American Fork

Also known as American Fork, Utah, Lake City, McArthurville, American Fork, UT

city in Utah County, Utah, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Utah
County: Utah
Incorporated: June 4, 1853
Named after: American Fork (river)
Total: 11.16 sq mi (28.90 km )
Land: 11.15 sq mi (28.87 km )
Water: 0.0077 sq mi (0.02 km )
Elevation: 4,613 ft (1,406 m)
Density: 2,990.7/sq mi (1,154.73/km )
Time zone: UTC−7 ( MST )
Summer dst: UTC−6 ( MDT )
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American Fork is a city in north-central Utah County, Utah, United States, at the foot of Mount Timpanogos in the Wasatch Range, north from Utah Lake. The city is 32 miles (51 km) southeast of Salt Lake City and is part of the Provo–Orem Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 33,337 in 2020. The city has grown rapidly since the 1970s.

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