpine
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Alpine is located in Utah County (UT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,495 people
    • Former names for Alpine:
    • Dry Creek Settlement
    • Fort Wordsworth
    • Mountainville
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  • American Fork
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • American Fork is located in Utah County (UT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,896 people
    • Former names for American Fork:
    • Lake City
    • McArthursville
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  • Cedar Fort
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Cedar Fort is located in Utah County (UT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 395 people
  • Cedar Hills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Eagle Mountain
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Elk Ridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Elk Ridge is located in Utah County (UT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,427 people
  • Fairfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Fairfield is located in Utah County (UT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Former name for Fairfield:
    • Dobietown
  • Genola
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Genola is located in Utah County (UT)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
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    • Goshen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lehi
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lehi is located in Utah County (UT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,383 people
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    • Lindon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Lindon is located in Utah County (UT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,462 people
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    • Mapleton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Orem
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Orem is located in Utah County (UT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98,970 people
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    • Payson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Payson is located in Utah County (UT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,033 people
      • Former names for Payson:
      • Fort Peteetneet
      • Pacen
      • Peteetneet
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payson <2>
    • Pleasant Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Provo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Provo is located in Utah County (UT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116,295 people
      • Former names for Provo:
      • Fort Provo
      • Fort Utah
      • Provo has also been known as:
      • Provo City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Provo <2>
    • Salem
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Salem is located in Utah County (UT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,866 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <2>
    • Santaquin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Saratoga Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Spanish Fork
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Spanish Fork is located in Utah County (UT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,268 people
      • Spanish Fork has also been known as:
      • Spanish Fork City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spanish Fork <2>
    • Springville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Vineyard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Vineyard is located in Utah County (UT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,570 people
    • Woodland Hills
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Woodland Hills is located in Utah County (UT)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,614 people

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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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