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Utah

Capital	Salt Lake City
Population	2,233,169 Source: U.S. Census Bureau GCT-PH1-R. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density (geographies ranked by total population): 2000 Data Set: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data
Governor	Jon Huntsman, Jr. (R, to January 2009)
Entered the Union	January 4, 1896 as the 45th state
Motto	Industry
Nickname	Beehive state
Flower	Sego lily
Bird	California gull
Song	Utah, We Love Thee
Professional Sports Teams (sports listing policy)	Utah Jazz (Basketball), Real Salt Lake (Soccer)
Origin of Name	From the ute tribe, meaning people of the mountains
Major Industries	Agriculture, Mining, Tourism
Historical Sites	Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City
Points of Interest	National Parks such as Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, capital Reef, and Zion ; National Monuments such as Dinosaur, Natural Bridges, and Rainbow Bridge; and Monument Valley
Bordering States	Utah borders Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming and Colorado.
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Follow these links to read articles about Utah from Encyclopedias and Almanacs:

• Encarta Concise Encyclopedia
• Columbia Encyclopedia
• Information Please Almanac

• Utah.gov: the Official Website of the State of Utah
  http://www.utah.gov/main/index
  This is the official website for the State of Utah.
• Utah State Library Division Agency
  http://library.utah.gov/
  Here is the homepage for the Utah State Library Agency.
• Utah State Historical Society/Division of State History
  http://history.utah.gov/
  Here is the homepage for the Utah State Historical Society.
• The Utah Museum of Natural History at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City
  http://www.umnh.utah.edu/
  Here is the homepage for the Utah State Museum of Natural History.
• Utah Division of State Archives
  http://www.archives.state.ut.us/
  Here is the homepage for the Utah State Archives.
• Utah State Parks and Recreation
  http://www.stateparks.utah.gov/
  Here is the homepage for Utah State Parks.
• Utah.com: the Official Travel Site of the State of Utah
  http://www.utah.com/
  Here is the official state travel website for Utah.
• Utah Kids
  http://www.utah.gov/textonly/learning/kidspage.html
  Here is a state site with facts about Utah just for kids.

• 50states.com: Utah
  http://www.50states.com/utah.htm
  The site provides a wealth of information about Utah. It includes everything from the highest point to county profile to climate.
• Things To Do in Utah
  http://www.thingstodo.com/states/UT/index.htm
  ThingsToDo.com is an online guide to information about Utah's entertainment, recreation, and travel, and includes the state's interesting facts, famous people, and special events.
• Roadside America: Utah Attractions
  http://www.roadsideamerica.com/map/ut.html
  Roadside America describes itself as an online guide to offbeat attractions. This site offers reviews of "weird sites along the highway" in Utah.
• Morman Tabernacle Choir
  http://www.mormontabernaclechoir.org/
  Check out this site for choir facts, concerts and events, ticket purchases, auditions, and other information about the world-famous choir.
• Utah Conservation Data Center
  http://dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov/ucdc/
  Learn about Utah's different animal species at this site, developed by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.
• Ogden Union Station
  http://www.theunionstation.org
  Once the hub of transcontinental rail traffic for over fifty years, this station now houses a variety of fascinating museums and galleries, including the Utah State Railroad Museum, the Union Station Natural History Museum, the Browning Firearms Museum, the Wattis-Dumke Model Railroad Museum, the Browning-Kimball Car Museum and two art galleries - the Gallery at the Station and the Myra Powell Gallery.
• FedStats: MapStat: United States: Utah
  http://www.fedstats.gov/qf/states/49000.html
  Fast access to statistics from more than 100 federal agencies on "economic and population trends, crime, education, health care, aviation safety, energy use, farm production and more" in Utah.

• Salt Lake City, Utah was the site of the 2002 Winter Olympics.
• Utah was acquired by the United States in 1848 in the treaty ending the Mexic War..
• Mormons, fleeing religious prosecution in the east, settled in Utah and started building Salt Lake City in 1847.
• Utah has 11,000 miles of fishing streams and 147,000 acres of lakes and reservoirs.
• Utah has a thriving computer industry, and is home to large, well known computer software companies such as Novell and Word Perfect.

• Rosanne, actress of Rosanne fame.
• Donny and Marie Osmond, singers and actors.
• J. Willard Marriott, founder of the Marriott restaurant and hotel chain.
• Merlin Olsen, former Los Angles Rams football player and commentator for NBC sports.
• Reed Smoot, first Morman elected to U.S. Senate.