Utah
state of the United States of America / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Utah is a state in the west United States. The capital and largest city is Salt Lake City. Utah became a state in the U.S. on January 4, 1896. About 3.3 million people lived there in 2020.
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Utah | |
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State of Utah | |
Nickname(s): "Beehive State" (official), "The Mormon State", "Deseret" | |
Motto: Industry | |
Anthem: "Utah…This Is The Place" | |
Country | United States |
Before statehood | Utah Territory |
Admitted to the Union | January 4, 1896 (45th) |
Capital (and largest city) | Salt Lake City |
Largest county or equivalent | Salt Lake County |
Largest metro and urban areas | Salt Lake City |
Government | |
• Governor | Spencer Cox (R) |
• Lieutenant Governor | Deidre Henderson (R) |
Legislature | State Legislature |
• Upper house | State Senate |
• Lower house | House of Representatives |
U.S. senators | Mike Lee (R) Mitt Romney (R) |
U.S. House delegation | 1: Rob Bishop (R) 2: Chris Stewart (R) 3: John Curtis (R) 4: Burgess Owens (R) (list) |
Area | |
• Total | 84,899 sq mi (219,887 km2) |
• Land | 82,144 sq mi (212,761 km2) |
• Water | 2,755 sq mi (7,136 km2) 3.25% |
• Rank | 13th |
Dimensions | |
• Length | 350 mi (560 km) |
• Width | 270 mi (435 km) |
Elevation | 6,100 ft (1,860 m) |
Highest elevation | 13,534 ft (4,120.3 m) |
Lowest elevation | 2,180 ft (664.4 m) |
Population (2019) | |
• Total | 3,205,958 |
• Rank | 30th |
• Density | 36.53/sq mi (14.12/km2) |
• Rank | 41st |
• Median household income | $68,374[5] |
• Income rank | 14th |
Demonym | Utahn or Utahan[6] |
Language | |
• Official language | English |
Time zone | UTC−07:00 (Mountain) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−06:00 (MDT) |
USPS abbreviation | UT |
ISO 3166 code | US-UT |
Traditional abbreviation | Ut. |
Latitude | 37° N to 42° N |
Longitude | 109°3′ W to 114°3′ W |
Website | utah |
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Quick Facts Living insignia, Bird ...
Utah state symbols | |
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Living insignia | |
Bird | California gull |
Fish | Bonneville cutthroat trout |
Flower | Sego lily |
Grass | Indian ricegrass |
Mammal | Rocky Mountain Elk |
Reptile | Gila monster |
Tree | Quaking aspen |
Inanimate insignia | |
Dance | Square dance |
Dinosaur | Utahraptor |
Firearm | Browning M1911 |
Fossil | Allosaurus |
Gemstone | Topaz |
Mineral | Copper |
Tartan | Utah State Centennial Tartan |
State route marker | |
State quarter | |
Released in 2007 | |
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In 2018, The top countries of origin for Utah’s immigrants were Mexico (35 percent of immigrants), India (4 percent), Venezuela (4 percent), Peru (4 percent), and Canada (3 percent).[7]