History of West Jordan, Utah
West Jordan is a city and a suburb of Salt Lake City in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the United States Census, 2000|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 List of cities in Utah (by population)|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 (Utah)|Jordan River, the limits of the city begin on the river's western bank and end in the eastern foothills of the Oquirrh Mountains, where Bingham Canyon Mine, the world's largest man-made excavation, is located.
Settled 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 [http://www.jordanlanding.net/new1/about_us.php].
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, Masco|Kraftmaid, Balkamp, Fairchild Semiconductor, and Dannon|Dannon Yogurt Company. West Jordan is the base of the Utah Army United States National Guard|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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