Bountiful, Utah
Bountiful city sits at the south end of Davis County and is a nearby suburb of Salt Lake City. Although it is actually in the Ogden-Clearfield Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), it is so close to Salt Lake City that most folks are surprised it is not included with Salt Lake City. Bountiful is “just over the mountain” from Salt Lake City and many residents work in Salt Lake City or other Salt Lake City suburbs.
Bountiful was the largest city in Davis County until 1985 when Layton passed it up. Even so, Bountiful remains at Utah’s 15th largest city.
Salt Lake City was Utah’s first settlement and Bountiful was its second. Settled just two months after the Mormon pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley, it was originally known as Sessions Settlement (the original settlers were Perrigrine Sessions and his family) and North Canyon Ward. It was 1855 when the name was finally changed to Bountiful—named after a city in the Book of Mormon and because of its growing reputation of a garden city. It was finally incorporated in 1892.
So much for a little city history. What is Bountiful like today? The city has a quaint and charming Main Street reminiscent of small town America lined with locally owned shops, a Mormon tabernacle and a modern post office. This Main Street is the hub of activity for the town and the site of the annual Handcart Days Parade and celebration that takes place each July as part of Utah’s official Pioneer Day holiday. The Handcart Days Parade hosts many of the parade entries in their first parade run just prior to moving to Salt Lake City for Utah’s largest annual parade on July 24th, Pioneer Day. Handcart Day festivities are the real small town America holiday celebration with the parade, fireworks, games, entertainment, food and an art exhibit. The city regularly host many additional community events in its city park during the Spring, Summer and Fall seasons—yep, the place is cold and often covered in snow during the winter when folks can be found at the nearby ski resorts.
The Wasatch Mountain Range borders the city in the east and out to the west are flatlands reaching out to the Great Salt Lake. Homes extend far up into the foothills on the mountain side to the edge of U.S. Forest Service property. The city land area is some 13.5 square miles of land area and includes the two major North and South Freeways and the FrontRunner commuter rail line that take traffic into Salt Lake City and into cities north of Bountiful. Nearby border cities include North Salt Lake (south), West Bountiful and Woods Cross(west), and Centerville (north).
Outside of the quaint Main Street Bountiful includes several other big box retailers and food outlets. Residents love the bedroom community feel and travel to other cities for most significant shopping, retail, and other activities.
A Mormon temple sits high on the eastern foothills of the city and the majority of city residents are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Bountiful is home to the Davis County Clipper, the county newspaper still serving its residents with local news and views. The paper annually lists its readers’ favorite service providers in the county. In 2016 the Clipper named Love Cleaning (http://www.lovecleaning.net) the Best Carpet Cleaning Service in the county.
Bountiful city sits at the south end of Davis County and is a nearby suburb of Salt Lake City. Although it is actually in the Ogden-Clearfield Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), it is so close to Salt Lake City that most folks are surprised it is not included with Salt Lake City. Bountiful is “just over the mountain” from Salt Lake City and many residents work in Salt Lake City or other Salt Lake City suburbs.
Bountiful was the largest city in Davis County until 1985 when Layton passed it up. Even so, Bountiful remains at Utah’s 15th largest city.
Salt Lake City was Utah’s first settlement and Bountiful was its second. Settled just two months after the Mormon pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley, it was originally known as Sessions Settlement (the original settlers were Perrigrine Sessions and his family) and North Canyon Ward. It was 1855 when the name was finally changed to Bountiful—named after a city in the Book of Mormon and because of its growing reputation of a garden city. It was finally incorporated in 1892.
So much for a little city history. What is Bountiful like today? The city has a quaint and charming Main Street reminiscent of small town America lined with locally owned shops, a Mormon tabernacle and a modern post office. This Main Street is the hub of activity for the town and the site of the annual Handcart Days Parade and celebration that takes place each July as part of Utah’s official Pioneer Day holiday. The Handcart Days Parade hosts many of the parade entries in their first parade run just prior to moving to Salt Lake City for Utah’s largest annual parade on July 24th, Pioneer Day. Handcart Day festivities are the real small town America holiday celebration with the parade, fireworks, games, entertainment, food and an art exhibit. The city regularly host many additional community events in its city park during the Spring, Summer and Fall seasons—yep, the place is cold and often covered in snow during the winter when folks can be found at the nearby ski resorts.
The Wasatch Mountain Range borders the city in the east and out to the west are flatlands reaching out to the Great Salt Lake. Homes extend far up into the foothills on the mountain side to the edge of U.S. Forest Service property. The city land area is some 13.5 square miles of land area and includes the two major North and South Freeways and the FrontRunner commuter rail line that take traffic into Salt Lake City and into cities north of Bountiful. Nearby border cities include North Salt Lake (south), West Bountiful and Woods Cross(west), and Centerville (north).
Outside of the quaint Main Street Bountiful includes several other big box retailers and food outlets. Residents love the bedroom community feel and travel to other cities for most significant shopping, retail, and other activities.
A Mormon temple sits high on the eastern foothills of the city and the majority of city residents are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Bountiful is home to the Davis County Clipper, the county newspaper still serving its residents with local news and views. The paper annually lists its readers’ favorite service providers in the county. In 2016 the Clipper named Love Cleaning (http://www.lovecleaning.net) the Best Carpet Cleaning Service in the county.