Editing Layton, Utah (section)

===Founding===
Layton was settled in the 1850s as an outgrowth of [[Kaysville, Utah|Kaysville]] and is named after [[Christopher Layton]], a [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Latter-day Saint]] settler and leader. It was included in the boundaries when Kaysville was incorporated as a city in 1868, but by the 1880s, many Layton residents wanted to separate from the city. They challenged Kaysville's authority to tax their property, claiming they received no [[municipal services]].<ref>{{Citation | last = Dawson | first = Janice P. | title = Utah History Encyclopedia | publisher = University of Utah Press | year = 1994 | chapter = Layton | chapter-url = https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/l/LAYTON.shtml | url = https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240321165315/https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/l/LAYTON.shtml | archive-date = March 21, 2024 | isbn =9780874804256 | access-date = June 17, 2024 | quote = Layton's citizens' ongoing discontent over being taxed by Kaysville without receiving any benefits came to a head in 1889 when Kaysville began construction of an imposing city hall.}}</ref> This dispute reached the [[United States Supreme Court]] in 1894 as the case of ''[[Linford v. Ellison]]'', which was decided in favor of the Layton property owners.<ref>[http://openjurist.org/155/us/503/linford-v-ellison ''Linford v. Ellison''], 155 U.S. 503 (1894).</ref> The separatist movement finally succeeded in 1902, when Layton became an independent [[unincorporated area]]. After further growth, it was made an [[incorporated town]] in 1920.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Layton City {{!}} Layton City Economic Development |url=https://www.laytonecon.org/about-us/history-of-layton-city/ |access-date=2024-02-25 |language=en-US}}</ref>