The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusLa Sal is a census-designated place (CDP) in northeastern San Juan County, Utah, United States. The population was 348 at the 2020 census. The name comes from the La Sal Mountains which means in Spanish "The Salt". The area is known for its uranium resources.
La Sal was established in 1930. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 395 to 348 (-12%). Half of its homes were built before 1958.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of La Sal yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start La Sal’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how La Sal’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10La Sal, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in La Sal is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean La Sal has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Pinhook Battleground in Castle Valley, 19.1 miles away.
La Sal and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.