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| name = Salt Lake City
| official_name = City of Salt Lake City<ref>{{cite web|date=June 2019|url=https://www.sterlingcodifiers.com/codebook/index.php?book_id=672|quote=This City Code of the City of Salt Lake City, as supplemented, contains ordinances up to and including Ordinance 32–19, passed June 11, 2019.|title=Salt Lake City, Utah City Code|access-date=October 25, 2019|publisher=Sterling Codifiers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722205745/https://www.sterlingcodifiers.com/codebook/index.php?book_id=672|archive-date=July 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| caption1 = Skyline of [[Downtown Salt Lake City]]
| image2 = Salt Lake Union Pacific Railroad Station, South Temple at 400 West, Central City West, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.jpg
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| caption4 = [[Church Office Building]]
| image5 = Red Line train at Fashion Place West - panoramio.jpg
| caption5 = [[TRAX Light Rail|
| image6 = 2019 Salt Lake Temple 01.jpg
| caption6 = [[Salt Lake Temple]]
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| caption7 = [[Salt Lake City and County Building|City and County Building]]
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| caption8 = [[Delta Center]]
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| government_type = [[Strong Mayor|Strong Mayor–council]]
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| leader_name = [[Erin Mendenhall]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])
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'''Salt Lake City''', often shortened to '''Salt Lake''' or '''SLC''', is the [[List of capitals in the United States|capital]] and [[List of cities and towns in Utah|most populous city]] of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Utah]]. It is the [[County seat|seat]] of [[Salt Lake County, Utah|Salt Lake County]], the most populous county in the state. The city is the core of the
Salt Lake City was founded on July 24, 1847, by early pioneer settlers led by [[Brigham Young]] who were seeking to escape persecution they had experienced while living farther east. The [[Mormon pioneers]], as they would come to be known, entered a semi-arid valley and immediately began planning and building an extensive irrigation network which could feed the population and foster future growth. Salt Lake City's street grid system is based on a standard compass grid plan, with the southeast corner of [[Temple Square]] (the area containing the [[Salt Lake Temple]] in downtown Salt Lake City) serving as the origin of the [[Salt Lake meridian]]. Owing to its proximity to the [[Great Salt Lake]], the city was originally named Great Salt Lake City. In 1868, the word "Great" was dropped from the city's name.<ref>{{cite book|last=Van Cott|first=John W.|title=Utah place names: a comprehensive guide to the origins of geographic names: a compilation|publisher=[[University of Utah Press]]|year=1990|isbn=978-0-87480-345-7|page=327|id=Accessed July 25, 2011}}</ref> Immigration of international members of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church), [[Mining|mining booms]], and the construction of the [[first transcontinental railroad]] brought economic growth, and the city was nicknamed "The Crossroads of the West". It was traversed by the [[Lincoln Highway]], the first transcontinental highway, in 1913. Two major cross-country freeways, [[Interstate 15 in Utah|I-15]] and [[Interstate 80 in Utah|I-80]], now intersect in the city. The city also has a [[belt highway|belt route]], I-215.
