About
Davis County
Our community is rich in
heritage, beauty, commerce, and contrast. We encourage you to
explore the many opportunities.
Davis County was named after Captain Daniel C.
Davis, an officer in the Mormon Battalion (a group of 500 Mormons
called to fight in the Mexican War). Davis was on that participated
in one of the longest marches in Military History (over 2,000 miles
from Iowa to California and eventually settled here in Davis
County).
Jedediah Smith, one of the west's most celebrated
trappers, came to the Davis County area in August of 1826 when he
led a group of trappers through the Bountiful area. Later John C.
Fremont came to Antelope island on one of his exploration trips
while mapping the area.
Although once almost totally submerged under Lake
Bonneville, the dominant natural features of Davis County are the
Wasatch Mountains (which still bare the scars of Lake Bonneville) on
the east and the Great Salt Lake on the west, which covers an area
approximately 75 miles long and 35 miles wide.
The mountains continue to provide water and have
helped farmers and residents for decades ensure a uniform growing
season with irrigation opportunities. Davis County has always been a
rich agricultural area, earning its nickname "The Garden Spot of
Utah."
Economic prosperity, built on this farming base
helped to continue the development, early in the 1900's the county
supported several gristmills, irrigation companies and six canning
factories, soon thereafter a sugar factory.
During and soon after World War II, defense
installations brought Hill Air Force Base and the Naval Supply Depot
to the Layton-Clearfield area. Today, technology, education,
commerce and several nationally known companies call Davis County
home.
Even though Davis County is the smallest county in
Utah, it is the third most populated. Now with approximately 283,000
residents. Davis County is one of the fastest growing counties in
the nation and no wonder with access to several golf courses, ski
resorts, nature trails, bird watching, hunting and fishing. Davis
County certainly does offer on of the best quality of life
communities in the nation, which continues to be reported in several
national magazines. |
