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The county was one of the first regions to be settled in both the territory and state of Utah, and was among the first to be organized as a county on October 5, 1850.
A log cabin built in Centerville in 1850.
Named after the early pioneer leader, Daniel C. Davis, the County was established as a territory in 1850.
The county was created in 1850 and was named for Daniel C. Davis, captain in the Mormon Battalion.
The territorial legislature created Davis County in 1852 and designated its County seat at Farmington, midway between boundaries at the Weber River on the north and the mouth of the Jordan River on the south.
Utah’s first courthouse was completed in 1855 in Farmington.
Utah's seventh governor Henry Blood was born in Kaysville on October 1, 1872.
Picknickers at Lagoon in 1907.
By 1910 the county sported two gristmills, two nurseries, eight irrigation companies, and six canning factories.
A man and horse dumping Sugar Beets at the Layton Sugar Factory, 1915.
After the turn of the century, the County's 8,000 residents joined in a chorus of boosterism that encouraged growth, but by 1940 the population was barely 16,000.
Disclaimer: Information on this site was converted from a hard cover book published by University of Utah Press in 1994.
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| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skokie Public Library | - | $13.0M | 249 | - |
| Boyd County Public Library | - | $39.0M | 125 | - |
| Harrison Public Library | 1958 | $6.7M | 44 | - |
| Toledo Library | 1838 | $35.0M | 265 | - |
| Hamilton East Public Library | 1911 | $8.3M | 100 | - |
| Little Dixie Regional Library | - | $30.0M | 50 | - |
| Joliet Public Library | 1876 | $3.0M | 95 | 13 |
| Tippecanoe County Public Library | 1882 | $3.7M | 41 | - |
| Ann Arbor District Library | 1957 | $16.1M | 350 | 2 |
| Denver Public Library | 1889 | $230.0M | 750 | - |
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