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The Utah Portal Location of Utah The flag of Utah Utah (/ˈjuːtɑː/ YOO-tah, /ˈjuːtɔː/ YOO-taw) 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 its northeast, Idaho to its north, and Nevada to its 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 somewhat more than 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 Utahn culture, politics, and daily life, though since the 1990s the state has become more religiously diverse as well as secular. (Full article...) Recognized content - Entries here consist of Good and Featured articles, which meet a core set of high editorial standards. Population density of Utah counties 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...) List of recognized articles Bryce Canyon National Park Zion National Park Mormon handcart pioneers Geology of the Bryce Canyon area Colorado River Geology of the Zion and Kolob canyons area Brigham Young University Great Salt Lake Interstate 70 in Utah Utah State Route 128 Thistle, Utah Interstate 80 Business (West Wendover, Nevada–Wendover, Utah) Jordan River (Utah) U.S. Route 491 Mitt Romney United States congressional delegations from Utah List of cities and towns in Utah List of 2002 Winter Olympics medal winners List of governors of Utah Flag of Provo, Utah Dugway sheep incident Dream Mine Ballpark station (UTA) Silver Reef, Utah Wendover Air Force Base Fawn M. Brodie Karl G. Maeser Jennie Anderson Froiseth Ralph Vary Chamberlin South Jordan, Utah Topaz War Relocation Center Church Administration Building Four Corners Monument Selected image - Monument Valley West Mitten Butte Monument Valley, view northeastward from Arizona to Utah November selected anniversaries November 11, 1965 - United Airlines Flight 227 crashed while attempting to land at Salt Lake City Municipal Airport. November 19, 1915 - Joe Hill, a radical songwriter, labor activist and member of the Industrial Workers of the World, is executed by firing squad for murder. More anniversaries... Selected biography - James Duane Doty (November 5, 1799 – June 13, 1865) was a land speculator and politician in the United States who played an important role in the development of Wisconsin and Utah Territory. (Full article...) List of selected biographies Karl Malone Butch Cassidy Brigham Young Kim Peek Loretta Young J. Willard Marriott Fawn M. Brodie Jake Garn John Stockton Orson Scott Card Steve Young Brandon Flowers Thomas L. Kane David Zabriskie Donny Osmond Karl Rove John Browning Mike Leavitt Ben McAdams B. H. Roberts Rocky Anderson Delila (Richards) Abbott George Sutherland Bob Bennett (politician) Alfred W. McCune Franklin S. Harris Thomas Fitch (politician) Herb Wilkinson Selected article - A pair-house is a three-room house found in the US built in the 19th century by Scandinavian immigrants as an adaptation of common houses from their homeland. Commonly found in the US state of Utah, pair-houses are historically significant as being representative of ethnic diversity in an area and time that favored uniformity among followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). A number of pair-houses are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. (Full article...) List of selected articles Geology of the Capitol Reef area Salt Lake City University of Utah SkyWest Airlines 2002 Winter Olympics Liberal Party (Utah) Ute people Lake Powell Park City, Utah Utah War Green River (Colorado River tributary) Utah Jazz Arches National Park Utah Utes football Ancestral Puebloans Grand Canyon Rivalry Lagoon (amusement park) Blue Castle Project Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Same-sex marriage in Utah Utah in the American Civil War 2016 United States presidential election in Utah Historical buildings and structures of Zion National Park 2034 Winter Olympics Did you know - Rainbow Bridge is the world's largest natural bridge ...that Rainbow Bridge (pictured) is the world's largest natural bridge? ...that Gunnison, Utah was named for John W. Gunnison, an explorer and early advocate of Mormon self-rule in Utah? ...that at 11,928 feet (3,636 m), Mount Nebo is the highest mountain in the Wasatch Range? Selected panorama - Moab, Utah Moab, Utah, from the northern canyon walls that surround it. Topics Categories Category puzzle Select [►] to view subcategories Utah Utah-related lists Communications in Utah Utah culture Demographics of Utah Economy of Utah Education in Utah Environment of Utah Geography of Utah Government of Utah Health in Utah History of Utah Images of Utah Utah law Military in Utah Native American tribes in Utah People from Utah Politics of Utah Science and technology in Utah Utah society Sports in Utah Tourist attractions in Utah Transportation in Utah Works about Utah Utah stubs General images The following are images from various Utah-related articles on Wikipedia. TRAX light rail serves Salt Lake County (from Utah) Deseret Village recreates Utah pioneer life for tourists. (from Utah) "Welcome to Utah" sign (from Utah) Arches National Park (from Utah) Joshua trees, yuccas, and cholla cactus occupy the far southwest corner of the state in the Mojave Desert (from Utah) Jake Garn (top-right), former Senator of Utah (1974–1993), and astronaut on Space Shuttle flight STS-51-D (from Utah) Location where the Mormons entered the Salt Lake Valley in 1847, now the This is the Place Monument and Deseret Village (from History of Utah) One out of every 14 flash memory chips in the world is produced