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Utah (/ˈjuːtɑː/ YOO-tah, /ˈjuːtɔː/ ^ⓘ YOO-taw; Navajo: Áshįįh Biiʼtó Hahoodzo) is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It borders Colorado to its east, Wyoming to its northeast, Idaho to its north, Arizona to its south, and Nevada to its west. Utah also touches a corner of New Mexico in the southeast. Of the fifty U.S. states, Utah is the 13th-largest by area; with a population over three million, it is the 30th-most-populous and 11th-least-densely populated. Urban development is mostly concentrated in two areas: the Wasatch Front in the north-central part of the state, which is home to roughly two-thirds of the population and includes the capital city, Salt Lake City; and Washington County in the southwest, with 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, Navajo, and Ute. The Spanish were the first Europeans to arrive in the mid-16th century, though the region's difficult geography and harsh climate made it a peripheral part of New Spain and later Mexico. Even while it was Mexican territory, many of Utah's earliest settlers were American, particularly Mormons fleeing marginalization and persecution from the United States via the Mormon Trail. Following the Mexican–American War in 1848, the region was annexed by the U.S., becoming part of the Utah Territory, which included what is now Colorado and Nevada. Disputes between the dominant Mormon community and the federal government delayed Utah's admission as a state; only after the outlawing of polygamy was it admitted in 1896 as the 45th.

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...)

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There are 29 counties in the U.S. state of Utah. There were originally seven counties established under the provisional State of Deseret in 1849: Davis, Iron, Sanpete, Salt Lake, Tooele, Utah, and Weber. The Territory of Utah was created in 1851 with the first territorial legislature meeting from 1851–1852. The first legislature re-created the original counties from the State of Deseret under territorial law as well as establishing three additional counties: Juab, Millard, and Washington. All other counties were established between 1854 and 1894 by the Utah Territorial Legislature under territorial law except for the last two counties formed, Daggett and Duchesne. They were created by popular vote and by gubernatorial proclamation after Utah became a state. 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.

Based on 2022 United States Census data, the population of Utah was 3,417,734. Just over 75% of Utah's population is concentrated along four Wasatch Front counties: Salt Lake, Utah, Davis, and Weber. Salt Lake County was the largest county in the state with a population of 1,185,813, followed by Utah County with 719,174, Davis County with 373,207 and Weber County with 271,926. Daggett County was the least populated with 992 people. The largest county in land area is San Juan County with 7,821 square miles (20,260 km²) and Davis County is the smallest with 304 square miles (790 km²). (Full article...)

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Fawn McKay Brodie (September 15, 1915 – January 10, 1981) was an American biographer and one of the first female professors of history at UCLA, who is best known for Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History (1974), a work of psychobiography, and No Man Knows My History (1945), an early biography of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement.

Raised in Utah in a respected, if impoverished, family who were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), Fawn McKay drifted away from Mormonism during her years of graduate work at the University of Chicago and married Bernard Brodie, an academic who became a national defense expert; they had three children. Although Fawn Brodie eventually became one of the first tenured female professors of history at UCLA, she is best known for her five biographies, four of which incorporate insights from Freudian psychology. (Full article...)

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Ute (/ˈjuːt/) are the indigenous, or Native American people, of the Ute tribe and culture among the Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin. They had lived in sovereignty in the regions of present-day Utah and Colorado.

In addition to their ancestral lands within Colorado and Utah, their historic hunting grounds extended into current-day Wyoming, Oklahoma, Arizona, and New Mexico. The tribe also had sacred grounds outside their home domain that were visited seasonally. (Full article...)

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

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Image 1The Eyring Science Center on the campus of Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah (from Utah)
Image 2Bonneville Salt Flats (from History of Utah)
Image 3Sri Sri Radha Krishna (Hindu) Temple (from Utah)
Image 4FrontRunner commuter rail runs between Ogden and Provo via Salt Lake City (from Utah)
Image 5One out of every 14 flash memory chips in the world is produced in Lehi, Utah. (from Utah)
Image 6Joshua trees, yuccas, and cholla cactus occupy the far southwest corner of the state in the Mojave Desert (from Utah)
Image 7The 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 8Location 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 9Hovenweep Castle, San Juan River basin (from History of Utah)
Image 10The 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 11Utah county boundaries (from Utah)
Image 12The Huntsman Cancer Institute on the campus of the University of Utah (U of U) in Salt Lake City (from Utah)
Image 13"Welcome to Utah" sign (from Utah)
Image 14Brigham Young led the first Mormon pioneers to the Great Salt Lake. (from Utah)
Image 15Children reading in Santa Clara, Utah, in 1940 (from Utah)
Image 16Map showing Utah in 1838 when it was part of Mexico. From Britannica 7th edition. (from History of Utah)
Image 17Pando, considered one of the heaviest and oldest organisms on Earth. (from Utah)
Image 18American Fork Canyon (from Utah)
Image 19Map showing Utah in 1838 when it was part of Mexico, Britannica 7th edition (from Utah)
Image 20The California gull is the Utah state bird. (from Utah)
Image 21Utah population density map (from Utah)
Image 22Salt Lake International Airport is the largest airport in Utah (from Utah)
Image 23Kolob Canyons at Zion National Park (from Utah)
Image 24Deseret Village recreates Utah pioneer life for tourists. (from Utah)
Image 25Little Cottonwood Canyon (from Utah)
Image 26Deer Creek Reservoir (from Utah)
Image 27Navajo homeland in Monument Valley (from History of Utah)
Image 28Robbie Russell playing for Real Salt Lake (from Utah)

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Image 30Pariette Wetlands (from Utah)
Image 31A sketch of Salt Lake City in 1860 (from Utah)
Image 32The Utah State Capitol, Salt Lake City (from Utah)
Image 33The Rocky Mountain elk is the Utah state mammal. (from Utah)
Image 34TRAX light rail serves Salt Lake County (from Utah)
Image 35Köppen climate types of Utah, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Utah)
Image 36The 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 37Western black widow spider (from Utah)
Image 38Ethnic origins in Utah as of 2021 (from Utah)
Image 39Arches National Park (from Utah)
Image 40Fremont petroglyph, Dinosaur National Monument (from History of Utah)
Image 41Snow in Rose Park, Salt Lake City (from Utah)
Image 42Zion National Park in southern Utah is one of five national parks in the state. (from Utah)
Image 43First Presbyterian Church in Salt Lake City (from Utah)
Image 44Jake Garn (top-right), former Senator of Utah (1974–1993), and astronaut on Space Shuttle flight STS-51-D (from Utah)
Image 45The Scott Matheson Courthouse is the seat of the Utah Supreme Court. (from Utah)
Image 46Mining 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 47Bryce Canyon National Park Amphitheater (winter view) (from Utah)
Image 48Downtown Salt Lake City in the early 20th century. (from History of Utah)
Image 49The Utah Jazz playing against the Houston Rockets (from Utah)
Image 50Utah State Route 12 through Red Canyon in Dixie National Forest (from Utah)
Image 51Zion National Park (from History of Utah)
Image 52The Golden Spike where the First transcontinental railroad was completed in the U.S. on May 10, 1869, in Promontory, Utah (from Utah)
Image 53The LDS Salt Lake Temple, the primary attraction in the city's Temple Square (from Utah)
Image 54Farms and ranches (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

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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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