West Jordan

Population of West Jordan: 68336

West Jordan is a city and a suburb of Salt Lake City in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2000 Census, the city had a population of 68,336; by 2005, West Jordan had an estimated population of 91,444, placing it as the fourth most populated in the state. The city occupies the southwest end of the Salt Lake Valley at an elevation of 4,330 feet (1,320 m). The valley is surrounded by mountains that rise dramatically to an elevation of 11,752 feet (3,582 m). Named after the nearby Jordan River, the limits of the city begin on its western banks and end in the eastern foothills of the Oquirrh Mountains, where Kennecott Copper Mine, the world's largest man-made excavation, is nestled.

Setteled by Mormons in the mid-19th century, mainly to provide natural resources and military defenses for Salt Lake City, the city has developed into its own regional center in the 21st century. Currently the city has four major retail centers; Jordan Landing is one of the largest mixed-use planned developments in the Intermountain West. Companies headquartered in West Jordan include Wasatch Software, Cyprus Credit Union, Mountain America Credit Union, and Dunford Bakeries. Corporations with regional centers in the city are Sysco, Kraftmaid, Balkamp, Fairchild Semiconductor, and Dannon Yogurt Company. West Jordan is the base of the Utah Army National Guard and home to the state's second-largest courthouse. The city has one major hospital, Jordan Valley, and a campus of Salt Lake Community College, which is planned to become the main campus upon completion in 2020.

City landmarks include the historic Sugar Factory, built in 1916, Gardner Village, established in 1850, and Salt Lake City Municipal 2 Airport, commonly referred to as "Airport #2", Salt Lake County's regional airport for smaller passenger planes.

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