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Payson
Utah, United States
Payson, city, Utah county, northern Utah, U.S. Nestled in the foothills of the southern Wasatch Range, the city was founded as an agricultural colony in 1850 and was named after pioneer James Pace. A centre of grain and food-crop production, Payson later hosted several manufacturing plants producing motor homes, boats, and other vehicles. The growth of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area brought a large influx of new residents beginning in the 1980s. Inc. 1853. Pop. (2000) 12,716; (2010) 18,294.
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