Utah

Utah
Nicknames
"Beehive State" (official), "The Mormon State", "Deseret"
Motto
Industry
Anthem: "Utah...This Is the Place"
Map of the United States with Utah highlighted
Map of the United States with Utah highlighted
CountryUnited States
Before statehoodUtah Territory
Admitted to the UnionJanuary 4, 1896 (45th)
Capital
(and largest city)
Salt Lake City
Largest county or equivalentSalt Lake
Largest metro and urban areasSalt Lake City
Government
 • GovernorSpencer Cox (R)
 • Lieutenant GovernorDeidre Henderson (R)
LegislatureState Legislature
 • Upper houseState Senate
 • Lower houseHouse of Representatives
JudiciaryUtah Supreme Court
U.S. senatorsMike Lee (R)
Mitt Romney (R)
U.S. House delegation1: Blake Moore (R)
2: Celeste Maloy (R)
3: John Curtis (R)
4: Burgess Owens (R) (list)
Area
 • Total84,899 sq mi (219,887 km2)
 • Land82,144 sq mi (212,761 km2)
 • Water2,755 sq mi (7,136 km2)  3.25%
 • Rank13th
Dimensions
 • Length350 mi (560 km)
 • Width270 mi (435 km)
Elevation
6,100 ft (1,860 m)
Highest elevation13,534 ft (4,120.3 m)
Lowest elevation2,180 ft (664.4 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total3,271,616[4]
 • Rank30th
 • Density36.53/sq mi (14.12/km2)
  • Rank41st
 • Median household income
$60,365[5]
 • Income rank
11th
DemonymUtahn or Utahan[6]
Language
 • Official languageEnglish
Time zoneUTC−07:00 (Mountain)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−06:00 (MDT)
USPS abbreviation
UT
ISO 3166 codeUS-UT
Traditional abbreviationUt.
Latitude37° N to 42° N
Longitude109°3′ W to 114°3′ W
Websiteutah.gov
Utah state symbols
Living insignia
BirdCalifornia gull
FishBonneville cutthroat trout
FlowerSego lily
GrassIndian ricegrass
MammalRocky Mountain Elk
ReptileGila monster
TreeQuaking aspen
Inanimate insignia
DanceSquare dance
DinosaurUtahraptor
FirearmBrowning M1911
FossilAllosaurus
GemstoneTopaz
MineralCopper
TartanUtah State Centennial Tartan
State route marker
Utah state route marker
State quarter
Utah quarter dollar coin
Released in 2007
Lists of United States state symbols

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.

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]

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  2. 2.0 2.1 "Elevations and Distances in the United States". United States Geological Survey. 2001. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  3. Arave, Lynn (August 31, 2006). "Utah's basement—Beaver Dam Wash is state's lowest elevation". Deseret Morning News. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015.
  4. "2020 Census Apportionment Results". The United States Census Bureau. April 26, 2021. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  5. "United States Median Household Income". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 27, 2021.
  6. "Utah", Merriam-Webster.com (Online Dictionary ed.), Merriam-Webster, archived from the original on November 4, 2014
  7. https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/sites/default/files/research/immigrants_in_utah.pdf


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