The Flag of Utah
The Seal of Utah
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Utah:
Utah – state in the Western United States. It became the 45th state admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896. Utah is the 13th-largest, the 34th-most populous, and the 10th-least-densely populated of the 50 United States. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,817,222[1] people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City, leaving vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited and making the population the sixth most urbanized in the U.S.[2] Utah is the most religiously homogeneous state in the Union. Approximately 63% of Utahns are reported to be members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or LDS (Mormons), which greatly influences Utah culture and daily life. The world headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is located in Utah's state capital.
General reference[edit]
- Names
- Common name: Utah
- Official name: State of Utah
- Abbreviations and name codes
- Nicknames
- Beehive State
- Mormon State[3]
- Friendly State (in disuse) (formerly used on license plates)[4]
- Greatest Snow on Earth (formerly used on all license plates; now an alternate slogan on license plates alongside the state's current tourism slogan, "Life Elevated")
- Adjectival: Utah
- Demonyms
Geography of Utah[edit]
- Utah is: a U.S. state, a federal state of the United States of America
- Location
- Population of Utah: 2,763,885 (2010 U.S. Census[5])
- Area of Utah:
- Atlas of Utah
Places in Utah[edit]
- Historic places in Utah
- National Natural Landmarks in Utah
- National parks in Utah
- State parks in Utah
Environment of Utah[edit]
- Climate of Utah
- Superfund sites in Utah
- Wildlife of Utah
- Fauna of Utah
Natural geographic features of Utah[edit]
Regions of Utah[edit]
Administrative divisions of Utah[edit]
- The 29 counties of the state of Utah
- Municipalities in Utah
- Cities in Utah
- State capital of Utah: Salt Lake City
- Largest city of Utah: Salt Lake City
- City nicknames in Utah
- Cities in Utah
- Municipalities in Utah
Demography of Utah[edit]
Government and politics of Utah[edit]
- Form of government: U.S. state government
- United States congressional delegations from Utah
- Utah State Capitol
- Elections in Utah
- Political party strength in Utah
- Utah Transfer of Public Lands Act, passed 2012, becomes effective 31 December 2014
Branches of the government of Utah[edit]
Executive branch of the government of Utah[edit]
- Governor of Utah
- State departments
Legislative branch of the government of Utah[edit]
Judicial branch of the government of Utah[edit]
Law and order in Utah[edit]
- Cannabis in Utah
- Capital punishment in Utah
- Constitution of Utah
- Crime in Utah
- Gun laws in Utah
- Law enforcement in Utah
- Same-sex marriage in Utah
Military in Utah[edit]
History of Utah[edit]
History of Utah, by period[edit]
- Indigenous peoples
- Domínguez–Escalante expedition, 1776
- Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819
- Mexican War of Independence, September 16, 1810 – August 24, 1821
- Treaty of Córdoba, August 24, 1821
- Mexican–American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, February 2, 1848
- Mormon settlement, 1847–1861
- Mormon Trail, 1847–1869
- Mormon handcart pioneers, 1856–1860
- Unorganized territory of the United States, 1848–1850
- State of Deseret (extralegal), 1849–1850
- Territory of Utah, 1850–1896
- Compromise of 1850
- Walker War, 1853–1854
- Tintic War, 1856
- Mountain Meadows Massacre, 1857
- Jefferson Territory (extralegal), 1859–1861
- Pony Express, 1860–1861
- American Civil War, April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
- First Transcontinental Telegraph completed 1861
- Morrisite War, 1862
- Black Hawk War, 1865–1872
- History of women's suffrage in Utah
- First transcontinental railroad completed on May 10, 1869
- Powell Geographic Expedition of 1869
- State of Utah becomes 45th State admitted to the United States of America on January 4, 1896
- Zion National Park established on November 19, 1919
- Utah National Park established on June 7, 1924
- Utah National Park renamed Bryce Canyon National Park on February 25, 1928
- Canyonlands National Park established on September 12, 1964
- Arches National Park established on November 12, 1971
- Capitol Reef National Park established on December 18, 1971
- XIX Olympic Winter Games, 2002
Culture of Utah[edit]
The arts in Utah[edit]
Sports in Utah[edit]
Economy and infrastructure of Utah[edit]
- Communications in Utah
- Energy in Utah
- Health care in Utah
- Transportation in Utah
- Airports in Utah
- Roads in Utah
Education in Utah[edit]
- Schools in Utah
See also[edit]
- Topic overview:
- All pages with titles beginning with Utah
- All pages with titles containing Utah
References[edit]
- ^ "Annual Estimates of the Population for the United States, Regions, States, and Puerto Rico: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012" (CSV). 2012 Population Estimates. United States Census Bureau, Population Division. December 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
- ^ "Introduction". QGET Databook. Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
- ^ "NetState: Utah". Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ^ "State it on a plate — Over the years, slogans, designs have taken some poetic license". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 2009-08-22. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
- ^ "U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Utah". Archived from the original on 2015-11-04.
