Saratoga Springs, Utah
City
Location in Utah County and the state of Utah
Coordinates: 40°19′44″N 111°54′11″WCoordinates: 40°19′44″N 111°54′11″W
Country	United States
State	Utah
County	Utah
Incorporated	December 31, 1997
Became a city	May 31, 2001
Named for	Saratoga Springs, New York
Government
• Type	Manager-by-Ordinance
• City Manager	Mark Christensen
• Mayor	Jim Miller
• Councilmen	Bud Poduska, Michael McOmber, Shellie Baertsch, Stephen Willden, Chris Porter
Area [1]
• Total	23.36 sq mi (60.49 km2)
• Land	23.22 sq mi (60.15 km2)
• Water	0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2)
Elevation	4,505 ft (1,373 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	37,696
• Density	1,623.43/sq mi (626.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	84045
Area code(s)	385, 801
FIPS code	49-67825[2]
GNIS feature ID	1437677[3]
Website	www.saratogaspringscity.com

Saratoga Springs is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. The elevation is 4,505 feet. It is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is a relatively new development along the northwestern shores of Utah Lake. It was incorporated on December 31, 1997 and has been growing rapidly since then. The population was 37,696 at the 2020 Census.^[4] Saratoga Springs became a city in 2001.

• 1Geography
• 2History
• 3Government
• 4Schools
  • 4.1Elementary schools
  • 4.2Middle schools
  • 4.3High schools
• 5Demographics
• 6Library
• 7See also
• 8References
• 9External links

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.61 square miles (26.8 km²), of which 16.51 square miles (26.4 km²) is land and 0.1 square mile (0.3 km²) (1.26%) is water. (This water is mostly Utah lake.)

History

The natural hot springs near the source of the Jordan River inspired early European-American settlers to create a resort known as Beck’s Saratoga Springs, named after the original New York resort and owner John Beck. The Beck family opened their resort in 1884 and used it as their residence. With several lodge buildings and amusement park facilities, the resort became a popular location for tourists and visitors. The original buildings were taken down. The resort area has now been redeveloped privately, containing an outdoor pool, clubhouse, bowery^{[definition needed]}, and kitchen facility for groups and parties.

In the early 1990s, landowners began to investigate the possibilities of developing the land around the hot springs and in the foothill locations of the nearby Lake Mountains range. The Utah County land development ordinances were not sufficiently urban in nature, so several landowners sought incorporation as a town. Subsequently, Saratoga Springs incorporated in December 1997. Several hundred acres have since been annexed into the City limits and the City now occupies a somewhat narrow strip running north and south between Utah Lake and the Jordan River on the East and the foothills to the west. The City contains over twenty-one square miles and runs from Pelican Point on the west side of Utah Lake over eleven miles north to the Camp Williams US Army facility in the foothills between Utah and Salt Lake Counties.^[5]

On April 2, 2017, Thomas S. Monson, then president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, announced that an LDS temple would be built somewhere in Saratoga Springs.^[6]

On June 28, 2020, a wildfire known as the Knolls Fire forced the evacuation of around 13,000 people in 3,100 homes in Saratoga Springs.^[7]

Government

Saratoga Springs has a manager-by-ordinance form of government. A professional manager is appointed by the City Council to oversee the daily operations of the city.^[8] As of 2014, the mayor of Saratoga Springs is Jim Miller.