Lehi

History

A group of Mormon pioneers settled the area now known as Lehi in the fall of 1850 at a place called Dry Creek in the northernmost part of Utah Valley. It was renamed Evansville in 1851 after David Evans, a local bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Other historical names include Sulphur Springs and Snow's Springs. The settlement grew so rapidly that, in early 1852, Bishop Evans petitioned the Utah Territorial Legislature to incorporate the settlement. Lehi City was incorporated by legislative act on February 5, 1852. It was the sixth city incorporated in Utah. The legislature also approved a request to call the new city Lehi, after a Book of Mormon prophet of the same name. The first mayor of Lehi was Silas P. Barnes, from 1853 to 1854. The downtown area has been designated the Lehi Main Street Historic District by the National Park Service and is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of of which is land and , or 1.28%, is water.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  14,312
• House Finch

  Haemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves
  13,016
• Mallard

  Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  12,632
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  10,597
• Black-billed Magpie

  Pica hudsonia (Sabine, 1823) · Aves
  9,311
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  9,216
• Black-capped Chickadee

  Poecile atricapillus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  8,713
• Song Sparrow

  Melospiza melodia (A.Wilson, 1810) · Aves
  8,705

Largest nearby schools

• Westlake High
  High · SARATOGA SPRINGS · 2,659 students · 27.4:1 ratio
• Lone Peak High
  High · HIGHLAND · 2,469 students · 28.1:1 ratio
• American Fork High
  High · AMERICAN FORK · 2,412 students · 27.1:1 ratio
• Skyridge High School
  High · LEHI · 2,387 students · 27.4:1 ratio
• Pleasant Grove High
  High · PLEASANT GROVE · 2,084 students · 26.4:1 ratio
• Lehi High
  High · LEHI · 1,982 students · 29.1:1 ratio
• American Fork Jr High
  Middle · AMERICAN FORK · 1,894 students · 28.3:1 ratio
• Viewpoint Middle
  Middle · LEHI · 1,790 students · 29.8:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.86 — 2026-08-07
  6 km NNW of Saratoga Springs, Utah
• M 3.52 — 2026-02-14
  4 km NNW of West Valley City, Utah
• M 3.5 — 2026-02-05
  6 km WNW of Lehi, Utah
• M 2.71 — 2026-02-05
  41 km ENE of Oakley, Utah
• M 3.26 — 2026-01-04
  13 km E of Huntsville, Utah
• M 2.75 — 2025-10-08
  6 km WNW of Independence, Utah