Salt Lake City has developed a strong tourist industry based primarily on [[skiing]], [[outdoor recreation]], and [[religious tourism]]. It hosted the [[2002 Winter Olympics]] and is a candidate city for the [[
Sustained [[drought]] in Utah has recently strained Salt Lake City's [[water security]], caused the Great Salt Lake level to drop to record low levels,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.slc.gov/mayor/drought/ |title= Drought 2022|website=www.slc.gov |access-date=April 16, 2022}}{{title missing|date=May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Great Salt Lake Reaches New Historic Low |url=https://www.usgs.gov/news/great-salt-lake-reaches-new-historic-low |website=USGS |publisher=U.S. Department of the Interior |access-date=April 16, 2022}}</ref> and has impacted the local and state economy.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.utahbusiness.com/if-we-want-growth-we-need-water-solutions/ |title= If we want growth, we need water solutions|website=www.utahbusiness.com |date= May 11, 2022|access-date=July 13, 2022}}{{title missing|date=September 2022}}</ref> The receding lake has exposed [[arsenic]] which may become airborne, exposing area residents to poisonous dust.<ref name=Flavelle2022/> The city is also under threat of major earthquake damage amplified by two offshoots of the nearby [[Wasatch Fault]] that join underneath the downtown area.<ref name=USGS2021/>
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The city has experienced significant demographic shifts in recent years.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-09-14-utah-cover_x.htm|title=Immigrants turn Utah into mini-melting pot|last=El Nasser|first=Haya|date=September 15, 2006|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|access-date=May 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415192230/http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-09-14-utah-cover_x.htm|archive-date=April 15, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanics]] now account for approximately 22% of residents and the city has a significant LGBT community.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gaypasg.org/gaypasg/PressClippings/2005/Jun/Salt%20Lake%20City%20Has%20High%20Gay%20Population.htm|title=Salt Lake City Has High Gay Population|first=Travis|last=Reed|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=June 11, 2005|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202204959/http://www.gaypasg.org/gaypasg/PressClippings/2005/Jun/Salt%20Lake%20City%20Has%20High%20Gay%20Population.htm|archive-date=February 2, 2015}}</ref> There is also a large [[Pacific Islander American|Pacific Islander]] population (mainly [[Samoa]]ns and [[Tonga]]ns; they compose roughly 2% of the population of the [[Salt Lake Valley]] area.
Salt Lake City was selected in 1995 to host the 2002 Winter Olympics. The games were plagued with controversy. A [[2002 Winter Olympic bid scandal|bid scandal]] surfaced in 1998 alleging bribes had been offered to secure the bid. During the games, other scandals erupted over [[2002 Olympic Winter Games figure skating scandal|contested judging scores]] and illegal drug use. Despite the controversies, the games were heralded as a financial success, being one of the few in recent history to turn a profit.{{Citation needed|reason=One or more citations is needed to verify this profitability claim, as it is essentially unheard of for host cities of Olympic Games to turn a profit.|date=March 2023}} In preparation major construction projects were initiated. Local [[freeway]]s were expanded and repaired, and a light rail system was constructed. Olympic venues are now used for local, national, and international sporting events and Olympic athlete training.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.deseret.com/2006/10/5/19977913/big-incentive-helps-lure-speedskating-group|title=Big incentive helps lure speed skating group|last=Roche|first=Lisa Riley|date=October 5, 2006|newspaper=[[Deseret News]]|location=Salt Lake City|access-date=May 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219205612/http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650196322,00.html|archive-date=February 19, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> Tourism has increased since the Olympic games,<ref name="2006 tourism">{{Cite news|title=Convention numbers best since Olympics; SL County conventions post big year|last=Gorrell|first=Mike|newspaper=Salt Lake Tribune|date=June 30, 2006}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=December 2007}} but business did not pick up immediately following.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Olympic windfall unseen|last=Gorrell|first=Mike| newspaper=Salt Lake Tribune|date=February 15, 2004}}</ref> Salt Lake City is currently bidding to host the [[2030 Winter Olympics|2030]] or [[2034 Winter Olympics]].
Salt Lake City hosted the 16th Winter [[Deaflympics|Deaflympic]] games in 2007, taking place in the venues in Salt Lake City and [[Park City, Utah|Park City]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deaflympics.com/games.asp?2007-w|title=Salt Lake 2007|publisher=Deaflympics|access-date=July 29, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814062349/http://deaflympics.com/games.asp?2007-w|archive-date=August 14, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Rotary International]] chose the city as the host site of their 2007 convention, which was the single largest gathering in Salt Lake City since the 2002 Winter Olympics.<ref>{{cite news|title=SLC to land Rotarians in '07|newspaper=Salt Lake Tribune|url=http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=3197001&itype=NGPSID|first=Paul|last=Beebe|date=November 9, 2005|access-date=October 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021221454/http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=3197001&itype=NGPSID|archive-date=October 21, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The U.S. Volleyball Association convention in 2005 drew 39,500 attendees.
