White City History
- White City was started by developers Ken White and Cannon Papanicholas in 1955. Ken White named "White City" and it became listed as a "census-designated place" by the US Census Bureau.
- The first homes were built along Galena Drive in 1957. The majority of White city was built in the fifties and sixties.
- White City Water Company was developed to service the area owned by these developers. Later, in 1961, Sandy Suburban Service District was started to service this same area.
- Edgemont Elementary was the first school built, one of three elementary schools and one middle school within walking distance.
- White City was granted the status of Township by the Salt Lake County Council on September 26, 2006.
- In the November 2016 general election, the original metro township council was elected.
- White City Metro Township was incorporated on January 1, 2017. The new council members took office on the same day as the incorporation.