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{{Infobox U.S. state

  Name            = Utah |

| name                  = Utah

  Fullname        = State of Utah |

| official_name          = State of Utah

  Flag            = Flag of Utah.svg |

| image_flag            = Flag of Utah.svg

  Flaglink      = [[Flag of Utah]] |

| flag_link              = Flag of Utah

  Seal            = Seal of Utah.svg |

| image_seal            = Seal of Utah.svg

  Map            = Map_of_USA_highlighting_Utah.png |

| image_map              = Utah_in_United_States.svg

  Nickname        = Beehive State |

| nickname              = "Beehive State" (official), "The Mormon State", "Deseret"

  Motto          = Industry |

  Capital        = [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]] |

| population_demonym    = Utahn or Utahan<ref>{{citation|title=Utah|edition=Online Dictionary|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Utah|website=Merriam-Webster.com|publisher=[[Merriam-Webster]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104192514/http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/utah|archive-date= November 4, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

  LargestCity    = Salt Lake City |

| motto                  = Industry

  Governor       = [[Gary R. Herbert]] (R)|

| Former                = Utah Territory

   Senators       = [[Orrin Hatch]] (R)<br />[[Mike Lee]] (R) |

| seat                  = [[Salt Lake City]]

  PostalAbbreviation = UT |

  OfficialLang    = [[English language|English]]|

| LargestCounty          = [[Salt Lake County, Utah|Salt Lake County]]

  AreaRank        = 13^th |

| LargestMetro          = [[Salt Lake City metropolitan area|Salt Lake City]]

  TotalAreaUS    = 84,876  |

| Governor               = {{nowrap|[[Gary Herbert]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])}}

  TotalArea      = 219,887 |

| Lieutenant Governor    = {{nowrap|[[Spencer Cox (politician)|Spencer Cox]] (R)}}

  LandAreaUS      = 82,122  |

| President of the Senate= [[Wayne Niederhauser]]

  LandArea        = 212,751 |

| Speaker of the House   = [[Greg Hughes]]

  WaterAreaUA     = 2,754  |

  WaterArea      = 7,136 |

  PCWater        = 3.25 |

  PopRank        = 35^th |

| Senators               = {{nowrap|[[Mike Lee (American politician)|Mike Lee]] (R)}}<br />{{nowrap|[[Mitt Romney]] (R)}}

  2010Pop         = 2,763,885<ref>{{cite web |url= http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/apportionment-dens-text.php |title=Resident Population Data - 2010 Census |work=2010.census.gov |year=2011 [last update] |accessdate=February 20, 2011}}</ref> |

| Representative        = {{nowrap|[[Utah's 1st congressional district|1]]: [[Rob Bishop]] (R)}}<br>{{nowrap|[[Utah's 2nd congressional district|2]]: [[Chris Stewart (politician)|Chris Stewart]] (R)}}<br>{{nowrap|[[Utah's 3rd congressional district|3]]: [[John Curtis (Utah politician)|John Curtis]] (R)}}<br>{{nowrap|[[Utah's 4th congressional district|4]]: [[Ben McAdams]] ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]])}}

  DensityRank    = 43^rd |

  2010DensityUS  = 33.6 |

  2010Density    = 12.6 |

| OfficialLang          = English

  MedianHouseholdIncome = $50,614 |  

  IncomeRank = 11^th |  

| area_total_sq_mi      = 84,899

  AdmittanceOrder = 45^th |

| area_total_km2        = 219,887

  AdmittanceDate = January 4, 1896 |

| area_land_sq_mi        = 82,144

  TimeZone        = [[Mountain Standard Time Zone|Mountain]]: [[UTC]]-7/[[Daylight saving time|-6]] |

| area_land_km2          = 212,761

  Longitude       = 109°W to 114°W |

| WaterAreaUA           = 2,755

  Latitude       = 37°N to 42°N |

| area_water_km2        = 7,136

  WidthUS        = 270   |

| area_water_percent    = 3.25

  Width          = 435 |

| population_as_of      = 2019

  LengthUS        = 350 |

| population_rank        = 30th

  Length          = 565 |

| 2010Pop               = 3,205,958

  HighestPoint = [[Kings Peak]]<ref name=usgs>{{cite web| year =29 April 2005 | url =http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html#Highest| title =Elevations and Distances in the United States| publisher =U.S Geological Survey| accessdate = 2006-11-8}}</ref>

|

  HighestElevUS  = 13,528  |

  HighestElev    = 4,126 |

| MedianHouseholdIncome  = $68,374<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/UT,US/PST045218|website=The US Census Bureau n|title=Median Annual Household Income|accessdate=January 28, 2020|date=January 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220091007/http://kff.org/other/state-indicator/median-annual-income/?currentTimeframe=0|archive-date=December 20, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