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{{Main|Geography of Salt Lake City}}
[[File:Salt Lake City by Sentinel-2, 2020-07-06.jpg|left|thumb|Satellite photo of Salt Lake County]]
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[[File:Salt Lake City 2013-06-08.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Salt Lake City and adjacent suburbs, facing south]]
Salt Lake City has an area of {{convert|110.4|mi2|km2}} and an average elevation of {{convert|4327|ft|m}} [[Above mean sea level|above sea level]]. The lowest point within the boundaries of the city is {{convert|4210|ft|m}} near the [[Jordan River (Utah)|Jordan River]] and the Great Salt Lake, and the highest is [[Grandview Peak]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Grandview+Peak/@40.8516281,-111.7609103,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x87525be5b429c7ad:0x945520f494c12167!8m2!3d40.8516128!4d-111.7521555 |title=''Grandview Peak'' Google Maps (accessed 27 March 2019) |access-date=March 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328031147/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Grandview%2BPeak/@40.8516281,-111.7609103,15z/data%3D!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x87525be5b429c7ad:0x945520f494c12167!8m2!3d40.8516128!4d-111.7521555 |archive-date=March 28, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> at {{convert|9410|ft|0}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Area Information – Frequently Asked Questions|publisher=Salt Lake City Corporation|url=http://www.slcgov.com/info/area_info/faq_new.htm|access-date=December 11, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061024020803/http://www.slcgov.com/info/area_info/faq_new.htm|archive-date=October 24, 2006}}</ref>
The city is in the northeast corner of the [[Salt Lake Valley]] surrounded by the Great Salt Lake to the northwest, the steep [[Wasatch Range]] to the east, and [[Oquirrh Mountains]] to the west. Its encircling mountains contain several narrow canyons, including [[City Creek (Utah)|City Creek]], [[Emigration Canyon, Utah|Emigration]], [[Millcreek Canyon|Millcreek]], and [[Parley's Canyon|Parley's]] which border the eastern city limits.
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The Great Salt Lake is separated from Salt Lake City by extensive marshlands and mudflats. The metabolic activities of bacteria in the lake result in a phenomenon known as "lake stink", a scent reminiscent of foul poultry eggs, two to three times per year for a few hours.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deq.utah.gov/references/FactSheets/Lake_Stink.htm|title=Utah's Infamous "Lake Stink"|publisher=[[Utah Department of Environmental Quality]]|access-date=March 11, 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060923010154/http://www.deq.utah.gov/references/FactSheets/Lake_Stink.htm|archive-date=September 23, 2006}}</ref> The Jordan River flows through the city and is a drainage of [[Utah Lake]] that empties into the Great Salt Lake.
The highest mountaintop visible from Salt Lake City is [[Broads Fork Twin Peaks|Twin Peaks]], which reaches {{convert|11330|ft|m}}.<ref name=AD>{{cite news|last=Arave|first=Lynn|url=https://www.deseret.com/2005/4/6/19884624/mountains-high-utah-abounds-with-high-peaks-in-all-counties|title=Mountains High: Utah abounds with high peaks in all counties|newspaper=Deseret News|date=March 6, 2005|access-date=May 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120234031/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/600122409/Mountains-High-Utah-abounds-with-high-peaks-in-all-counties.html?pg=all|archive-date=January 20, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Twin Peaks is southeast of Salt Lake City in the Wasatch Range.
