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Utah

State of Utah
Flag of Utah State seal of Utah
Flag Seal
Nickname(s): Beehive State
Motto(s): Industry
Map of the United States with Utah highlighted
Official language English
Demonym Utahn or Utahan
Capital
(and largest city)
Salt Lake City
Largest metro Salt Lake City
Area Ranked 13th
 • Total 84,899 sq mi
(219,653 km2)
 • Width 270 miles (435 km)
 • Length 350 miles (560 km)
 • % water 3.25
 • Latitude 37° N to 42° N
 • Longitude 109° 3′ W to 114° 3′ W
Population Ranked 31st
 • Total 3,051,217 (2016 est)
 • Density 37.15/sq mi  (14.34/km2)
Ranked 41st
 • Median household income $66,258 (11th)
Elevation
 • Highest point Kings Peak
13,518 ft (4,120.3 m)
 • Mean 6,100 ft  (1,860 m)
 • Lowest point Beaver Dam Wash at Arizona border
2,180 ft (664.4 m)
Before statehood Utah Territory
Admission to Union January 4, 1896 (45th)
Governor Gary Herbert (R)
Lieutenant Governor Spencer J. Cox (R)
Legislature State Legislature
 • Upper house State Senate
 • Lower house House of Representatives
U.S. Senators Orrin Hatch (R)
Mike Lee (R)
U.S. House delegation
Time zone Mountain: UTC −7/−6
ISO 3166 US-UT
Abbreviations UT
Website utah.gov
Utah state symbols
Flag of Utah.svg
Seal of Utah.svg
Living insignia
Bird California gull
Fish Bonneville cutthroat trout
Flower Sego lily
Grass Indian ricegrass
Tree Quaking aspen
Inanimate insignia
Dance Square dance
Firearm Browning M1911
Fossil Allosaurus
Gemstone Topaz
Mineral Copper
Motto Industry
Song "Utah, This is the Place"
Tartan Utah 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 state symbols
Flag of Utah.svg
Seal of Utah.svg
Living insignia
Bird California gull
Larus californicus
Butterfly Monarch butterfly
Danaus plexippus
Fish Bonneville cutthroat trout
Oncorhynchus clarki utah
Flower Sego lily
Calochortus nuttallii
Grass Indian ricegrass
Achnatherum hymenoides
Insect Western honey bee
Apis mellifera
Mammal Elk
Cervus canadensis nelsoni
Tree Quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
Inanimate insignia
Dance Square dance
Dinosaur Allosaurus
Firearm M1911 pistol
Food Cherry
Prunus avium
Gemstone Topaz
Mineral Copper
Motto Industry
Rock Coal
Ship USS Utah (BB-31)
Slogan "Life Elevated"
Soil Mivida (soil)
Song "Utah, This Is the Place"
Tartan Utah 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 (/ˈjuːtɔː/ or Listeni/ˈjuːtɑː/) is a state in the western United States. It became the 45th state admitted to the U.S. on January 4, 1896. Utah is the 13th-largest by area, 31st-most-populous, and 10th-least-densely populated of the 50 United States. Utah has a population of more than 3 million (Census estimate for July 1, 2016), approximately 80% of whom live along the Wasatch Front, centering on the state capital Salt Lake City. Utah is bordered by Colorado to the east, Wyoming to the northeast, Idaho to the north, Arizona to the south, and Nevada to the west. It also touches a corner of New Mexico in the southeast.


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