  MeanElevUS      = 6,100 |

| IncomeRank            = 14th

  MeanElev        = 1,860 |

| AdmittanceOrder       = 45th

  LowestPoint    = [[Beaverdam Wash]]<ref name=usgs/> |

| AdmittanceDate         = January 4, 1896

  LowestElevUS    = 2,000 |

| timezone1              = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain]]

  LowestElev      = 610 |

| utc_offset1            = −07:00

  ISOCode        = US-UT |

| timezone1_DST          = [[Mountain Daylight Time|MDT]]

  Website        = www.utah.gov

| utc_offset1_DST        = −06:00

|Longitude               = 109°3′ W to 114°3′ W

|Latitude               = [[37th parallel north|37° N]] to [[42nd parallel north|42° N]]

| width_mi              = 270

| width_km              = 435

| length_mi              = 350

| length_km              = 560

| elevation_max_point    = [[Kings Peak (Utah)|Kings Peak]]<ref>{{cite ngs |id= LO1058 |designation= Kings Peak Target |accessdate= October 24, 2011 }}</ref><ref name= USGS>{{cite web |url= http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html |title= Elevations and Distances in the United States |publisher= [[United States Geological Survey]] |year= 2001 |accessdate = October 24, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131109183109/http://egsc.usgs.gov/isb//pubs/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html |archive-date= November 9, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=NAVD88>Elevation adjusted to [[North American Vertical Datum of 1988]].</ref>

| elevation_max_ft      = 13,534

| elevation_max_m        = 4,120.3

| elevation_ft          = 6,100

| elevation_m            = 1,860

| elevation_min_point    = [[Beaver Dam Wash]] at {{nobreak|[[Arizona]] border}}<ref name=USGS/><ref name=NAVD88/><ref>{{cite news|last=Arave |first=Lynn |title=Utah's basement—Beaver Dam Wash is state's lowest elevation |newspaper=Deseret Morning News |date=August 31, 2006 |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/645197370/Utahs-basement--Beaver-Dam-Wash-is-states-lowest-elevation.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122192400/http://www.deseretnews.com/ |archivedate=January 22, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

| elevation_min_ft      = 2,180

| elevation_min_m        = 664.4

| iso_code              = US-UT

| website                = https://utah.gov

}}

}}

'''Utah''' is a state in the west [[United States]]. The [[capital (city)|capital]] and largest [[city]] is [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]].

 

'''Utah''' is a state in the west [[United States]]. The [[capital (city)|capital]] and largest [[city]] is [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]]. Utah became a state in the U.S. on January 4, [[1896]].

==Geography==

==Geography==

Utah is bordered by [[Idaho]] and [[Wyoming]] in the north and [[Colorado]] in the east. It touches a single point of [[New Mexico]] to the southeast at [[Four Corners]]. Utah is bordered by [[Arizona]] in the south, and by [[Nevada]] in the west. It covers an area of 84,899 [[square mile]]s (219,887 [[square kilometre|km²]]).

Utah is bordered by [[Idaho]] and [[Wyoming]] in the north and [[Colorado]] in the east. It touches a single point of [[New Mexico]] to the southeast at [[Four Corners]]. Utah is bordered by [[Arizona]] in the south, and by [[Nevada]] in the west. It covers an area of 84,899 [[square mile]]s (219,887 [[square kilometre|km²]]).

[[File:Delicatearch1.jpg|180px|left|thumb|An arche Arches National Park, Utah]]

[[File:Delicatearch1.jpg|180px|left|thumb|An arch in Arches National Park, Utah]]

Utah is mostly rocky with three distinct geological regions: the [[Rocky Mountains]], the [[Great Basin]], and the [[Colorado Plateau]]. Utah is a great geographical tourism place. Utah is known for its natural [[wikt:diversity|diversity]] and is home to [[wikt:features|features]] ranging from arid deserts with sand dunes to thriving pine forests in mountain valleys.

Utah is mostly rocky with three distinct geological regions: the [[Rocky Mountains]], the [[Great Basin]], and the [[Colorado Plateau]]. Utah is a great geographical tourism place. Utah is known for its natural [[wikt:diversity|diversity]] and is home to [[wikt:features|features]] ranging from arid deserts with sand dunes to thriving pine forests in mountain valleys.

