South Jordan is a city in the US state of Utah and a component of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. South Jordan lies in the Salt Lake Valley between the peaks of the Oquirrh Mountains and the peaks of the Wasatch Mountains. The Jordan River flows through the middle of the valley and the city has a 3.5-mile (5.6 km) section of the Jordan River Parkway that contains fishing ponds, trails, parks and natural habitat. Salt Lake County fair grounds and equestrian park, Oquirrh Lake and 27 other parks are located inside the city.The city was founded south of Salt Lake City along the banks of the Jordan River in 1859 by Mormon settlers. An agrarian town for most of its history, today it has grown into a bedroom community of Salt Lake City with a 2009 population of 54,730 people. Kennecott Land, a land development company, has recently begun construction on the master-planned Daybreak Community for the entire western half of South Jordan. Daybreak could potentially double South Jordan's population. South Jordan is the first city in the world with two Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) temples (Jordan River Utah Temple and Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple). The city will have two TRAX light rail stops by 2011 and one commuter rail stop on FrontRunner by 2012.

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