Park
City's Location
Summit County is located directly east of Salt Lake City in a geographic area
known as the "Wasatch Back" - referring to the backside of the Wasatch
Mountains. Occupying a landmass of 1,871 square miles, it is home for more than
an estimated 34,000 people Park City is the center of the county's population,
containing within its boundaries 25 percent of the total. Other major cities
(Coalville, Kamas, Oakley and Henefer) house an additional 24 percent. The Snyderville
Basin (an area adjacent to Park City) is home for approximately 34 percent of
county residents.
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