The second-highest mountain range is the Oquirrhs, reaching a maximum height of 10,620 feet (3,237 m) at Flat Top.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Flat+Top+Mountain/@40.2159723,-112.018998,10.75z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x87529e2d150c3e03:0x6760bcadc7157598!8m2!3d40.3724467!4d-112.1891099 |title=''Flat Top Mountain'' Google Maps (accessed 27 March 2017) |access-date=March 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328142309/https://www.google.com/maps/place/Flat%2BTop%2BMountain/@40.2159723,-112.018998,10.75z/data%3D!4m5!3m4!1s0x87529e2d150c3e03:0x6760bcadc7157598!8m2!3d40.3724467!4d-112.1891099 |archive-date=March 28, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The east–west-oriented [[Traverse Ridge|Traverse Mountains]] to the south extend to 6,000' (1830m), nearly connecting the Wasatch and Oquirrh Mountains. The mountains near Salt Lake City are easily visible from the city and have sharp vertical relief caused by ancient earthquakes, with a maximum difference of 7,099 feet (2164 m) being achieved with the rise of Twin Peaks from the Salt Lake Valley floor.<ref name=AD/>
The Salt Lake Valley floor is the ancient lakebed of [[Lake Bonneville]], which existed at the end of the [[Last Glacial Period|last ice age]]. Several Lake Bonneville shorelines can be distinctly seen as terraces on the foothills or benches of nearby mountains. Ancient folds of Lake Bonneville shorelines also lie underneath Salt Lake City, amplifying the danger of earthquakes.<ref name=USGS2021/>
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| footnote = <div style="text-align: center;">Source:<ref>{{cite book|last=Moffatt|first=Riley|title=Population History of Western US Cities & Towns, 1850–1990|location=Lanham MD|publisher=Scarecrow|year=1996|page=310}}</ref> U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=October 17, 2014}}</ref><br />
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The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.2 males. The median income for a [[household]] in the city was $36,944, and the median income for a family was $45,140. Males had a median income of $31,511 versus $26,403 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $20,752. 15.3% of the population and 10.4% of families were below the [[poverty line]]. Out of the total population, 18.7% of those under the age of 18 and 8.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
According to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey of 2017, the highest disparity in income in Utah is in Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City's GINI Index score was 0.4929, compared with the state's overall score of 0.423. It is the second most income-equal city in the U.S.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Admin |first=GoFish |date=2023-06-28 |title=An Analysis of Wealth Gaps Across the U.S. |url=https://www.coventrydirect.com/blog/analysis-of-wealth-gaps-across-the-us/ |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=Coventry Direct |language=en-US}}</ref> The west-side areas of Salt Lake have the lowest-incomes while areas like the upper Avenues, have much higher incomes. Other Utah cities with relatively high scores include Provo, 0.4734; and Ogden, 0.4632.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2018/09/13/utah-ranks-no-equality/ |title=''Utah Ranks No. 1 in Inequality'' (Salt Lake Tribune) |access-date=September 14, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914205403/https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2018/09/13/utah-ranks-no-equality/ |archive-date=September 14, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Less than 50% of Salt Lake City's residents are members of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. This is a much lower proportion than in Utah's more rural municipalities; altogether, [[
The [[Rose Park (Salt Lake City)|Rose Park]] and [[Glendale (Salt Lake City)|Glendale]] sections are predominantly Spanish-speaking with Hispanic and Latino Americans accounting for 60% of public school-children.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=3773768&itype=NGPSID|title=Update: School ranks thinned by 'Day Without Immigrants'|last=Lyon|first=Julia|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|date=May 1, 2006|access-date=October 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021221501/http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=3773768&itype=NGPSID|archive-date=October 21, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The Centro Civico Mexicano acts as a community gathering point for the Wasatch Front's estimated 300,000 Latinos,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=4119456&itype=NGPSID|title=Latinos eye Utah for 2009 meeting|newspaper=The Salt Lake Tribune|date=August 1, 2006|access-date=October 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021221704/http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=4119456&itype=NGPSID|archive-date=October 21, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Mexican President [[Vicente Fox]] began his 2006 US tour in Salt Lake City.
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Salt Lake City is home to a [[Bosnian American]] community of more than 8,000, most of whom arrived during the [[Bosnian War]] in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite news|date=February 15, 2007|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/15/us/15mall.html|author=Johnson, Kirk|newspaper=The New York Times|title=Anti-Bosnian Backlash Feared in Utah|access-date=February 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161022095419/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/15/us/15mall.html?