Cottonwood West is a census-designated place in Salt Lake County, Utah, located between Holladay and Murray. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 18,727, a slight increase over the 1990 figure of 17,476. The area was known as South Cottonwood during the 1980 Census, when the population was 11,117. Source: [wikipedia: cottonwood west, utah]