American Fork sits at the foot of Mount Timpanogos. Pioneers settled it in 1850 as Lake City, and in 1860 it took the name of the American Fork River that runs through town. Its summer celebration is still called Steel Days, after the Geneva steel mill that closed in 2001. Most visitors come for American Fork Canyon, which holds Tibble Fork Reservoir, the Alpine Loop and Timpanogos Cave National Monument.
Population
33,337 at the 2020 census
Settled
1850, as Lake City
Named for
The American Fork River
Gateway to
American Fork Canyon
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American Fork is known as the gateway to American Fork Canyon, Tibble Fork Reservoir and Timpanogos Cave, and for Steel Days, its summer festival named after the Geneva steel mill.
How many people live in American Fork?
The 2020 census counted 33,337 people in American Fork.
Why is it called American Fork?
The city was first named Lake City and was renamed in 1860 after the American Fork River, which runs through it.
