Where is 'West Layton?' -- And -- Highlights for the City's west side

                                       Open land just west of the "Rail Trail."


WHERE exactly is "West Layton?"
While there is no definitive answer, the three most popular responses are that West Layton is either west of I-15; or it is west of Main Street; or it is west of the Union Pacific railroad tracks.
West Layton is a unique portion of Layton City. It has the most undeveloped land left; is lower in elevation than the rest of the City; and offers the best landscaping views of the Wasatch Mountains.
  Back in the early 20th Century, before Layton was incorporated, references were made to "West Layton" and to "East Layton." Approximately, anything east of Fairfield Road was East Layton and everything west then was West Layton. East Layton eventually incorporated as its own town.

                       The Union Pacific and Frontrunner Tracks on Layton's west side.

-Here are some highlights in a timeline form in the history of Layton's west side:

1881: The Davis and Weber Counties Canal Company is organized, bringing water to hundreds of farms, many on the City's far western side.

                                The Layton Sugar Factory.

1915: Layton Sugar Company factory is built on the west side of town and operations begin.

1937-1957: Laytona incorporated and then annexed back into Layton.

1959: Layton Sugar Factory closes.
1972: The Sugar Factory is demolished. Only its old warehouse remains.

                          The demolition of the old Sugar Factory.

1980s: Land is set aside for an industrial park in west Layton. 
1985: Smith’s Food Production and Distribution Center, 500 N. Sugar Street.

                            Smith's (Kroger) Food Production Plant.

1985: The last train runs along the Denver and Rio Grande railroad line in west Layton and between Salt Lake and Ogden. The tracks are dormant for several decades.

1990: Smith’s Ice Cream Plant,  500 N. Sugar Street, is added.

1992: West Hill Field Road expands to the Industrial Park.

                               Swan Lakes Golf Course.

1993: Swan Lakes Golf Course opens in west Layton. (It closed in 2019, to be replaced by homes.)

1997: West Hill Field Road is extended one mile west to 2200 West.

1998: Layton’s new flagship fire station opens at 2200 West Hill Field Road.

1999: Ellison Park, a major Layton’s sports park, opens in west Layton.

2001: The warehouse of the old Sugar Factory is torn down and an industrial park begins development on the old factory site.
2008: Train whistles stop in Layton, excluding emergencies, with new crossing signals in place.

          West Layton's popular "Rail Trail."


2011:3.1 miles of the D&RGW trail completed in West Layton, creating a trail system that traverses all of Davis County, north to south.

2018: Layton Intermountain Hospital is operational.

                               Intermountain Hospital.

2018: Midtown Crossing over I-15 opens and offers less congested access from east Layton to west Layton.

                          The sign is cut for the opening of Midtown Crossing bridge.

2019: Swan Lakes Golf Course closes and a residential development begins on its 44 acres.

The closed gate and a yard sale sign at the end of the 2019 golf season at Swan Lakes Golf Course.