If temperatures drop below freezing for a very short period of time, damage to tender plants is typically minimal. If the same temperature is reached but maintained for several hours, freeze damage to plants is more severe.
Salt Lake City makes up a very small portion of the Salt Lake Valley. With Salt Lake County covering 756 square miles, Salt Lake City covers only 90.5 square miles. Salt Lake City is the largest city in the state with a population of 181,743. Salt Lake County's population is 1.3 million, making it the most populous region in Utah. Overall, Utah is expected to continue to have the youngest population in the nation.
Population of Salt Lake City, UT. Last official estimated population of Salt Lake City city (Salt Lake County**, Utah state) was 190,884 (year 2014) [1]. This was 0.06% of total US population and 6.37% of total Utah state population. Area of Salt Lake City city is 111.7 miÂ² (=289.3 kmÂ²) [6], in this year population density was 1,709.13 p/miÂ². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (+0.59%/yr), Salt Lake City city population in 2018 would be 195,434*.