in Lehi, Utah. (from Utah) Hovenweep Castle, San Juan River basin (from History of Utah) The Golden Spike where the First transcontinental railroad was completed in the U.S. on May 10, 1869, in Promontory, Utah (from Utah) The LDS Salt Lake Temple, the primary attraction in the city's Temple Square (from Utah) Downtown Salt Lake City in the early 20th century. (from History of Utah) The California gull is the Utah state bird. (from Utah) The 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) Deer Creek Reservoir (from Utah) Robbie Russell playing for Real Salt Lake (from Utah) Zion National Park (from History of Utah) Brigham Young led the first Mormon pioneers to the Great Salt Lake. (from Utah) The Utah State Capitol, Salt Lake City (from Utah) Map of counties in Utah by racial plurality, per the 2020 US Census Legend Non-Hispanic White   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90%+ Native American   50–60% (from Utah) Map showing Utah in 1838 when it was part of Mexico. From Britannica 7th edition. (from History of Utah) Little Cottonwood Canyon (from Utah) Farms and ranches (from Utah) Utah county boundaries (from Utah) Snow in Rose Park, Salt Lake City (from Utah) The Rocky Mountain elk is the Utah state mammal. (from Utah) Sri Sri Radha Krishna (Hindu) Temple (from Utah) American Fork Canyon (from Utah) Pando, considered one of the heaviest and oldest organisms on Earth. (from Utah) Salt Lake International Airport is the largest airport in Utah (from Utah) Children reading in Santa Clara, Utah, in 1940 (from Utah) The Utah Jazz playing against the Houston Rockets (from Utah) First Presbyterian Church in Salt Lake City (from Utah) Mining 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) A sketch of Salt Lake City in 1860 (from Utah) Pariette Wetlands (from Utah) Western black widow spider (from Utah) Kolob Canyons at Zion National Park (from Utah) Navajo homeland in Monument Valley (from History of Utah) Utah State Route 12 through Red Canyon in Dixie National Forest (from Utah) FrontRunner commuter rail runs between Ogden and Provo via Salt Lake City (from Utah) Bonneville Salt Flats (from History of Utah) Köppen climate types of Utah, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Utah) The 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) The Eyring Science Center on the campus of Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah (from Utah) Utah population density map (from Utah) Map showing Utah in 1838 when it was part of Mexico, Britannica 7th edition (from Utah) The Huntsman Cancer Institute on the campus of the University of Utah (U of U) in Salt Lake City (from Utah) Fremont petroglyph, Dinosaur National Monument (from History of Utah) The 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) Bryce Canyon National Park Amphitheater (winter view) (from Utah) The Scott Matheson Courthouse is the seat of the Utah Supreme Court. (from Utah) Zion National Park in southern Utah is one of five national parks in the state. (from Utah) State facts 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" Featured content Articles: Bryce Canyon National Park Geology of the Bryce Canyon area Zion National Park Geology of the Zion and Kolob canyons area Geology of the Capitol Reef area Mormon handcart pioneers Interstate 70 in Utah Lists: 2002 Winter Olympics medal table List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union List of U.S. states and territories by elevation List of areas in the United States National Park System List of Brigham Young University alumni Pictures: Related portals    United States    Alaska   •       Arizona   •       California    (San Francisco Bay Area)   •       Florida   •       Illinois    (   Chicago)   •       Indiana   •       Kansas   •       Maryland   •       Michigan   •       Mississippi   •       New Jersey   •   New   York (   New York City)   •       North Dakota   •       Ohio    •       Oklahoma   •       Oregon   •       Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)   •       Puerto Rico   •       Texas   •       Utah   •       Virginia   •       Washington Lists Utah-related lists Education Colleges and universities High schools School districts Geography Bouldering sites Historic places Rivers State parks Government Counties Governors State Legislatures Municipalities Media Newspapers Radio stations Salt Lake City media Television stations People People executed People Transportation Airports Railroads State highways Related WikiProjects Utah Utah State Highways United States New articles This list was generated from these rules. 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Smoot House Springville Museum of Art United States Forest Service Building (Ogden, Utah) Utah Governor's Mansion Wasatch Stake Tabernacle Brigham Young Complex Canyons Big Cottonwood Canyon Desolation Canyon Emigration Canyon Parley's Canyon Mountains Boulder Mountain Lakes Panguitch Lake Scofield Reservoir Sevier Lake Strawberry Reservoir (see talk page) Rivers Weber River Also Hogle Zoo Northern Utah Unreferenced : Unreferenced Utah articles Other : Collaboration Bear River Massacre Improve to featured standard Liberal Party (Utah) (needs footnotes) Salt Lake City Great Salt Lake (to-do list) Improve to good article standard Arches National Park Bear River Massacre Capitol Reef National Park University of Utah Utah (needs sources) Utah Lake to-do list Utah State University Jon M. 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