_r=0|archive-date=October 22, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The large Pacific Islander population, mainly [[Samoa]]n and [[Tonga]]n, is also centered in the Rose Park, Glendale, and Poplar Grove sectors. Most of Salt Lake City's ethnic Pacific Islanders are members of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/New-Mormon-Melting-Pot-Church-transcends-its-2987039.php|title=New Mormon Melting Pot/Church transcends its racist history|first=Don|last=Lattin|date=April 10, 1996|newspaper=[[San Francisco Chronicle]]|access-date=May 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430015045/http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F1996%2F04%2F10%2FMN72542.DTL|archive-date=April 30, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> though various Samoan and Tongan-speaking congregations are situated throughout the Salt Lake area including Samoan Congregational, Tongan Wesleyan Methodist, and Roman Catholic. Just outside Salt Lake City limits, newer immigrant communities include [[Nepal]]is, and refugees of Karen origin from [[Myanmar]] (former Burma). Salt Lake City also has the third largest Sri Lankan community in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Utah Community Data Project|url=http://ucdp.utah.edu/county/salt-lake-county/salt-lake-city/|website=The Utah Community Data Project|publisher=The Bureau of Economic and Business Research|access-date=July 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904055037/http://ucdp.utah.edu/county/salt-lake-county/salt-lake-city/|archive-date=September 4, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
Salt Lake City has been considered one of the top 51 "gay-friendly places to live" in the U.S.<ref>{{cite news|last=Stewart|first=Erin|url=https://www.deseret.com/2005/11/9/19921779/travel-book-to-highlight-salt-lake-as-gay-friendly-place-to-live|title=Travel book to highlight Salt Lake as 'gay-friendly place to live'|newspaper=Deseret News|location=Salt Lake City|date=November 9, 2005|access-date=May 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219171626/http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,635159889,00.html|archive-date=February 19, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> The city is home to a large, business savvy, organized, and politically supported gay community. Leaders of the [[ECUSA|Episcopal Church]]'s Diocese of Utah,<ref>{{cite news|last=Perkins|first=Nancy|url=https://www.deseret.com/2003/10/26/19792197/utah-episcopalians-support-gay-bishop|title=Utah Episcopalians support gay bishop|newspaper=Deseret News|date=October 26, 2003|access-date=May 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080221110807/http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,520033778,00.html|archive-date=February 21, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deseret.com/2004/5/22/19830304/bishop-explains-ousting-of-gay-episcopal-bishop|title=Bishop explains ousting of gay Episcopal bishop|newspaper=Deseret News|agency=[[Associated Press]]|date=May 22, 2004|access-date=May 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080219212827/http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,595064969,00.html|archive-date=February 19, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> as well as leaders of Utah's largest Jewish congregation, the Salt Lake Kol Ami,<ref>{{cite news|last=Davis|first=Kristy|url=http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/article-64-2551-eye-on-the-rabbi.html|title=Eye on the Rabbi|newspaper=[[Salt Lake City Weekly]]|date=June 11, 2007|access-date=April 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131021200737/http://www.cityweekly.net/utah/article-64-2551-eye-on-the-rabbi.html|archive-date=October 21, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> along with three elected representatives of the city identify themselves as gay. These developments have attracted controversy from socially conservative officials representing other regions of the state. A 2015 Williams Institute comparison of 50 Most Populous Metro Areas ranked by Gallup Daily tracking and the US Census, ranked SLC 7th in Metro areas, up from 39th in 1990.<ref>{{cite web |first=Gary J. |last=Gates |url=https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/lgbt-rankings-metro-areas/ |title=Comparing LGBT Rankings by Metro Area |publisher=Williams Institute, UCLA |date=March 2015 |access-date=February 20, 2022}}</ref>
In 2007, Salt Lake City was ranked by ''Forbes'' as the most vain city in America, based on the number of plastic surgeons per 100,000 and their spending habits on cosmetics, which exceed cities of similar size.<ref>{{Cite news|work=Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/2007/11/29/plastic-health-surgery-forbeslife-cx_rr_1129health_slide_2.html|title=In Pictures: America's Vainest Cities|date=November 29, 2007|access-date=April 14, 2013|first=Rebecca|last=Ruiz|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621224817/http://www.forbes.com/2007/11/29/plastic-health-surgery-forbeslife-cx_rr_1129health_slide_2.html|archive-date=June 21, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Forbes'' also found the city to be the 8th most stressful. In contrast to the 2007 ranking by ''Forbes'', a 2010 study conducted by Portfolio.com and bizjournals concluded Salt Lake City was the ''least'' stressful city in the United States.<ref>{{Cite news|publisher=Portfolio.com|url=http://www.portfolio.com/special-reports/2010/09/07/detroit-tops-list-of-most-stressful-metropolitan-areas|title=A Stress Test for America|date=September 7, 2010|access-date=May 16, 2011|first=G. Scott|last=Thomas|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105212046/http://www.portfolio.com/special-reports/2010/09/07/detroit-tops-list-of-most-stressful-metropolitan-areas|archive-date=January 5, 2011}}</ref> In 2014, CNN deemed Salt Lake City to be the least stressed-out city in the United States, citing the low cost of living and abundance of jobs.<ref>{{cite web|date=June 25, 2014|url=https://money.cnn.com/gallery/pf/2014/06/25/least-stressed-out-cities/index.html|website=CNN Money|title=10 Least Stressed Out Cities|access-date=July 3, 2014|first=Melanie|last=Hicken|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140704130943/http://money.cnn.com/gallery/pf/2014/06/25/least-stressed-out-cities/index.html|archive-date=July 4, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
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[[File:Alta Albion Basin Entrance.jpg|thumb|Recreational tourism in the [[Wasatch Range|Wasatch Mountains]] is a major source of employment.]]
