Beaver County
Temples: None (Cedar City Temple District)
Stakes: 2
Possible first temple: Beaver
Commentary: Once the church is more comfortable with small, part-time temples in rural Utah, Beaver will get a temple
Box Elder County
Temple: Brigham City Utah Temple
Stakes: 11
Possible next temple: Willard or Perry
Other possibilities: Tremonton
Doesn't seem likely in the near future. Growth in Box Elder County will be in the areas south of Brigham City, hence Willard or Perry.
Cache County
Temples: Logan, Smithfield
Stakes: 38
Possible next temple: Nibley/Hyrum
Eventually: North Logan, Providence
Possible in the near future. Growth in the Cache Valley will be south of Logan. The driver for population growth in Cache Valley is proximity to the Wasatch Front. The Hyrum, Nibley, College Ward area seems to be where future growth will be.
Carbon County
Temples: None (Manti temple district)
Stakes: 4
Possible first temple: Price
It is a little bit of a drive to Manti from Price, but is usually is not dangerous. But it appears to be something that could happen soon
Daggett County
Temples: None (Vernal Utah Temple district)
Stakes: 0
Possible first temple: Manilla
This is a long way off. There seem to be no economic drivers in Daggett County that will lead to rapid growth. It doesn't help that it has the worst winter weather in Utah. (Or, perhaps this could be the growth engine). There are only two wards in the entire county. The Dutch John ward, near Flaming Gorge Dam, is in one of the Vernal stakes. The Manilla ward is in the Green River, Wyoming stake.
Davis County
Temples: Bountiful, Layton, Syracuse
Stakes: 70+
Possible Next Temple: Kaysville
Other possibilities: Clinton, 2nd Layton (West Layton), West Point
The Syracuse Temple seems like it will put Davis at the right number of temples, but not for long. Growth will continue in Kaysville, Farmington, Layton, Syracuse, West Point and Clinton. Centerville and points south are full and have entered the build-up-not-out stage and growth will be slow. Therefore, all the prospective temples are north of Centerville.
Duchesne County
Temples: None (Vernal Utah Temple)
Stakes: 5-ish
Possible First Temple: Roosevelt
Other possibilities: Duchesne
This may happen sooner rather than later. The economic drivers are oil and energy. The Roosevelt area is where that future growth will be. It is actually on the border of Uintah County, therefore the 5-ish number.
Emery County
Temple: None (Manti Utah Temple)
Stakes: 3
Possible First Temple: Castle Dale/Huntingdon
Other possibilities: None
Right now, the closest temple is in Manti. Likely, when a temple is built in Price, the communities of Emery County will be in that temple district. The economic engine is coal, which will be lower and lower in demand. But if they local finally relent and San Rafael Swell becomes a national park, tourism will spark growth.
Garfield County
Temple: None (Cedar City Utah Temple)
Stakes: 3
Possible First Temple: Panguitch
This seems like it is a long, long way off. 97% of the land in this county is owned by the Feds. They couldn't grow if they wanted to. But a small, part-time rural temple could work here.
Grand County
Temple: None (Monticello Utah Temple)
Stakes: 1
Possible First Temple: Moab
Again, a remote county that would need some growth for a temple to be built there. Some think Moab will be the next St. George. But that has not happened, yet. They may need an interstate to go through Moab for this to happen and they also need more water unless there is less demand on the Colorado River for other reasons.
Iron County
Temples: Cedar City
Stakes: 15
Possible next temple: Enoch
Other possibilities: Parowan
Southern Iron County is a future growth area in Utah. Likely, the area between Cedar City and Parowan will lead the way, hence Enoch. Currently, this is considered the most affordable area of Utah and attracts many remote workers. Having Southern Utah University in the area helps a lot.
Juab County
Temples: None (Payson Utah Temple)
Stakes: 2
Possible First Temple: Nephi
Eventually, Juab County will get caught up in Utah's growth. It is close enough to Provo to be attractive to some workers. But far enough away to be attractive to those who don't mind a bit of a commute. But right now there are not enough ranchers willing to sell to developers.
Kane County
Temples: None (St. George Utah Temple)
Stakes: 2
Possible First Temple: Kanab
Kanab is a good central location for several remote southern Utah stakes to be a good location for a small temple now.
Millard County
Temples: None (Payson Utah Temple or Cedar City Utah Temple)
Stakes: 4
Possible First Temple: Delta
Other possibilities: Fillmore, Millford
Delta is the most remote city in Utah with multiple stakes without a temple. It seems likely that there could be an announcement soon. Fillmore only has one stake and is relatively close to Richfield and would likely support a temple there.
Morgan County
Temples: None (Currently Ogden Utah Temple, but by car, Layton will be closer. Do not yet know what temple district Morgan County will end up in.)
