Salt Lake City is the capital city as well as the most populated city in the U.S. State, Utah. The city's name is often made short to Salt Lake. It is also sometimes referred to by its initials, S.L.C. It was initially named as the great Salt Lake City. According to the population census, it houses a total of 178, 097 residents, whereas the metropolitan area consisting of Salt Lake, Summit and Tooele county, has an approximate population of 1,034,484 people. This city was established by a set of Mormon Pioneers in the year 1847. The city as well as the county of Denver is the most populated city as well as the capital city of the State of Colorado. It houses a population of around 557,917 according to the population census of the year 2005. Salt Lake City is at a distance of 373 miles from Denver, Colorado