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{{Infobox U.S. state

{{Infobox U.S. state

| name                   = Utah

| name = Utah

| official_name          = State of Utah

| image_flag = Flag of Utah.svg

| image_flag             = Flag of Utah.svg

| flag_link = Flag of Utah

| flag_link             = Flag of Utah

| image_seal = Seal of Utah.svg

| image_seal             = Seal of Utah.svg

| image_map = Utah_in_United_States.svg

| image_map             = Utah_in_United_States.svg

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

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

| anthem = "[[Utah...This Is the Place]]"

| anthem                 = "[[Utah…This Is The Place]]"

| 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>

| 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>

| motto = Industry

| motto                 = Industry

| Former = Utah Territory

| Former                 = Utah Territory

| seat = [[Salt Lake City]]

| seat                   = [[Salt Lake City]]

| LargestCity = capital

| LargestCity           = capital

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

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

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

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

| Governor = {{nowrap|[[Spencer Cox (politician)|Spencer Cox]] ([[Utah Republican Party|R]])}}

| Governor               = {{nowrap|[[Spencer Cox (politician)|Spencer Cox]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])}}

| Lieutenant Governor = {{nowrap|[[Deidre Henderson]] (R)}}

| Lieutenant Governor   = {{nowrap|[[Deidre Henderson]] (R)}}

| Legislature = {{nowrap|[[Utah State Legislature|State Legislature]]}}

| Upperhouse = [[Utah State Senate|State Senate]]

| Lowerhouse = [[Utah House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]

| Legislature           = {{nowrap|[[Utah State Legislature|State Legislature]]}}

| Judiciary = [[Utah Supreme Court]]

| Upperhouse             = [[Utah State Senate|State Senate]]

| Senators = {{nowrap|[[Mike Lee]] (R)}}<br />{{nowrap|[[John Curtis (Utah politician)|John Curtis]] (R)}}

| Lowerhouse             = [[Utah House of Representatives|House of Representatives]]

| Representative = {{nowrap|[[Utah's 1st congressional district|1]]: [[Blake Moore]] (R)}}<br />{{nowrap|[[Utah's 2nd congressional district|2]]: [[Celeste Maloy]] (R)}}<br />{{nowrap|[[Utah's 3rd congressional district|3]]: [[Mike Kennedy (politician)|Mike Kennedy]] (R)}}<br />{{nowrap|[[Utah's 4th congressional district|4]]: [[Burgess Owens]] (R)}}

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

| postal_code = UT

| 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]]: [[Burgess Owens]] (R)}}

| TradAbbreviation = Ut.

| postal_code           = UT

| OfficialLang = English

| TradAbbreviation       = Ut.

| area_rank = 13th

| OfficialLang           = English

| area_total_sq_mi = 84,899

| area_rank             = 13th

| area_total_km2 = 219,887

| area_total_sq_mi       = 84,899

| area_land_sq_mi = 82,144

| area_total_km2         = 219,887

| area_land_km2 = 212,761

| area_land_sq_mi       = 82,144

| area_water_sq_mi = 2,755

| area_land_km2         = 212,761

| area_water_km2 = 7,136

| WaterAreaUA            = 2,755

| area_water_percent = 3.25

| area_water_km2         = 7,136

| population_as_of = 2020

| area_water_percent     = 3.25

| population_rank = 30th

| population_as_of       = 2019

| 2020Pop = 3,271,616<ref name="Bureau 2021">{{cite web | title=2020 Census Apportionment Results | website=The United States Census Bureau | date=April 26, 2021 | url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/2020/dec/2020-apportionment-data.html | access-date=April 27, 2021}}</ref>

| population_rank       = 30th

| population_density_rank = 41st

| 2010Pop                = 3,205,958

| 2020DensityUS = 36.53

| population_density_rank= 41st

| 2020Density = 14.12

| 2000DensityUS          = 36.53

| MedianHouseholdIncome = $60,365<ref>{{cite web |title=United States Median Household Income |url=https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=median%20household%20income |website=United States Census Bureau |access-date=April 27, 2021}}</ref>

| 2000Density            = 14.12

| IncomeRank = [[List of U.S. states and territories by income#States and territories ranked by median household income|11th]]

| 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|access-date=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>

| AdmittanceOrder = 45th

| IncomeRank             = 14th

| AdmittanceDate = January 4, 1896

| AdmittanceOrder       = 45th

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

| AdmittanceDate         = January 4, 1896

| utc_offset1 = −07:00

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

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

| utc_offset1           = −07:00

| utc_offset1_DST = −06:00

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

| Longitude = 109°3′ W to 114°3′ W

| utc_offset1_DST       = −06:00

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

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

| width_mi = 270

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

| width_km = 435

| width_mi               = 270

| length_mi = 350

| width_km               = 435

| length_km = 560

| length_mi             = 350

| elevation_max_point = [[Kings Peak (Utah)|Kings Peak]]<ref>{{cite ngs |id= LO1058 |designation= Kings Peak Target |access-date= 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 |access-date = 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>{{efn|name=NAVD88|Elevation adjusted to [[North American Vertical Datum of 1988]].}}

| length_km             = 560

| elevation_max_ft = 13,534

| 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 |access-date = 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_m = 4,120.3

| elevation_max_ft       = 13,534

| elevation_ft = 6,100

| elevation_max_m       = 4,120.3

| elevation_m = 1,860

| elevation_ft           = 6,100

| elevation_min_point = [[Beaver Dam Wash]] at {{nowrap|[[Arizona]] border}}<ref name=USGS/>{{efn|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/ |archive-date=January 22, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>

| elevation_m           = 1,860

| elevation_min_ft = 2,180

| 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/ |archive-date=January 22, 2015 |url-status=live |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

| elevation_min_m = 664.4

| elevation_min_ft       = 2,180

| iso_code = US-UT

| elevation_min_m       = 664.4

| website = https://utah.gov

| 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 became a state in the U.S. on January 4, [[1896]]. About 3.3 million people lived there in 2020.

