| Capitol City |
Salt lake city |
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Year admitted into union
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Jan. 4, 1896
Utah is 110 years old |
| Year Settled |
1847 |
| Bird |
Seagull |
| Flower |
Segolily |
State Flag
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flag's history.
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| Tree |
Blue spruce |
| Motto |
Industry |
| Song |
Utah we love thee |
| Origin of Name |
After the Ute tribe meaning People of the
mountains
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| Nickname |
Bee hive state |
| Area and Rank |
84,916 Sq mi, Rank 11th largest |
| Extent |
342 mi N-S 276 mi E-W |
| Highest Elevation |
Kings Peak 13,528 ft Above sea level |
| Lowest Elevation |
Beaver dam creak in Washington county 2000 ft above
sea level
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| Population |
2,351,467 rank 34th most populated state |
| Ethnic Break Down |
White 89.2%
Black .8%
Hispanic 9.0%
Asian 1.7%
American Indian 1.3% |
| Population Density |
27.2 people sq mi |
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Economy
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| Service industry |
Hotels and ski resorts, real estate and banking |
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| Manufacturing |
Transportation equipment, steel and aluminum |
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| Agriculture |
Milk, beef-cattle, turkeys, sheep, hay |
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| Mining |
Petroleum, copper, coal, natural gas, gilsonite,
uranium
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