===Climate===

===Climate===

Utah has a dry, semi-arid to {{broken wikt link|arid|arid}} climate, although its many [[mountains]] has large, wide, differences of climates, with the highest points in the [[Uinta Mountains]] being above the {{broken wikt link|timberline|timberline}}. The dry weather {{broken wikt link|results|results}} from the state lying mostly in the rain shadow of the [[Sierra Nevada (US)|Sierra Nevada]] in [[California]]. The eastern half of the state is in the rain shadow of the [[Wasatch Mountains]]. The [[wikt:primary|primary]] [[wikt:source|source]] of rain for the state is the [[Pacific Ocean]], with the state normally lying in the path of large Pacific storms from mid-[[October]] through [[April]], although northern Utah often sees these large storms earlier and later. In summer, the state, normally southern and eastern Utah, is in the path of [[monsoon]] {{broken wikt link|moisture|moisture}} from the Gulf of California. Most of the lowland areas get less than 12 [[inches]] (300&nbsp;mm) of rain a year. The [[Great Salt Lake Desert]] is the driest area of the state, with less than 5&nbsp;inches (125&nbsp;mm). Snowfall is common in all but the far southern valleys. Although St. George only gets about 3&nbsp;inches (7.5&nbsp;cm) per year, [[Salt Lake City]] sees about 60&nbsp;inches (150&nbsp;cm), [[wikt:enhanced|enhanced]] by the lake-effect snow from the Great Salt Lake, which [[wikt:increases|increases]] snowfall totals to the south, southeast, and east of the lake. Some areas of the Wasatch Range in the path of the lake-effect get up to 700&nbsp;inches (1,770&nbsp;cm) per year. The {{broken wikt link|consistently|consistently}} dry, fluffy, snow led Utah's ski [[wikt:industry|industry]] to get the slogan "the Greatest Snow on Earth" in the 1980s. In the winter, temperature {{broken wikt link|inversions|inversions}} are a [[wikt:phenomenon|phenomenon]] across Utah's low basins and valleys, leading to thick [[humidity]] and fog that can sometimes last for weeks at a time, normally in the [[Uintah Basin]].

Utah has a dry, semi-arid to {{broken wikt link|arid|arid}} climate,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-dry-climates/|title=Easy Science for Kids|last=|first=|date=|website=Dry Climate|publisher=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=17 June 2016}}</ref> although its many [[mountains]] have large, wide, differences of climates, with the highest points in the [[Uinta Mountains]] being above the {{broken wikt link|timberline|timberline}}. The dry weather {{broken wikt link|results|results}} from the state lying mostly in the rain shadow of the [[Sierra Nevada (US)|Sierra Nevada]] in [[California]]. The eastern half of the state is in the rain shadow of the [[Wasatch Mountains]]. The [[wikt:primary|primary]] [[wikt:source|source]] of rain for the state is the [[Pacific Ocean]], with the state normally lying in the path of large Pacific storms from mid-[[October]] through [[April]], although northern Utah often sees these large storms earlier and later. In summer, the state, normally southern and eastern Utah, is in the path of [[monsoon]] {{broken wikt link|moisture|moisture}} from the Gulf of California. Most of the lowland areas get less than 12 [[inches]] (300&nbsp;mm) of rain a year. The [[Great Salt Lake Desert]] is the driest area of the state, with less than 5&nbsp;inches (125&nbsp;mm). Snowfall is common in all but the far southern valleys. Although St. George only gets about 3&nbsp;inches (7.5&nbsp;cm) per year, [[Salt Lake City]] sees about 60&nbsp;inches (150&nbsp;cm), [[wikt:enhanced|enhanced]] by the lake-effect snow from the Great Salt Lake, which [[wikt:increases|increases]] snowfall totals to the south, southeast, and east of the lake. Some areas of the Wasatch Range in the path of the lake-effect get up to 700&nbsp;inches (1,770&nbsp;cm) per year. The {{broken wikt link|consistently|consistently}} dry, fluffy, snow led Utah's ski [[wikt:industry|industry]] to get the slogan "the Greatest Snow on Earth" in the 1980s. In the winter, temperature {{broken wikt link|inversions|inversions}} are a [[wikt:phenomenon|phenomenon]] across Utah's low basins and valleys, leading to thick [[humidity]] and fog that can sometimes last for weeks at a time, normally in the [[Uintah Basin]].

