Cottonwood Heights, Utah

Cottonwood Heights, Utah
City
The old Cottonwood Paper Mill, built in 1883 by the Deseret News in Cottonwood Heights.
The old Cottonwood Paper Mill, built in 1883 by the Deseret News in Cottonwood Heights.
Nickname: 
City between the canyons
Location in Salt Lake County and the state of Utah
Location in Salt Lake County and the state of Utah
Coordinates: 40°37′2″N 111°49′13″W / 40.61722°N 111.82028°W / 40.61722; -111.82028
CountryUnited States
StateUtah
CountySalt Lake
IncorporatedJanuary 14, 2005
Named forCottonwood trees
Area
 • Total
9.23 sq mi (23.91 km2)
 • Land9.23 sq mi (23.91 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
4,823 ft (1,470 m)
Population
 • Total
33,617
 • Density3,600/sq mi (1,400/km2)
Time zoneUTC−7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−6 (MDT)
Area code(s)385, 801
FIPS code49-16270[3]
GNIS feature ID1440025[4]
Websitecottonwoodheights.utah.gov

Cottonwood Heights is a city located in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, along the east bench of the Salt Lake Valley. It lies south of the cities of Holladay and Murray, east of Midvale, and north of Sandy within the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. Originally a census-designated place (CDP), following a successful referendum in May 2004, the city was incorporated on January 14, 2005. The population, as of the 2020 census, was 33,617.[2]

The corporate offices of Instructure, Dyno Nobel, the defunct Fusion-io, Extra Space Storage, Breeze Airways, and JetBlue are located in the city.[5]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "QuickFacts: Cottonwood Heights city, Utah". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Heights of livability in Utah?". Deseret News. Archived from the original on February 12, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2008.