'''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]]. About 3.3 million people lived there in 2020.

== 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]]).

* 50.1 percent male

* 50.1 percent male

== Religion ==

== Religion ==

Most of the state's people are members of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. These people are called the Mormons or the LDS [[Christian church|Church]]. As of 2020, 60.7 percent of people in the state are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Utah sees Latter-day Saint slowdown and membership numbers drop in Salt Lake County|url=https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2020/01/05/utah-sees-latter-day/|access-date=2022-01-02|website=The Salt Lake Tribune}}</ref> Mormons are not as common as they used to be in Salt Lake City. Usually, people who live in rural areas in Utah are almost all Mormon. 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|access-date=2006-10-19|publisher=The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061225013441/http://www.lds.org/newsroom/issues/answer/0,19491,6056-1-462-44-462,00.html |archive-date=25 December 2006}}</ref> but the church's [[doctrine]] is very connected to [[politics]]. In the past, many of Utah's lawmakers have been church members. This has [[contributed|contributed]] to the state's laws on [[alcohol]] (sales and content) and [[gambling]]. Another effect can be seen in Utah's high birth rate (25 percent higher than the [[national|national]] normal; the highest for a state in the U.S.). The Mormons in Utah normally have [[conservative|conservative]] views in politics. Most Utahns that vote are not in a political party (60%). But, most vote for [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]].{{Cn|date=January 2023}} [[John McCain]] got 62.5% of the vote in the [[United States presidential election, 2008|2008 Presidential Election]]. 70.9% of people of Utah voted for [[George W. Bush]] in [[2004 United States presidential election|2004]].

The majority of the state's people are members of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. These people are called the Mormons or the LDS [[Christian church|Church]]. As of 2020, 60.7 percent of people in the state are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Utah sees Latter-day Saint slowdown and membership numbers drop in Salt Lake County|url=https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2020/01/05/utah-sees-latter-day/|access-date=2022-01-02|website=The Salt Lake Tribune}}</ref> Mormons are not as common as they used to be in Salt Lake City. Usually, people who live in rural areas in Utah are almost all Mormon. 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|access-date=2006-10-19|publisher=The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061225013441/http://www.lds.org/newsroom/issues/answer/0,19491,6056-1-462-44-462,00.html |archive-date=25 December 2006}}</ref> but the church's [[doctrine]] is very connected to [[politics]]. In the past, many of Utah's lawmakers have been church members. This has [[contributed|contributed]] to the state's laws on [[alcohol]] (sales and content) and [[gambling]]. Another effect can be seen in Utah's high birth rate (25 percent higher than the [[national|national]] normal; the highest for a state in the U.S.). The Mormons in Utah normally have [[conservative|conservative]] views in politics. Most Utahns that vote are not in a political party (60%). But, most vote for [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]].{{Cn|date=January 2023}} [[John McCain]] got 62.5% of the vote in the [[United States presidential election, 2008|2008 Presidential Election]]. 70.9% of people of Utah voted for [[George W. Bush]] in [[2004 United States presidential election|2004]].

== Largest towns and cities ==

== Largest towns and cities ==

[[File:Salt Lake City panorama.jpg|180px|right|thumb|Salt Lake City]]

[[File:Salt Lake City panorama.jpg|180px|right|thumb|Salt Lake City]]

File:Deseret Village.jpg|[[This Is the Place Heritage Park#Deseret Village|Deseret Village]] recreates Utah pioneer life for tourists.

File:Deseret Village.jpg|[[This Is the Place Heritage Park#Deseret Village|Deseret Village]] recreates Utah pioneer life for tourists.

File:East west shaking hands by russell.jpg|The [[Golden Spike]] where the [[First transcontinental railroad]] was completed in the U.S. on May 10, 1869, in [[Promontory, Utah]]

File:Children reading 1940.jpg|Children reading in [[Santa Clara, Utah]], in 1940

File:Children reading 1940.jpg|Children reading in [[Santa Clara, Utah]], in 1940

File:Flag of the Utah Territory.svg|Flag of the Utah Territory

File:Utah Counties.png|:UtahCounties

File:Utah Counties.png|:UtahCounties

File:RoseParkStreets.jpg|Snow in [[Rose Park, Salt Lake City]]

File:RoseParkStreets.jpg|Snow in [[Rose Park, Salt Lake City]]

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== Related pages ==

== Related pages ==

* [[Colleges and universities in Utah]]

* [[Colleges and universities in Utah]]

* [[List of counties in Utah]]

* [[List of counties in Utah]]

== References ==

== References ==

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