[[File:Slc gateway tower east.jpg|thumb|[[Zions Bancorporation]] headquarters in Salt Lake City]]
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Historically known as the "Crossroads of the West" for its railroads, when nearby steel, mining and railroad operations provided a strong source of income with Silver King Coalition Mines, [[Geneva Steel]], [[Bingham Canyon Mine]], and [[oil refinery|oil refineries]], Salt Lake City's modern economy is service-oriented. Today the city's major sectors are government, trade, transportation, utilities, and professional and business services. The daytime population of Salt Lake City proper swells to over 315,000 people, not including tourists or students.<ref>{{cite web|title=Salt Lake City 2011 Mayor's recommended budget|page=A-11|access-date=February 22, 2012|url=http://www.slcclassic.com/finance/2012budget/mayorbudget2011.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513080920/http://www.slcclassic.com/finance/2012budget/mayorbudget2011.pdf|archive-date=May 13, 2012}}</ref>
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Besides its central offices, [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] owns and operates a for-profit division, [[Deseret Management Corporation]] and its subsidiaries, which are headquartered in the city.
Salt Lake City is home to two Fortune 1000 companies, [[Zions Bancorporation]] and [[Questar Corporation (gas company)|Questar Corporation]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Fortune 500|url=https://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2009/states/UT.html|magazine=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]|access-date=April 13, 2013|date=May 4, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116130852/http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2009/states/UT.html|archive-date=January 16, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[outdated source from 2013, Questar has since been acquired by Dominion]
Other economic activities include tourism, conventions, and major suburban call centers. Tourism has increased since the [[2002 Olympic Winter Games]],<ref name="2006 tourism"/> and many hotels and restaurants were built for the events. The convention industry has expanded since construction of the [[Salt Palace]] convention center in the late 1990s, which hosts trade shows and conventions, including the [[Novell BrainShare]] conference. In 2020, Salt Lake City entered the bidding process to host the [[2030 Winter Olympics|2030 Winter Olympic]] and [[Paralympic Games]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 12, 2020 |title=Salt Lake City mulling 2034 Winter Olympics bid |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/28688033/salt-lake-city-ponders-2034-winter-olympics-bid-news-sapporo-interest-2030-games |access-date=May 17, 2022 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Stefanich |first1=Logan |title=Here's how the 2030 Winter Olympic Games could impact Utah's economy |url=https://www.ksl.com/article/50406600/heres-how-the-2030-winter-olympic-games-could-impact-utahs-economy |access-date=May 17, 2022 |website=www.ksl.com |language=en}}</ref>
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===Music===
The city has an eclectic music scene that includes hip hop, blues, rock and roll, rockabilly, punk, deathcore, horrorcore and indie groups. Popular groups or persons who started in the Wasatch Front area, or were raised in and influenced by it, include [[Iceburn]], [[Eagle Twin]], [[the Almost]], [[the Brobecks]], [[Meg and Dia]], [[Royal Bliss]], [[Shedaisy]], [[the Summer Obsession]], [[Theater of Ice]], [[the Used]] and [[Chelsea Grin (band)|Chelsea Grin]]<nowiki>. Salt Lake has an underground metal scene{{</nowiki>[[Template:Citation needed|Citation needed]]<nowiki>}} with bands such as </nowiki>[[Gaza (band)|Gaza]] and [[Bird Eater (band)|Bird Eater]]. During the summer, Salt Lake City hosts the Twilight Concert series, a low-cost summer concert series. The series has been a part of the Salt Lake City music scene since the late 1980s. In 2010, crowds peaked at 40,000 attendees in downtown's Pioneer Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox13now.com/news/local/kstu-modest-mouse-starts-off-first-twilight-concert-series-for-summer-2010,0,5981477.story|title=Pioneer packed as nearly 40K jam Twilight Concert opening|publisher=Fox13|date=July 8, 2010|access-date=December 10, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006095547/http://www.fox13now.com/news/local/kstu-modest-mouse-starts-off-first-twilight-concert-series-for-summer-2010%2C0%2C5981477.story|archive-date= October 6, 2011}}</ref>
