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  • White City was started by developers Ken White and Cannon Papanicholas in 1955. Ken White named "White City" and it became listed as a "census-designated place" by the US Census Bureau.
  • The first homes were built along Galena Drive in 1957. The majority of White city was built in the fifties and sixties. 
  • White City Water Company was developed to service the area owned by these developers. Later, in 1961, Sandy Suburban Service District was started to service this same area.
  • Edgemont Elementary was the first school built, one of three elementary schools and one middle school within walking distance.
  • White City was granted the status of Township by the Salt Lake County Council on September 26, 2006.
  • In the November 2016 general election, the original metro township council was elected. 
  • White City Metro Township was incorporated on January 1, 2017.  The new council members took office on the same day as the incorporation. 
  • In February, 2024, the Utah Legislature passed House Bill 35, which dropped the use of "metro township" and White City because a City.
Four people riding horses in a snowy area, with a barn in the background.
Glad Family
Two children ice skating on a frozen surface, labeled "ice skating on White Tower Pool," dated May '63.
Ice Skating on White Tower Pool
A group of children at a pool, some standing on a diving board, others watching by the poolside.
1966 Girls Swim Team
People enjoying a day at the outdoor swimming pool with mountains and clouds in the background.
1st day White Tower
Small wooden shed, barren trees, snowy mountains in the background.
Glad Winter
Fire authority first aid trailer with people sitting and standing outside on a grassy area.
2016 SE Days
Aerial view of a grid-like residential area, roads, and fields with mountains in the background.
White City 7th East 9800 South
A yellow house with a small porch, surrounded by trees and a chain-link fence. Street sign visible at the corner.
1990's Glad House
A child bundled in winter clothes stands by a pool. The photo is dated May 1963.
Ice Skating on White Tower Pool
A brown and white cow stands in a fenced rural area with mountains in the background.
Glad Cows
Four people riding horses in a snowy area, with a barn in the background.
Two children ice skating on a frozen surface, labeled "ice skating on White Tower Pool," dated May '63.
A group of children at a pool, some standing on a diving board, others watching by the poolside.
People enjoying a day at the outdoor swimming pool with mountains and clouds in the background.
Small wooden shed, barren trees, snowy mountains in the background.
Fire authority first aid trailer with people sitting and standing outside on a grassy area.
Aerial view of a grid-like residential area, roads, and fields with mountains in the background.
A yellow house with a small porch, surrounded by trees and a chain-link fence. Street sign visible at the corner.
A child bundled in winter clothes stands by a pool. The photo is dated May 1963.
A brown and white cow stands in a fenced rural area with mountains in the background.
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