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Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northeast, Idaho to the north, and Nevada to the west. In comparison to all the U.S. states and territories, Utah, with a population of just over three million, is the 13th-largest by area, the 30th-most populous, and the 11th-least densely populated. Urban development is mostly concentrated in two regions: the Wasatch Front in the north-central part of the state, which includes the state capital, Salt Lake City, and is home to roughly two-thirds of the population; and Washington County in the southwest, which has approximately 180,000 residents. Most of the western half of Utah lies in the Great Basin.

Utah has been inhabited for thousands of years by various indigenous groups, such as the ancient Puebloans, the Navajo, and the Ute. The first Europeans to arrive – in the mid-16th century – were the Spanish. Because of the region's challenging geography and harsh climate, it only became a peripheral part of New Spain (and later of Mexico). Even while it was Mexican territory, many of the Utah region's earliest European settlers were from the United States; notable among these were Mormons who were fleeing marginalization and persecution in the United States and arrived via the so-called Mormon Trail. In 1848, after the Mexican–American War, the region was annexed by the U.S., becoming part of the Utah Territory, which included what later became Colorado and Nevada. Disputes between the dominant Mormon community and the federal government delayed Utah's admission as a state: in 1896, after it agreed to outlaw polygamy, it was admitted as the 45th state.

People from Utah are known as Utahns. Slightly over half of all Utahns are Mormons, the vast majority of whom are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), which has its world headquarters in Salt Lake City; Utah is the only state where a majority of the population belongs to a single church. The LDS Church greatly influences Utah's culture, politics, and daily life. However, since the 1990s, Utah has become both more religiously diverse and more secular. (Full article...)

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There are 29 counties in the U.S. state of Utah.

In 1849, the provisional State of Deseret established seven counties: Davis, Iron, Sanpete, Salt Lake, Tooele, Utah, and Weber. After the Territory of Utah was created in 1851, the first territorial legislature (1851–1852) acknowledged those seven and created three more: Juab, Millard, and Washington. Over a 40-year period (1854–1894), the Utah Territorial Legislature established most of the counties that exist today. In the early 20th century, after Utah had become a state, the final two counties were created: Duchesne by gubernatorial proclamation (1913) and Daggett by popular vote (1917). Present-day Duchesne County encompassed an Indian reservation that was created in 1861. The reservation was opened to homesteaders in 1905 and the county was created in 1913. Due to dangerous roads, mountainous terrain, and bad weather preventing travel via a direct route, 19th-century residents in present-day Daggett County had to travel 400 to 800 miles (640 to 1,290 km) on both stage and rail to conduct business in Vernal, the county seat for Uintah County a mere 50 miles (80 km) away. In 1917, all Uintah County residents voted to create Daggett County. (Full article...)

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Winter storm at Bryce Canyon

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December 23, 1909 - The USS Utah, a Florida-class dreadnought battleship, is launched.

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Studio portrait of Loretta Young, 1940s

Loretta Young (born Gretchen Michaela Young; January 6, 1913 – August 12, 2000) was an American actress. Starting as a child, she had a long and varied career in film from 1916 to 1989. She received numerous honors including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and three Primetime Emmy Awards as well as two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her work in film and television.

She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in the film The Farmer's Daughter (1947), and received her second Academy Award nomination for her role in Come to the Stable (1949). She also starred in films such as Born to Be Bad (1934), Call of the Wild (1935), The Crusades (1935), Eternally Yours (1939), The Stranger (1946), The Bishop's Wife (1947), and Key to the City (1950). (Full article...)

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The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002, were an international winter multi-sport event that was held from February 8 to 24, 2002, in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.

Salt Lake City was selected as the host city in June 1995 at the 104th IOC Session. They were the eighth Olympics to be hosted by the United States, and the most recent to be held in the country until 2028, when Los Angeles will host the 34th Summer Olympics. The 2002 Winter Olympics and Paralympics were both organized by the Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC), the first time that both events were organized by a single committee, and inspiring other Olympic and Paralympic Games to be organized by such since then. These were the first Olympic Games under the International Olympic Committee (IOC) presidency of Jacques Rogge. (Full article...)

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Rice-Eccles Stadium on the campus of the University of Utah

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Downtown Salt Lake City, Utah in 1913, looking east along 200 South from West Temple Street. To the far left is the Salt Lake Temple. The very white building right of the Temple is Hotel Utah, about one year old at the time. Just visible on the right side of the photo is the Salt Lake City and County Building clocktower. The Wasatch Mountains are in the background.

