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Utah 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 the northeast, Idaho to the north, and Nevada to the 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 approximately 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 peoples, 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 Utah's culture, politics, and daily life. However, since the 1990s, Utah has become both more religiously diverse and more secular. (Full article...)

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Ballpark station platform, looking northeast in October 2016

Ballpark station is a light rail station in the People's Freeway neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah, in the United States, served by all three lines of Utah Transit Authority's TRAX light rail system. The Blue Line provides service from Downtown Salt Lake City to Draper. The Red Line provides service from the University of Utah to the Daybreak community of South Jordan. The Green Line provides service from the Salt Lake City International Airport to West Valley City (via Downtown Salt Lake City). (Full article...)

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Old Spring City school house

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May 1, 1900 - The Scofield Mine disaster kills more than 200 coal miners near Scofield, Utah.
May 6, 1922 - Utah's first radio station, KZN, begins broadcasting.
May 10, 1869 - The First Transcontinental Railroad, is completed at Promontory Summit, Utah with the golden spike.

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Official portrait, 2019

Benjamin Michael McAdams (born December 5, 1974) is an American politician and attorney who served as the U.S. representative from Utah's 4th congressional district from 2019 to 2021. McAdams is currently running in the 2026 House elections for the Democratic nomination in Utah's 1st congressional district.

From 2013 to 2019, he served as mayor of Salt Lake County, and from 2009 to 2012, he was the Utah state senator from the 2nd district, which includes Salt Lake City, South Salt Lake, and a portion of West Valley. McAdams was elected to Congress in 2018, narrowly defeating two-term Republican incumbent Mia Love. In 2020, McAdams ran for reelection, but he lost to Republican challenger Burgess Owens. He is the most recent Democrat to represent Utah in Congress, and during his tenure, was the only Democratic member of Utah's congressional delegation. (Full article...)

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Former FLDS temple in the YFZ Ranch in Texas

The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (abbreviated to FLDS Church or FLDS) is a Mormon fundamentalist group whose members practice polygamy. It is variously defined as a cult, a sect or a new religious movement. Warren Jeffs has been the church's president since 2002.

The FLDS has a large concentration of members in the twin towns of Colorado City, Arizona and Hildale, Utah, where the church was formerly headquartered, in addition to various other populations across the Western United States, Mexico and Canada. The FLDS also previously owned a 1,700-acre complex near Eldorado, Texas known as the YFZ Ranch, which was the site of a high-profile law enforcement raid in 2008 that brought the church to mainstream public attention. (Full article...)

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David M. Kennedy's signature, as used on American currency

...that David M. Kennedy (signature pictured), from Randolph, Utah, was the Secretary of the Treasury from 1969 until 1971?
...that green Jell-O was made the official snack of Utah by an act of the Utah State Legislature in 2001?
...that the Kennecott Smokestack is the tallest free-standing structure west of the Mississippi River and the fourth tallest smokestack in the world?

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Tower of Babel in Arches National Park

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Image 1American Fork Canyon (from Utah)
Image 2Zion National Park (from History of Utah)
Image 3Utah county boundaries (from Utah)
Image 4The 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)

Map of counties in Utah by racial plurality, per the 2020 US Census

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Image 6The Scott Matheson Courthouse is the seat of the Utah Supreme Court. (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 8Pando, considered one of the heaviest and oldest organisms on Earth. (from Utah)
Image 9First Presbyterian Church in Salt Lake City (from 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 11Arches National Park (from Utah)
Image 12FrontRunner commuter rail runs between Ogden and Provo via Salt Lake City (from Utah)
Image 13Sri Sri Radha Krishna (Hindu) Temple (from Utah)
Image 14Map showing Utah in 1838 when it was part of Mexico. From Britannica 7th edition. (from History of Utah)
Image 15Navajo homeland in Monument Valley (from History of Utah)
Image 16Snow in Rose Park, Salt Lake City (from Utah)
Image 17Utah State Route 12 through Red Canyon in Dixie National Forest (from Utah)
Image 18"Welcome to Utah" sign (from Utah)
Image 19Downtown Salt Lake City in the early 20th century. (from History of Utah)
Image 20The LDS Salt Lake Temple, the primary attraction in the city's Temple Square (from Utah)
Image 21Joshua trees, yuccas, and cholla cactus occupy the far southwest corner of the state in the Mojave Desert (from Utah)
Image 22Hovenweep Castle, San Juan River basin (from History of Utah)
Image 23The Golden Spike where the First transcontinental railroad was completed in the U.S. on May 10, 1869, in Promontory, Utah (from Utah)
Image 24Robbie Russell playing for Real Salt Lake (from Utah)
Image 25The Huntsman Cancer Institute on the campus of the University of Utah (U of U) in Salt Lake City (from Utah)
Image 26Deseret Village recreates Utah pioneer life for tourists. (from Utah)
Image 27Salt Lake International Airport is the largest airport in Utah (from Utah)
Image 28Western black widow spider (from Utah)
Image 29Farms and ranches (from Utah)
Image 30The California gull is the Utah state bird. (from Utah)
Image 31Brigham Young led the first Mormon pioneers to the Great Salt Lake. (from Utah)
Image 32Children reading in Santa Clara, Utah, in 1940 (from Utah)
Image 33Fremont petroglyph, Dinosaur National Monument (from History of Utah)
Image 34One out of every 14 flash memory chips in the world is produced in Lehi, Utah. (from Utah)
Image 35Jake Garn (top-right), former Senator of Utah (1974–1993), and astronaut on Space Shuttle flight STS-51-D (from Utah)
Image 36Utah population density map (from Utah)
Image 37Map showing Utah in 1838 when it was part of Mexico, Britannica 7th edition (from Utah)
Image 38Deer Creek Reservoir (from Utah)
Image 39Pariette Wetlands (from Utah)
Image 40Kolob Canyons at Zion National Park (from Utah)
Image 41Location 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 42Little Cottonwood Canyon (from Utah)
Image 43Bryce Canyon National Park Amphitheater (winter view) (from Utah)
Image 44Bonneville Salt Flats (from History of Utah)
Image 45TRAX light rail serves Salt Lake County (from Utah)
Image 46Köppen climate types of Utah, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Utah)
Image 47The Eyring Science Center on the campus of Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah (from Utah)
Image 48A sketch of Salt Lake City in 1860 (from Utah)
Image 49Zion National Park in southern Utah is one of five national parks in the state. (from Utah)
Image 50Mining 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 51The Utah State Capitol, Salt Lake City (from Utah)
Image 52Largest alone or in any combination ethnic origin by county in Utah, per the 2020 census (from Utah)
Image 53The Rocky Mountain elk is the Utah state mammal. (from Utah)
Image 54The Utah Jazz playing against the Houston Rockets (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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