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'''Utah''' is a state in the western [[United States]]. Previously known as the [[Utah Territory]], it was admitted to the Union in 1896 as the 45th U.S. state. Utah's capital and largest city is [[Salt Lake City]].
== 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]]).
Utah has a dry, semi-arid to [[:arid|arid]] climate,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-dry-climates/|title=Easy Science for Kids|website=Dry Climate|date=7 March 2014 |access-date=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 [[tree line]]. The dry weather 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 main [[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 mm) of rain a year. The [[Great Salt Lake Desert]] is the driest area of the state, with less than 5 inches (125 mm). Snowfall is common in all but the far southern valleys. Although St. George only gets about 3 inches (7.5 cm) per year, [[Salt Lake City]] sees about 60 inches (150 cm), [[enhanced|enhanced]] by the lake-effect snow from the Great Salt Lake, which [[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 inches (1,770 cm) per year. The {{broken wikt link|consistently|consistently}} dry, fluffy, snow led Utah's ski [[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 [[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 [[:arid|arid]] climate,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-dry-climates/|title=Easy Science for Kids|website=Dry Climate|date=7 March 2014 |access-date=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 [[tree line]]. The dry weather 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 main [[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 mm) of rain a year. The [[Great Salt Lake Desert]] is the driest area of the state, with less than 5 inches (125 mm). Snowfall is common in all but the far southern valleys. Although St. George only gets about 3 inches (7.5 cm) per year, [[Salt Lake City]] sees about 60 inches (150 cm), [[enhanced|enhanced]] by the lake-effect snow from the Great Salt Lake, which [[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 inches (1,770 cm) per year. The {{broken wikt link|consistently|consistently}} dry, fluffy, snow led Utah's ski [[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 [[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 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 | access-date = 2008-12-06 | url = https://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters.txt}}</ref> As of 2020 the Census Bureau believes Utah has a population of 3,271,616.<ref>https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/UT</ref> In 2008, the [[United States|US]] Census Bureau [[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>
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 | access-date = 2008-12-06 | url = https://www.census.gov/geo/www/cenpop/statecenters.txt}}</ref> As of 2020 the Census Bureau believes Utah has a population of 3,271,616.<ref>https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/UT</ref> In 2008, the [[United States|US]] Census Bureau [[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><ref> https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/sites/default/files/research/immigrants_in_utah.pdf</ref>
Much of the population lives in [[City|cities]] and [[town]]s along the [[Wasatch Front]], a {{broken wikt link|metropolitan|metropolitan}} [[region|region]] that runs north-south with the [[Wasatch Mountains]] rising on the eastern side. Growth outside the Wasatch Front is also [[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}} [[region|region]] that runs north-south with the [[Wasatch Mountains]] rising on the eastern side. Growth outside the Wasatch Front is also [[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).