Stakes: 3
Possible first temple: Morgan
Morgan is a small town, but close to Ogden. Most Morgan County residents like this quiet Wasatch-Back community. Residents who work in Ogden and other communities in Davis, Salt Lake and Weber Counties are comfortable with the commute or work remotely. It is growing, but if it grows large enough for its own temple, it will be a changed community.
Piute County
Temples: None (Manti Temple District)
Stakes: 0
Temples: None
Possible Fist: Junction
This is Utah's 2nd smallest county by population. There are no economic drivers for rapid growth. It would likely be part of a Richfield Temple District, which may happen sooner.
Rich County:
None (Currently Logan Utah but will be Montpelier Idaho when that temple is finished)
Stakes: 0
Temples: None
Possible First: Randolph
There are enough wards in Rich County for a stake. But they are supporting other stakes: Paris, Idaho or Kemmerer, Wyoming. That may change.
Salt Lake County
Temples: Salt Lake, Jordan River, Oquirrh Mountain, Draper, Taylorsville, West Jordan
Stakes: 185+
Possible Next: Herriman/Riverton
Eventual: West Valley, Cottonwood/Holladay
San Juan County
Temple: Monticello
Stakes: 2
Possible Next: Blanding
Another temple here is a long, long way off. There is so much of this county that is uninhabited.
Sanpete County
Temples: Manti, Ephraim
Stakes: 6
Possible Next: Gunnison/Moroni/Mt Pleasant
Sanpete County will likely be the next rapid growth area in the state, bordering Utah county. The more difficult thing to determine is what entrance to the valley will be first to see that rapid growth. This is a long way off. They already have 2 temples and not a large population.
Sevier County
Temples: None (Manti Temple District)
States: 3
Possible First: Richfield
It is possible that Richfield may be the next temple announced in Utah.
Summit County
Temple: None (Will be Heber Valley temple district. Right now it is either Salt Lake or Ogden)
Stakes: 3
Possible first: Park City
There has been a lot of growth in the area. But it has yet to translate to more stakes. That will probably change soon. There are enough wards for two more stakes. But there is not a need for a temple here yet.
Tooele County
Temple: Deseret Peak Utah Temple
Stakes: 10
Possible Next: Erda
The original land for the Tooele Valley temple subdivision, as far as I know, is still owned by the church. There will be a need for a temple in that part of the Tooele Valley at some point, but it will be after the growth that those in Erda dread will have already happened.
Other possibilities: Grantsville, Stockton
Utah County
Temples: Provo, Mount Timpanogos, Provo City Center, Payson, Saratoga Springs, Orem, Lindon, Lehi
Stakes:~180
Possible Next: Spanish Fork/Mapleton
Eventual: Springville, Pleasant Grove, Eagle Mountain, Highland/Cedar Hills, Santaquin, Benjamin/Salem, Goshen/Elberta, and communities not yet very populated or even named.
Utah Valley has almost caught up with Salt Lake Valley in church membership. (A portion of that is BYU). People who are smarter than I am expect that Utah Valley will double in population in the next 30 years. Some even predict Lehi will pass Salt Lake City to be the most populated city in Utah in that time. That would put Utah Valley in the need for 4 to 10 additional temples depending on how large they are built. There are parts of Utah Valley, on both sides of Utah Lake, that are still mostly farms. There will eventually be temples in these communities.
Washington County
Temples: Saint George, Red Cliffs (Also St. George)
Stakes: ~35
Possible Next: Hurricane
Travel time to St. George Temple. But will likely need stakes in Leeds and LaVerkin first
Other possibilities: Santa Clara, Ivins, Washington
Wasatch County
Temples: Heber Valley
Stakes: 8
Possible Next: Probably none
For Heber Valley alone, at this time, the temple is a little too large for the current population. The valley will grow into it and the outlying areas will get the next temples.
Wayne County
Temples: None (Cedar City temple District)
Stakes: 1
Possible First: Loa
My 3rd great grandfather is buried in the cemetery in Torrey. Both of his wives are resting in different ghost towns. Some of those settlements in southern Utah failed. Hence, Wayne county is so unpopulated and likely will be for some time.
Weber County
Temples: Ogden
Stakes: 42
Possible Next: West Weber County (West Haven/Hooper/Marriot-Slaterville/Plain City)
Other possibilities Pleasant View/North Ogden, Ogden Valley, Hooper
The growth in Weber County will be west of I-15. It is a little easier to get to Salt Lake from that part of the county, and will be even more so once the new leg of the Legacy Highway is finished. The Syracuse Temple will relieve the pressure on the Ogden Temple, one of the busiest in the church.
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