East Layton, Utah
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| Coordinates: 41°04′52″N 111°55′12″W / 41.08111°N 111.92000°WCoordinates: 41°04′52″N 111°55′12″W / 41.08111°N 111.92000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Utah |
| County | Davis |
| Incorporated | April 2, 1936 |
| Became a city | January 1972 |
| Merged with Layton | January 13, 1981 |
| Founded by | David Green |
| Named for | Christopher Layton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2 sq mi (5 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,754 ft (1,449 m) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 84040 |
| Area code(s) | 801 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1440835 |
East Layton is a former city in Davis County, Utah, United States. Adjacent to Layton, it was incorporated in 1936 in order to secure funding for a community water system. East Layton remained a small, steadily growing residential town for decades, becoming a city in 1972. Rapid expansion during the 1970s led to a merger in 1981 with Layton, now Davis County's most populous city and one of the largest in Utah.
East Layton stretched between Fairfield Road on the west and the foothills of the Wasatch Mountains on the east, containing the full length of Cherry Lane, the city's major street. The boundaries were irregular, but reached as far north as Antelope Drive (2000 North) and as far south as Gentile Street (the north-south origin of Layton's grid plan, now Utah State Route 109). East Layton Elementary School and Adams Reservoir are landmarks lying inside the former city limits, which encompassed a total area just under 2 square miles (5.2 km2). City offices were located at 1010 N Emerald Drive (coordinates 41°04′28″N 111°56′07″W / 41.07444°N 111.93528°W), at the southwest corner of Andy Adams Park. The building is now home to a daycare center.
The East Layton area was settled together with Layton, as an outgrowth of Kaysville beginning in the 1850s. At Layton's incorporation in 1920, East Layton remained separate, a rural unincorporated area with only a few residents.
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