Get To Know Davis County

Home to many of our clients, Davis County is located in the middle of Northern Utah. What else does Davis County have to offer?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_County,_Utah

Quick Facts

Davis County is located in between the Wasatch Mountains and the Great Salt Lake. It is surrounded by Weber, Morgan, Salt Lake, and Tooele counties. As of 2019, Davis County is home to 355,481 people. The County seat is Farmington, and Davis County is named after Captain Daniel C. Davis.

Davis County is the smallest county based off of square feet, but the third largest county based on population.

History

Was once a place for Shoshone Indians, in 1847 early pioneers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter- Day Saints settled here. “The lush lake-bottom pastures, fertile soils of the bench lands, and streams flowing out of the high Wasatch Mountains on the east attracted early settlers, who established small farms and close-knit communities. These early settlers established schools, built homes and churches, and created productive farms and shops.”

After being established a territory in 1850, Davis County was very slow to grow. “It supported a hardy pioneer people engaged in irrigation agriculture and raising livestock. The Utah Central Railroad (now the Union Pacific) crossed the County from Ogden on the north to Salt Lake City on the south in 1870 and offered welcome transportation links to bring in manufactured products. This was the beginning of a transition in the County’s history that led to mechanized agriculture and a surge of commerce, banking, and local business, along with improved roads, new water systems, and the electrification of homes and businesses.”

In between 1940-1950 the population doubled, and continued to double the next decade.

“As the age of the automobile and interurban railways created greater mobility, many County citizens looked to Ogden and Salt Lake City for employment and cultural enrichment. Market gardens, dairy farms, beef cattle, orchards, and fields of grain and sugar beets continued to sustain local farmers. World War II then introduced a new way of life in Davis County. The establishment of Hill Air Force Base in northern Davis County and other defense installations nearby created a surge of civilian employment. Hill AFB quickly became and remains one of the state’s largest employers.”

Cities/Towns in Davis County

Included in Davis County is: Layton, Farmington, Bountiful, Kaysville, Clearfield, Syracuse, Centerville, North Salt Lake, Woods Cross, South Weber, Clinton, West Point, Fruit Heights, and West Bountiful.

Things To Do/Places To See

Lagoon Amusement Park, Bonneville Shoreline Trail, Antelope Island State Park, Cherry Hill, Adams Canyon Trail, Frary Peak Trail, Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve, Bountiful Davis Art Center, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Boondocks, USU Botanical Center, Bountiful Utah Temple, and many more.