Layton, Utah Layton town/city villa place.
Location in Davis County and the state of Utah Location in Davis County and the state of Utah Layton is a town/city in Davis County, Utah, United States.
As of the 2010 census the town/city had a populace of 67,311, rising to an estimated 72,231 by 2014. Layton is the most crowded city in Davis County and the ninth most crowded in Utah.
Layton has direct access to Salt Lake City, Ogden, Salt Lake City International Airport, Antelope Island, and the Front - Runner commuter rail.
Layton City is a prestige in economic evolution for the region, with immediate adjacency to Hill Air Force Base, a large hospitality precinct (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.
In 2014, Layton contributed $1.34 billion worth of retail revenue activity, the second biggest market north of Salt Lake City and seventh biggest in Utah.
The town/city is titled after Christopher Layton, a Mormon colonizer and leader.
It was encompassed in the boundaries when Kaysville was incorporated as a town/city in 1868, but by the 1880s many Layton inhabitants wanted to separate from the city.
Ellison, which was decided in favor of the Layton property owners. The separatist boss finally succeeded in 1902, when Layton became an autonomous unincorporated area.
The creation of Hill Air Force Base to the north in 1940, followed shortly by the United States' entry into World War II, led to a dramatic populace increase.
Layton became a city, transformed from a farming town to a residentiary community.
Growth slowed after the war, but Layton continued to precarious as a suburban bedroom community, as those not working at the Air Force base began commuting to the Salt Lake City or Ogden areas.
The town/city continued to grew geographically, annexing encircling parcels of land, including the contiguous town of Laytona and town/city of East Layton.
In 1985, Layton passed Bountiful to turn into the most crowded city in Davis County.
Layton is positioned in the northern portion of the Wasatch Front, roughly 25 miles (40 km) north of Salt Lake City and 15 miles (24 km) south of Ogden.
It is bordered by Clearfield to the northwest, Hill Air Force Base to the north, South Weber to the northeast, the Wasatch Mountains to the east, Kaysville to the south, Great Salt Lake wetlands to the southwest and Syracuse to the west.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, Layton has a total region of 22.2 square miles (57.4 km2), of which 22.0 square miles (57.0 km2) is territory and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km2), or 0.78%, is water. Layton City has a council/manager form of government with 290 full-time employees.
The Layton City Council is composed of five members and a mayor.
All members are voted for by the inhabitants of the City amid a municipal election held every two years.
The Mayor and Council are responsible for setting town/city policy and the City Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations.
Jensen has been the town/city manager since 1992. There are five town/city council members.
As of 2016, the town/city council members are Joyce Brown (since 2003), Tom Day (since 2013), Bruce Davis (since 2015), Scott Freitag (since 2007), and Joy Petro (since 2013). City council meetings are held every first and third Thursday at 7:00 PM in the council chambers. Layton has an extended branch of Weber State University and is part of Davis School District.
The town/city has three high schools, four junior high schools, and thirteen elementary schools.
Layton High School (est.
NUAMES Northern Utah Academy of Math, Engineering & Science (est 2004) - an early college charter high school that works in partnership with Weber State University.
North Layton Junior High I-15 runs north south through the center of town and serves Layton with three interchanges - (from north to south) Antelope Drive, Hillfield Road, and Layton Parkway.
89 runs north south along the easterly edge of Layton contiguous to the slope of the Wasatch Mountains and provides access to Weber Canyon via I-84 to the north in South Weber, then merges with I-15 and Legacy Parkway to the south in Farmington, near Lagoon Amusement Park.
Utah State Route 193 runs east west through northern Layton, past the south gate of Hill Air Force Base, connecting U.S.
Front - Runner's Layton Station is positioned at the site of the former Union Pacific Layton Depot, which presently homes a restaurant.
Layton's primary retail precinct contains the Layton Hills Mall, Cinemark movie theater, Davis Conference Center, and "Restaurant Row", nicknamed such due to the large number of nationwide chain restaurants positioned along its one-mile stretch.
Layton's City Center contains the town/city offices, police station, and courthouse.
Located close-by are Layton Commons Park, Davis Arts Council, Davis County Library Central Branch, Edward A Kenley Centennial Amphitheater, Heritage Museum of Layton, Layton Surf 'N Swim, and Layton High School.
The trail head is positioned at N Eastside Dr, East Layton, UT 84040.
Ellison Park - Splash Pad & Skate Park 700 N 2200 W Layton Commons Park 437 N Wasatch Dr a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Farmington city, Utah".
"Layton City - City Manager".
https://laytoncity.org Layton City web site.
Layton, Utah: Historic Viewpoints.
Media related to Layton, Utah at Wikimedia Commons City of Layton official website Clearfield United States Hill Air Force Base South Weber Municipalities and communities of Davis County, Utah, United States
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