Editing Layton, Utah (section)

===Expansion===
The town's population increased slowly; up until 1940, it was about 600. The creation of [[Hill Air Force Base]] to the north in 1940,<ref>{{Citation | last = Hibbard | first = Charles G. | title = Utah History Encyclopedia | publisher = University of Utah Press | year = 1994 | chapter = Hill Air Force Base | chapter-url = https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/h/HILL_AIR_FORCE_BASE.shtml | url = https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230206150810/https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/h/HILL_AIR_FORCE_BASE.shtml | archive-date = February 6, 2023 | isbn =9780874804256 | access-date = May 9, 2024}}</ref> followed shortly by the United States' entry into [[World War II]], led to a dramatic population increase. War workers streamed into the area; the [[1950 United States census|1950 census]] counted 3,456 people. Layton became a city, transformed from a farming town to a [[residential community]]. Growth slowed after the war, but Layton continued to develop as a suburban [[commuter town|bedroom community]], as those not employed at the Air Force base began [[commuting]] to the Salt Lake City or Ogden areas. The city continued to expand geographically, annexing surrounding parcels of land, including the adjacent town of [[Laytona, Utah|Laytona]] and the city of [[East Layton, Utah|East Layton]]. In 1985, Layton passed [[Bountiful, Utah|Bountiful]] to become the most populous city in Davis County.