Utah was the 45th state in the USA; it became a state on January 4, 1896. State Abbreviation - UT State Capital - Salt Lake City Largest City - Salt Lake City Area - 84,904 square miles [Utah is the 13th biggest state in the USA] Population - 2,233,169 (as of 2000) [Utah is the 34th most populous state in the USA] Name for Residents - Utahans or Utahns Major Industries - oil, natural gas, mining (coal, copper, iron ore, silver, gold), steel-making, farming (cattle, sheep, dairy products), tourism (especially skiing)
Major Rivers - Colorado River, Green River Major Lakes - Great Salt Lake, Lake Powell, Utah Lake Highest Point - Kings Peak - 13,528 feet, (4,123 m) above sea level Bordering States - Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming
Origin of the Name Utah - The name Utah is from the Ute Indians. State Nickname - Beehive State State Motto - "Industry" State Song - Utah, We Love Thee
State Flag Utah's official flag was adopted in 1913. The flag has a deep blue field with the state seal in the center, surrounded by yellow fringe. The state seal was designed by Harry Emmett Edwards in 1896. In the center of the flag is a bald eagle above a beehive (symbolizing hard work), surrounded by sego lilies (representing peace) and two US flags. The word "INDUSTRY" and the dates 1847 and 1896 appear on the flag. 1847 is the year that Brigham Young led a group of his Mormon followers to the Salt Lake Valley in Utah in order to find religious freedom and establish a new base for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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State Bird
California Sea gull
(Larus californicus)
State Animal
Rocky Mountain Elk
(Cervus canadensis)
State Fish
Bonneville Cutthroat Trout
(Salmo clarki)
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Utah was the 45th state in the USA; it became a state on January 4, 1896.
State Capital - Salt Lake City
Largest City - Salt Lake City
Area - 84,904 square miles [Utah is the 13th biggest state in the USA]
Population - 2,233,169 (as of 2000) [Utah is the 34th most populous state in the USA]
Name for Residents - Utahans or Utahns
Major Industries - oil, natural gas, mining (coal, copper, iron ore, silver, gold), steel-making, farming (cattle, sheep, dairy products), tourism (especially skiing)
Major Rivers - Colorado River, Green River
Major Lakes - Great Salt Lake, Lake Powell, Utah Lake
Highest Point - Kings Peak - 13,528 feet, (4,123 m) above sea level
Bordering States - Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming
Origin of the Name Utah - The name Utah is from the Ute Indians.
State Nickname - Beehive State
State Motto - "Industry"
State Song - Utah, We Love Thee
Dinosaur Fossils Found in Utah - Alamosaurus, **Allosaurus**, Amblydactylus, Apatosaurus, Barosaurus, Camarasaurus, Camptosaurus, Cedarosaurus, Coelophysis, Diplodocus, Dryosaurus, Dystrophaeus, Iguanodon, Iliosuchus, Marshosaurus, Nanosaurus, Nedcolbertia, Ornitholestes, Ornithomimus, Othnielia, Parasaurolophus, Rioarribasaurus, Stegosaurus, Stokesosaurus, Tenontosaurus, Torosaurus, Utahraptor
Utah State Symbols and Emblems:
California Sea gull
(Larus californicus)
Rocky Mountain Elk
(Cervus canadensis)
Bonneville Cutthroat Trout
(Salmo clarki)
Honeybee
(Apis mellifera)
Allosaurus
A meat-eating dinosaur
Sego lily
Blue Spruce
Cherry
Indian Rice Grass
Coal
Copper
Topaz
Mivida
(unofficial)
Beehive
Square dance
Dutch Oven