===Festivals===
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Print media include two major daily newspapers, ''[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]'' and the ''[[Deseret News]]'' (previously the ''Deseret Morning News''). Other more specialized publications include ''Now Salt Lake'', ''[[Salt Lake City Weekly]]'' (a weekly independent publication), ''Nuestro Mundo'' of the Spanish-speaking community,'' [[QSaltLake]]'' and ''The Pillar'' for the LGBT community. Other Spanish-language newspapers include ''El Estandar'', ''Amigo Hispano'' (online only), and ''El Observador de Utah'', which offers free residential delivery. There are a number of local magazines, such as ''Wasatch Journal'' (a quarterly magazine covering Utah's arts, culture, and outdoors), ''Utah Homes & Garden'', ''Salt Lake Magazine'' (a bimonthly lifestyle magazine), ''[[CATALYST Magazine]]'' (a monthly environmental, health, arts and politics magazine), ''[[SLUG Magazine]]'', an alternative underground music magazine. ''[[Utah Stories]]'' is a magazine that covers local issues, primarily focused on the Salt Lake Valley.
[[KTVX]] 4 signed on the air as Utah's first television station in 1947 under the experimental callsign W6SIX, becoming the [[Mountain Time Zone]]'s oldest and third-oldest west of [[Mississippi River|the Mississippi]]. It is Salt Lake City's [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] affiliate. [[KSL-TV]] 5, the local [[NBC]] affiliate, has downtown studios at "Broadcast House" in the [[Triad Center]] office complex. KSL is operated by [[Bonneville International]], a company owned by the [[Deseret Management Corporation]]. [[KUTV]] 2 is Salt Lake City's [[CBS]] affiliate. [[KSTU]] 13 is the area's [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] affiliate, owned by the [[E. W. Scripps Company]]. [[KUCW]] 30 is
Because television and radio stations serve a larger area (usually the entire state of Utah, as well as parts of western Wyoming, southern Idaho, parts of Montana, and eastern Nevada), ratings returns tend to be higher than those in similar-sized cities. Some Salt Lake radio stations are carried on [[broadcast translator]] networks throughout the state.
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Salt Lake City is home to a few major shopping centers. [[Trolley Square]] is an indoor and outdoor mall with independent art boutiques, restaurants, and national retailers. The buildings housing the shops are renovated [[tram|trolley]] barns with cobblestone streets. The Gateway, an outdoor shopping mall, has many national restaurants, clothing retailers, a movie theater, the [[Clark Planetarium]], the Discovery Gateway (formerly The Children's Museum of Utah), a music venue called The Depot, and the Olympic Legacy Plaza. City Creek Center is the city's newest major shopping center and features high-end retailers not found anywhere else in Utah.
[[File:Salt Lake City 4892084585.jpg|alt=|thumb|[[The Gateway (Salt Lake City)|The Gateway]], where the Clark Planetarium is located.]]
On October 3, 2006, the LDS Church, which owned the [[ZCMI Center Mall]] and [[Crossroads Plaza (Utah)|Crossroads Plaza Mall]], both on Main Street, announced plans to demolish the malls, a skyscraper, and several other buildings to make way for the $1.5 billion City Creek Center redevelopment. It combined new office and residential buildings (one of which is the city's third-tallest building) around an outdoor shopping center featuring a stream, fountain, and other outdoor amenities;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deseret.com/2006/10/4/19977589/downtown-rebound-lds-church-unveils-plans-for-20-acre-development|title=Downtown rebound: LDS Church unveils plans for 20-acre development|last=Smeath|first=Doug|newspaper=Deseret News|date=October 4, 2006|access-date=May 3, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130117101823/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/650196045/Downtown-rebound-LDS-Church-unveils-plans-for-20-acre-development.html|archive-date=January 17, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> it opened on March 22, 2012. [[Sugar House, Salt Lake City|Sugar House]] is a neighborhood with a small town main street shopping area and numerous old parks, which is served by the S Line (formerly known as Sugar House Streetcar).