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Image 1Robbie Russell playing for Real Salt Lake (from Utah)
Image 2A sketch of Salt Lake City in 1860 (from Utah)
Image 3Children reading in Santa Clara, Utah, in 1940 (from Utah)
Image 4Farms and ranches (from Utah)
Image 5Kolob Canyons at Zion National Park (from Utah)
Image 6One out of every 14 flash memory chips in the world is produced in Lehi, Utah. (from Utah)
Image 7Map showing Utah in 1838 when it was part of Mexico. From Britannica 7th edition. (from History of Utah)
Image 8Utah county boundaries (from Utah)
Image 9Bryce Canyon National Park Amphitheater (winter view) (from Utah)
Image 10First Presbyterian Church in Salt Lake City (from Utah)
Image 11Zion National Park in southern Utah is one of five national parks in the state. (from Utah)
Image 12Location where the Mormons entered the Salt Lake Valley in 1847, now the This is the Place Monument and Deseret Village (from History of Utah)
Image 13American Fork Canyon (from Utah)
Image 14The LDS Salt Lake Temple, the primary attraction in the city's Temple Square (from Utah)
Image 15Pando, considered one of the heaviest and oldest organisms on Earth. (from Utah)
Image 16The Olympic cauldron is lit by the 'Miracle on Ice' 1980 U.S. men's ice hockey team at the opening ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City (from Utah)
Image 17Navajo homeland in Monument Valley (from History of Utah)

Map of counties in Utah by racial plurality, per the 2020 US Census

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Image 19Fremont petroglyph, Dinosaur National Monument (from History of Utah)
Image 20Western black widow spider (from Utah)
Image 21The Eyring Science Center on the campus of Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah (from Utah)
Image 22The Rocky Mountain elk is the Utah state mammal. (from Utah)
Image 23Utah population density map (from Utah)
Image 24Jake Garn (top-right), former Senator of Utah (1974–1993), and astronaut on Space Shuttle flight STS-51-D (from Utah)
Image 25The boundaries of the provisional State of Deseret—as proposed in 1849—are shown with a dotted line. The Utah Territory as organized in 1850, is shown in blue with black outline. (from History of Utah)
Image 26Downtown Salt Lake City in the early 20th century. (from History of Utah)
Image 27The Huntsman Cancer Institute on the campus of the University of Utah (U of U) in Salt Lake City (from Utah)
Image 28Little Cottonwood Canyon (from Utah)
Image 29Bonneville Salt Flats (from History of Utah)
Image 30Joshua trees, yuccas, and cholla cactus occupy the far southwest corner of the state in the Mojave Desert (from Utah)
Image 31Sri Sri Radha Krishna (Hindu) Temple (from Utah)
Image 32Zion National Park (from History of Utah)
Image 33Deer Creek Reservoir (from Utah)
Image 34Hovenweep Castle, San Juan River basin (from History of Utah)
Image 35The Scott Matheson Courthouse is the seat of the Utah Supreme Court. (from Utah)
Image 36Brigham Young led the first Mormon pioneers to the Great Salt Lake. (from Utah)
Image 37The Wasatch Front region has seen large growth and development despite the economic downturn. Shown is the City Creek Center project, a development in downtown Salt Lake City with a price tag of $1.5–2.5 billion. (from Utah)
Image 38Snow in Rose Park, Salt Lake City (from Utah)
Image 39The Utah State Capitol, Salt Lake City (from Utah)
Image 40Mining has been a large industry in Utah since it was first settled. The Bingham Canyon Mine in Salt Lake County is one of the largest open pit mines in the world. (from Utah)
Image 41FrontRunner commuter rail runs between Ogden and Provo via Salt Lake City (from Utah)
Image 42Köppen climate types of Utah, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Utah)
Image 43"Welcome to Utah" sign (from Utah)
Image 44Utah State Route 12 through Red Canyon in Dixie National Forest (from Utah)
Image 45Salt Lake International Airport is the largest airport in Utah (from Utah)
Image 46The California gull is the Utah state bird. (from Utah)
Image 47Pariette Wetlands (from Utah)
Image 48Arches National Park (from Utah)
Image 49Map showing Utah in 1838 when it was part of Mexico, Britannica 7th edition (from Utah)
Image 50TRAX light rail serves Salt Lake County (from Utah)
Image 51The Golden Spike where the First transcontinental railroad was completed in the U.S. on May 10, 1869, in Promontory, Utah (from Utah)
Image 52Deseret Village recreates Utah pioneer life for tourists. (from Utah)
Image 53The Utah Jazz playing against the Houston Rockets (from Utah)

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Nickname: The Beehive State
Capital and largest city: Salt Lake City
Total area: 219,887 km² (84,899 sq mi)
Population (2010 Census): 2,736,424
Date admitted to the Union: January 4, 1896

State symbols:

Animal: Rocky Mountain elk
Bird: California seagull
Fish: Bonneville cutthroat trout
Flower: Sego lily
Grass: Indian ricegrass
Insect: European honey bee
Tree: Quaking aspen
Fossil: Allosaurus
Gemstone: Topaz
Mineral: Copper
Motto: Industry
Rock: Coal
Snackfood: Green Jell-O
Song: "Utah, This Is the Place"

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