Salt Lake

Crossroads of the West

  • Motto: Industry

  • Flora: Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides)

  • Fauna: Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus)

  • Musical Instrument: Organ

⭐ Salt Lake City, SS

  • Population: 1,185,238

  • Elevation: 4,226

  • Former State: Utah

  • Counties: Salt Lake County

43

If Salt Lake was admitted as a state today, it would be the 43rd largest by population, between Maine and Montana.