==Population==

==Population==

The center of population of Utah is in Utah County in the city of "Lehi."<ref>{{cite web | title = Population and Population Centers by State: 2000 | publisher = United States Census Bureau | accessdate = 2008-12-06 | url = http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters.txt}}</ref> As of July 1, 2008 the Census Bureau believes Utah has a population of 2,736,424.<ref name=08CenEst>{{cite web | title = Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 | publisher = United States Census Bureau | accessdate = 2009-02-05 | url = http://www.census.gov/popest/states/tables/NST-EST2008-01.csv}}</ref> In 2008, the [[United States|US]] Census Bureau [[wikt:determined|determined]] Utah to be the fastest growing state in the country in terms of population growth.<ref>http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/013049.html Utah is Fastest Growing State. Press Release by [[US Census Bureau]]. Dated 12/22/2008. Accessed 12/23/2008.</ref>

The center of population of Utah is in Salt Lake County in the city of "Salt Lake City".<ref>{{cite web | title = Population and Population Centers by State: 2000 | publisher = United States Census Bureau | accessdate = 2008-12-06 | url = https://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters.txt}}</ref> As of July 1, 2008 the Census Bureau believes Utah has a population of 2,736,424.<ref name=08CenEst>{{cite web | title = Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2008 | publisher = United States Census Bureau | accessdate = 2009-02-05 | url = https://www.census.gov/popest/states/tables/NST-EST2008-01.csv}}</ref> In 2008, the [[United States|US]] Census Bureau [[wikt:determined|determined]] Utah to be the fastest growing state in the country in terms of population growth.<ref>https://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/population/013049.html Utah is Fastest Growing State. Press Release by [[US Census Bureau]]. Dated 12/22/2008. Accessed 12/23/2008.</ref>

Much of the population lives in [[City|cities]] and [[town]]s along the [[Wasatch Front]], a {{broken wikt link|metropolitan|metropolitan}} [[wikt:region|region]] that runs north-south with the [[Wasatch Mountains]] rising on the eastern side. Growth outside the Wasatch Front is also [[wikt:increasing|increasing]]. The [[St. George]] metropolitan area is right now the second-fastest growing in the country after the [[Las Vegas]] metropolitan area, while the [[Heber]] metropolitan area is also the second-fastest growing in the country (right in front of Palm Coast, Florida).

Much of the population lives in [[City|cities]] and [[town]]s along the [[Wasatch Front]], a {{broken wikt link|metropolitan|metropolitan}} [[wikt:region|region]] that runs north-south with the [[Wasatch Mountains]] rising on the eastern side. Growth outside the Wasatch Front is also [[wikt:increasing|increasing]]. The [[St. George]] metropolitan area is right now the second-fastest growing in the country after the [[Las Vegas]] metropolitan area, while the [[Heber]] metropolitan area is also the second-fastest growing in the country (right in front of Palm Coast, Florida).

The University of Utah says that the gross state product of Utah in 2005 was $92 billion, or 0.74% of the total United States GDP of $12.4 trillion for the same year. The per capital personal [[income]] was $24,977 in 2005. Major companies of Utah are: [[mining]], [[cattle ranching]], [[salt production]], and [[government services]].

The University of Utah says that the gross state product of Utah in 2005 was $92 billion, or 0.74% of the total United States GDP of $12.4 trillion for the same year. The per capital personal [[income]] was $24,977 in 2005. Major companies of Utah are: [[mining]], [[cattle ranching]], [[salt production]], and [[government services]].

In eastern Utah [[petroleum]] making is a big [[wikt:industry|industry]]. Near Salt Lake City, petroleum [[wikt:refining|refining]] is done by a number of [[oil]] companies. In central Utah, [[coal]] making accounts for much of the mining [[wikt:activity|activity]].

In eastern Utah [[petroleum]] making is a big [[wikt:industry|industry]]. Near Salt Lake City, petroleum [[wikt:refining|refining]] is done by a number of [[oil]] companies. In central Utah, [[coal]] mining accounts for much of the mining [[wikt:activity|activity]].

===Age and Gender===

===Age and Gender===

===Religion===

===Religion===

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Most of the state's people are members of "[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]", commonly [[wikt:referred|referred]] to as the Mormons or the LDS [[Church]]. As of 2007, members of "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" are 60.7 percent of everyone in the state..<ref name="SLT-Morm">[http://www.sltrib.com/ci_7496034 Utah less Mormon than ever]. Matt Canham, ''[[Salt Lake Tribune]]''.</ref> Mormons are now not as common in Salt Lake City, while rural areas are normally almost all Mormon. Though the LDS Church {{broken wikt link|officially|officially}} has a [[wikt:policy|policy]] of {{broken wikt link|neutrality|neutrality}} in regards to political parties,<ref name=neutrality>{{cite web| url = http://www.lds.org/newsroom/issues/answer/0,19491,6056-1-462-44-462,00.html|title=Political Neutrality|accessdate=2006-10-19|publisher=The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints}}</ref> the church's [[doctrine]] has a strong connection with [[politics]]. In the past, many of Utah's lawmakers have been church members; the effect has [[wikt:contributed|contributed]] to the state's {{broken wikt link|restrictiveness|restrictiveness}} towards [[alcohol]] (sales and content) and [[Gamble|gambling]]. Another effect can be seen in Utah's high birth rate (25 percent higher than the [[wikt:national|national]] normal; the highest for a state in the U.S.). The Mormons in Utah normally have [[wikt:conservative|conservative]] views when it comes to most political {{broken wikt link|issues|issues}} and most voter-age Utahns do not belong to a political party (60%) but vote almost all [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]. [[John McCain]] got 62.5% of the vote in the [[United States presidential election, 2008|2008 Presidential Election]] while 70.9% of people of Utah chose George W. Bush in 2004.

