Layton
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city in Davis County, Utah, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Utah
- County
- Davis
- Settled
- 1850s
- Incorporated
- May 24, 1920
- Named after
- Christopher Layton
- Type
- Council–manager
- Total
- 22.65 sq mi (58.67 km )
- Land
- 22.50 sq mi (58.27 km )
- Water
- 0.15 sq mi (0.40 km )
- Elevation
- 4,459 ft (1,359 m)
- Estimate 2024
- 87,392
- Density
- 3,634.7/sq mi (1,403.35/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−7 ( Mountain (MST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−6 (MDT)
- Zip codes
- 84040, 84041
- Area codes
- 385, 801
- Fips code
- 49-43660
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Layton
- Population
- 81773
- Area
- 57.430588
- Elevation
- 1326
- Official website
- www.laytoncity.org
- Image
- Kays Crossing with Train Evening.jpg
- Households
- 24722
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- Commons category
- Layton, Utah
- inception
- 1850-00-00
- P8168
- Sagarmatha
- water as percent of area
- 0.7816
- postal code
- 84040
- per capita income
- 31560
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Article
Layton (/ˈleɪʔɪn/) is a city in Davis County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Ogden-Clearfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 81,773, with 2022 Census Bureau estimates showing an increase to 82,601. 2024 estimates place Layton's population at 87,392. Layton is the most populous city in Davis County and the ninth most populous in Utah.
Layton has direct access to Salt Lake City, Ogden, Salt Lake City International Airport, Antelope Island, and the FrontRunner commuter rail. Layton City is a leader in economic development for the region, with immediate adjacency to Hill Air Force Base, a large hospitality district (1,000+ hotel beds) and conference center, the Layton Hills Mall, multiple nationally recognized retail and food chains, the East Gate Business Park, and the Weber State University-Davis campus.