West Bountiful dates to 1848, and 2 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 73% of U.S. towns · #10 of 119 in Utah. What drives it
Most of West Bountiful was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1981. 2 places in town are on the National Register, among them a historic district with 37 buildings. Below: maps from 1952 on and the census since 1900.
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives West Bountiful’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, West Bountiful is more historic than 73% of U.S. towns, #10 of 119 in Utah. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of West Bountiful’s overall grade.
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 West Bountiful’s 65.9 sits above most of its state (88% of Utah towns have fewer) while its 39 historic buildings outnumber those of 83% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from B− to A. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±5.5 points). Two sources give 1848.
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 West Bountiful’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
West Bountiful was founded in 1848 by James Fackrell, Sr., a Mormon pioneer. Born in North Petherton, Somersetshire, England, in 1787, Fackrell immigrated to the United States, and after crossing the plains in 1848 with his family, settled in West Bountiful with his wife Amy Crumb.
West Bountiful was incorporated as a town on January 28, 1949, and became a third-class city on November 12, 1962.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of West Bountiful. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1952Farmington 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 West Bountiful.
People over time
West Bountiful, census by census
Grew from 433 people in 1900 to 5,917 in 2020, more than tenfold.
13 censuses, 1900–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on West Bountiful’s Wikipedia page.
Stories next door
History across the town line
Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.
In 1848, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1900 counted 433 people here.
How does West Bountiful rank for history?
West Bountiful is more historic than 73% of U.S. towns, #10 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.
What is on the National Register in West Bountiful?
Two places: the James and Jane Eldredge House (listed 2005) and the West Bountiful Historic District (2004).
How old are the homes in West Bountiful?
5% of West Bountiful’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±5.5 points), against a typical 2.8% for an Utah town; the median home was built in 1981.
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 (6), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikipedia, 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.
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