Salt Lake City has never been bigger, one place grew by nearly 9,000%, and more census surprises
West Jordan passes Provo in population; West Valley City and Kearns become majority-minority; and Salt Lake County adds more people than Utah County.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Construction cranes dominate the Salt Lake City skyline on Thursday, June 24, 2021. Utah's capital is bigger than ever, with a population just shy of 200,000.
Bethany began covering state government at The Tribune right in time for the 2018 election. She's a proud Maryland Terrapin and worked at newspapers in the D.C. area and in Orlando, Florida, before coming to Utah. Her aspiration is to one day keep an orchid alive for more than a month.