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History · Cedar Hills

Cedar Hills dates to 1974

Among the newest of U.S. towns · #117 of 119 in Utah. What drives it

Below: maps from 1951 on and the census since 1980.

1974founded
0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
2famous people
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Quick answers

How Cedar Hills began

When was Cedar Hills founded?

1974

Cedar Hills dates its founding to 1974 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1980.

First census: 571 in 19802020 census: 10,01952 years

How historic is Cedar Hills?

D−

Among the newest of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata.
History grade

What drives Cedar Hills’ History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Cedar Hills is among the newest of U.S. towns, #117 of 119 in Utah. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.

D−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Cedar Hills’ overall grade.
Founding era1974, from Wikidata: founded 1945 or later, an older era than 2% of U.S. townsD−Homes built before 19400.0% of homes (±0.7) · typical UT town 2.8% · U.S. 8.4%D−National RegisterNo listings counted · typical UT town 3.0 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Among the newest
NewerOlder
Utah towns of 2,500+ (119)Ahead of 2%

Utah towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Utah town has 3.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Cedar Hills’ 0.0 sits below most of its state (18% of Utah towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would still be D−. The pre-1940 share (±0.7 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 1974.

Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Cedar Hills’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Cedar Hills are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Cedar Hills’s history is told.

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The story so far

Cedar Hills, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Cedar Hills yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Cedar Hills is a city in north-central Utah County, Utah, United States. The population was 10,019 at the 2020 census, up from 9,796 in 2010. The city began growing rapidly during the 1990s and is located east of Alpine and Highland on the slopes of Mount Timpanogos.

Cedar Hills was established in 1974. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 9,796 to 10,019 (+2%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Cedar Hills, 1951 to 2002

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1951On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 1974
    FoundingCedar Hills is established
  4. 1985Born hereArielle Martin is born here
  5. 21st century
  6. 2002Born hereZackery Farnsworth is born here
By decade

Cedar Hills, decade by decade

Today7 recent
Cedar Hills, United States (Unsplash)2017Cedar Hills, United States (Unsplash)West at SR-92 & N Canyon Rd intersection in Utah County, Utah, Jun 162016West at SR-92 & N Canyon Rd intersection in Utah Coun…South on N Canyon Rd, Cedar Hills, Utah, Jun 162016South on N Canyon Rd, Cedar Hills, Utah, Jun 16South at SR-92 & N Canyon Rd intersection in Utah County, Utah, Jun 162016South at SR-92 & N Canyon Rd intersection in Utah Cou…North at SR-92 & N Canyon Rd intersection in Utah County, Utah, Jun 162016North at SR-92 & N Canyon Rd intersection in Utah Cou…East at SR-92 & N Canyon Rd intersection in Utah County, Utah, Jun 162016East at SR-92 & N Canyon Rd intersection in Utah Coun…Cedar Hills Landslide2005Cedar Hills Landslide
On the map

Cedar Hills on the map, 1951 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Cedar Hills. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Cedar Hills on the 1951 USGS mapCedar Hills on the 1969 USGS mapCedar Hills on the 1975 USGS mapCedar Hills on the 1994 USGS map1951Lehi sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Cedar Hills.

People over time

Cedar Hills, census by census

02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00019802000202010,019

Grew from 571 people in 1980 to 10,019 in 2020, more than tenfold.

5 censuses, 1980–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Cedar Hills’ Wikipedia page.

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Cedar Hills

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Arielle MartinAmerican bicycle motocross rider · b. 1985
Z
Zackery FarnsworthAmerican soccer player · b. 2002
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Pleasant Grove18 historic placesB−American Fork15 historic placesB−Highland1 historic placeD

Questions about Cedar Hills’ history

What year was Cedar Hills founded?

In 1974, according to Wikidata. the census of 1980 counted 571 people here.

How does Cedar Hills rank for history?

Cedar Hills is among the newest of U.S. towns, #117 of 119 in Utah. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Cedar Hills?

0.0% of Cedar Hills’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 2.8% for an Utah town.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (7), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.