Alta is a town in eastern Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 228 at the 2020 census, a large decrease from the 2010 figure of 383.
Alta Ski Area, February 2011
The Emma Silver Mine and the City (c.1875)
Cecret Lake near Alta
Salt Lake County is located in the U.S. state of Utah. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1,185,238, making it the most populous county in Utah. Its county seat and largest city is Salt Lake City, the state capital. The county was created in 1850. Salt Lake County is the 37th most populated county in the United States and is one of four counties in the Rocky Mountains to make it into the top 100. Salt Lake County has been the only county of the first class in Utah – under the Utah Code is a county with a population of 700,000 or greater. Although, Utah County directly to the south has recently reached this threshold.
Utah Supreme Court at Scott M. Matheson Court House in Salt Lake City
Parley P. Pratt's Land Title Certificate, No. 1048, 1872
Salt Lake County and surrounding area as seen from above
Salt Lake City and County Building circa 1923
