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is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 29,437 at the 2000 census. South Jordan has been one of the fastest-growing cities in Utah since the early 1990s; a 2007 U.S. Census Bureau estimate put its population at 48,046. Kennecott Land, a land development company, has recently begun construction on the master-planned Daybreak Community for the entire western half of South Jordan. This community could potentially double South Jordan's population. South Jordan is also the first city in the world with two LDS temples (Jordan River Temple and Oquirrh Mountain Temple).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 21.0 square miles (54.5 km
South Jordan is located in the southwestern portion of the Salt Lake Valley. The city lies between the Oquirrh Mountains to the west, West Jordan to the north, the Jordan River and Sandy to the east, Draper to the southeast, Riverton to the south, and Herriman to the southwest. However, most of the western half of the city remains undeveloped. The elevation of South Jordan ranges from approximately 4,300 feet (1,310 m) near the Jordan River in the east to about 5,200 ft (1,580 m) in the foothills of the Oquirrh Mountains.
The main roads through the city are Redwood Road (State Route 68), and the Bangerter Highway (State Route 154), an expressway which serves the entire western and southern portions of the Salt Lake Valley. Interstate 15 and State Street (U.S. Route 89) lie just to the east of the city. Rapid residential development in South Jordan and the south side of the valley has spurred economic development in the city, while the Daybreak Community will eventually count South Jordan among Utah's largest cities.
Extensive recreational development is occurring in western South Jordan as part of the massive Daybreak Community. The focal point of development will be the artificially-created Oquirrh Lake. This lake will be in size and will offer varied recreational opportunities, supporting an ecosystem of its own. The lake will be filled in three stages, with final completion expected by 2010. The first phase was completed in 2006.
South Jordan is also home to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Jordan River Temple located on 1300 W, built in 1981. On October 1, 2005, The LDS Church announced that another temple would be built in the Daybreak Community. This temple will make South Jordan the first city in the world to have two LDS temples.