Most of the state's people are members of "[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]", commonly [[wikt:referred|referred]] to as the Mormons or the LDS [[Church]]. As of 2007, 60.7 percent of everyone in the state are members of "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints".<ref name="SLT-Morm">[http://www.sltrib.com/ci_7496034 Utah less Mormon than ever]. Matt Canham, ''[[Salt Lake Tribune]]''.</ref> Mormons are not as common as they used to be in Salt Lake City. Usually, rural areas are almost all Mormon. Though the LDS Church does not support or oppose any political parties,<ref name=neutrality>{{cite web| url = http://www.lds.org/newsroom/issues/answer/0,19491,6056-1-462-44-462,00.html|title=Political Neutrality|accessdate=2006-10-19|publisher=The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061225013441/http://www.lds.org/newsroom/issues/answer/0,19491,6056-1-462-44-462,00.html |archivedate=25 December 2006}}</ref> the church's [[doctrine]] has a strong connection with [[politics]]. In the past, many of Utah's lawmakers have been church members; the effect has [[wikt:contributed|contributed]] to the state's {{broken wikt link|restrictiveness|restrictiveness}} towards [[alcohol]] (sales and content) and [[Gamble|gambling]]. Another effect can be seen in Utah's high birth rate (25 percent higher than the [[wikt:national|national]] normal; the highest for a state in the U.S.). The Mormons in Utah normally have [[wikt:conservative|conservative]] views when it comes to most political {{broken wikt link|issues|issues}}. Most voter-age Utahns do not belong to a political party (60%), but vote mostly for [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]]. [[John McCain]] got 62.5% of the vote in the [[United States presidential election, 2008|2008 Presidential Election]] while 70.9% of people of Utah chose George W. Bush in 2004.

==Popular towns and cities==

==Popular towns and cities==

The state's two fastest growing counties are: "Summit" (at 91.6 percent; ranking it 8th in the country) and "Washington" (at 86.1 percent; ranking it 12th). The cities ([[wikt:defined|defined]] as having at least 9,000 people living there in 2000) that saw the greatest increases between 1990 and 2000 were: "Draper" (248 percent), "South Jordan" (141 percent), "Lehi" (125 percent), "Riverton" (122 percent), and "Syracuse" (102 percent). Between 1990 and 2000 the five fastest-growing cities of any size were "Cedar Hills" (302 percent), "Draper" (248 percent), "Woodland Hills" (213 percent), "Ivins" (173 percent), and "South Jordan" (141 percent). The U.S. Census Bureau [[wikt:estimates|estimates]], the five fastest-growing cities of any size between 2000 and 2008 were "Saratoga Springs" (1,501%), "Herriman" (1,061%), "Eagle Mountain" (934%), "Cedar Hills" (209%), and "Lehi" (146%).

The state's two fastest growing counties are: "Summit" (at 91.6 percent; ranking it 8th in the country) and "Washington" (at 86.1 percent; ranking it 12th). The cities ([[wikt:defined|defined]] as having at least 9,000 people living there in 2000) that saw the greatest increases between 1990 and 2000 were: "Draper" (248 percent), "South Jordan" (141 percent), "Lehi" (125 percent), "Riverton" (122 percent), and "Syracuse" (102 percent). Between 1990 and 2000 the five fastest-growing cities of any size were "Cedar Hills" (302 percent), "Draper" (248 percent), "Woodland Hills" (213 percent), "Ivins" (173 percent), and "South Jordan" (141 percent). The U.S. Census Bureau [[wikt:estimates|estimates]], the five fastest-growing cities of any size between 2000 and 2008 were "Saratoga Springs" (1,501%), "Herriman" (1,061%), "Eagle Mountain" (934%), "Cedar Hills" (209%), and "Lehi" (146%).

==Other pages==

==Related pages==

* [[Colleges and universities in Utah]]

* [[Colleges and universities in Utah]]

* [[List of counties in Utah]]

* [[List of counties in Utah]]

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