Other attractions near Salt Lake City include [[Hogle Zoo]], [[Timpanogos Cave National Monument]], [[Golden Spike National Historic Site]] (where the world's first [[transcontinental railroad]] was joined), [[Lagoon Amusement Park]], the [[Great Salt Lake]], the [[Bonneville Salt Flats]], [[Gardner Historic Village]], one of the nation's largest dinosaur museums at [[Thanksgiving Point]] in [[Lehi, Utah|Lehi]], and the world's largest human-made excavation at [[Bingham Canyon Mine]].
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===Professional sports===
[[File:Energy solutions arena.jpg|thumb|The [[Delta Center]]
Salt Lake City is home to the [[Utah Jazz]] of the NBA, who moved from New Orleans in 1979 and play their home games in the [[Delta Center]] (formerly known as EnergySolutions Arena and later as Vivint Arena).
[[Real Salt Lake]] of [[Major League Soccer]] was founded in 2004, initially playing at [[Rice-Eccles Stadium]] at the University of Utah before the [[soccer-specific stadium|soccer-specific]] [[America First Field]] (formerly Rio Tinto Stadium) was completed in 2008 in neighboring [[Sandy, Utah|Sandy]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deseret.com/2006/8/16/19968866/salt-lake-county-plays-ball-oks-a-deal-with-real|title=Salt Lake County plays ball, OKs a deal with Real: Corroon, Checketts still must iron out some final details|last=Dethman|first=Leigh|newspaper=Deseret|location=Salt Lake City|date=August 16, 2006|access-date=April 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130120194519/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/645193551/Salt-Lake-County-plays-ball-OKs-a-deal-with-Real.html|archive-date=January 20, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> The team won their first MLS championship by defeating the Los Angeles Galaxy at the [[2009 MLS Cup]]. RSL advanced to the finals of the [[CONCACAF Champions League]] in 2011 but lost 3–2 on aggregate, and also advanced to the 2013 MLS Cup Final. In 2019, the club expanded to include the [[Utah Royals FC]], a professional women's team in the [[National Women's Soccer League]], though the club ceased operations in December 2020,<ref name="royals_ceased">{{cite news |title=Kansas City Returns to the NWSL as Expansion Team in 2021 |url=https://www.nwslsoccer.com/news/article/kansas-city-returns-to-the-nwsl-as-expansion-team-in-2021 |access-date=December 7, 2020 |publisher=NWSL |date=December 7, 2020}}</ref> transferring its player-related assets to [[Kansas City NWSL]]. The city has also played host to several international soccer games.
Beginning in the [[2024–25 NHL season|2024–25 season]], the [[Utah Hockey Club]] will begin playing in the [[National Hockey League]]'s (NHL) Central Division. Their home arena will be the Delta Center, alongside the Jazz. Owned by [[Ryan Smith (businessman)|the Smith Entertainment Group]], the franchise is a new expansion team, with all the transferred assets of the now-inactive [[Arizona Coyotes]] now in possession of the Utah team. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Utah officially has an NHL team |url=https://www.sltrib.com/sports/2024/04/18/utah-officially-has-an-nhl-team/ |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref>
[[Utah Warriors (rugby union)|Utah Warriors]] is a professional [[Major League Rugby]] team that launched its first season in 2018,<ref>{{cite web|date=September 25, 2017|title=MLR Notes: Utah announces name, Seattle picks venue |website=This is American Rugby|access-date=September 26, 2017|url=http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2017/09/mlr-notes-utah-announces-name-seattle.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926020154/http://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2017/09/mlr-notes-utah-announces-name-seattle.html|archive-date=September 26, 2017}}</ref> with [[Zions Bank Stadium]] as its home venue.
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=== Water ===
Salt Lake City derives most of its water from local Wasatch Mountain snowpack, the rest coming from groundwater.
=== Energy ===
The primary electricity provider in Salt Lake City, and Utah as a whole, is Rocky Mountain Power.
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