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| coordinates = {{coord|40|45|39|N|111|53|28|W|region:US-UT_type:city(200,000)|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flagicon|USA}} [[United States]]
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| population_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web|title=Salt Lake City city, Utah |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US4967000 |website=Census – Geography Profile |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=October 23, 2021}}</ref>
| population_density_sq_mi = 1797.52
| population_est = 209593
| population_urban = 1,178,533 (US: [[List of United States urban areas|41st]])
| population_density_urban_km2 = 1,514.7
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| website = {{URL|www.slcgov.com|Salt Lake City Government}}
| pop_est_as_of = 2023
| pop_est_footnotes = <ref name="USCensusEst2019">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=May 21, 2020}}</ref>
| area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_49.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 7, 2020}}</ref>
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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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