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Capital City: Salt Lake City
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Location: 40.777N, 111.929W
Capital Tour: Capitol Tour 50states School Directory: Find your school! Admission to Statehood: January 4, 1896 Ancestry and Genealogy: Utah State Database Area: 84904 sq.mi., 13th Land 82168 sq.mi., 12th Water 2736 sq.mi., 16thArea Codes: 435 - 801 Biographies: Famous Utahns Bird: The Common American Gull 50states List Border States: Regional List Arizona Colorado Idaho Nevada New Mexico Wyoming Cam World: Live Web Cams City Guides: Utah City Guides Classified Ads: Shop50states Classifieds Climate: Utah Colleges, Universities: Utah Colleges , Utah Business Schools , Utah Art Schools Community and Technical Colleges: Utah Community Colleges Community Pages: 50states List Constitution: 45th State County Profile: County Map 29 CountiesCourts: Judicial System Current Events: Utah News Headlines Department of: Education Certification Driving: DPS Economy: Agriculture: Cattle, dairy products, hay, turkeys.Industry: Machinery, aerospace, mining, food processing, electric equipment, tourism.Editorial Cartoons: Cartoonists Index Fast Facts: 50states List Flag: On a blue field, appears the state seal. In the center of the seal is a beehive, the state emblem, with a sego lily growing on either side. The sego lily stands for peace. The state motto "Industry" means steady effort. A national flag shows that Utah supports the United States. The eagle stands for protection in peace and war. The date 1847 represents the year that Brigham Young led a group of people to the Salt Lake Valley to reestablish in Utah, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints, also know as The Mormons. The date 1896 represents the year that Utah gained admission to the Union of the United States. Get this Flag Flower: Sego lily Calochortus nuttalliGenealogical Resources: Cyndi's List Historical Societies Geographic Center: Sanpete, 3 miles north of MantiGovernor: Office of Governor Highest Point: Kings Peak ; 13,528 feet, 7thHighway Markers: Utah Resource Manual History: Historical Internet Service Providers: Utah Largest Cities: Salt Lake City West Valley City Provo Sandy Orem Ogden West Jordan Layton Taylorsville St. George Library: Utah Utah Libraries License Plates: Utah Local Resources: Utah Courts Utah Fire Departments Utah Counseling Services Utah Police Departments Utah Government Offices Lowest Point: Beaverdam Creek; 2000 feet, 47thMaps: Rand McNally DMOZ Blank Outline Map 50states List Media: Radio TV Motto: IndustryMuseums: The Virtual Library National Forest: Utah Newspapers: Utah Nickname: The Beehive State Nursing Schools: Utah Origin of state's name: Taken from the name of the Ute Indians, whose name means "people of the mountains"Pen Pals: Penpalworld.com Permanent Residents: Find A Grave Population: Quick facts 2,233,169 ; 34th, 12/00Public Records: Utah Real Estate: Utah Real Estate Representatives: Road Side America: Utah School Directory: Utah Schools Public Schools Private Schools Soil: Utah - Mivida Song: Utah, We Love Thee 50states List Sheet Music words and music by: Evan StephensSports: Utah Teams State Quarters: Utah State Parks: Utah Symbols: Utah Symbols Topography: Image High Colorado plateau cut by brilliantly colored canyons in the southeast; broad, flat, desert like Great Basin of the west; the Great Salt Lake anad Bonneville Salt Flats in the northwest; Middle Rockies in the northeast running east-west; valleys and plateaus of the Wasatch Front. Travel: Utah Travel Tree: Blue Spruce Picea pungens Unclaimed Funds: Utah Vacation Rentals: Utah Vacation Rentals Veteran Affairs: Utah VA Military Links Vital Records: Utah Vital Records Weather: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City International Airport White Pages: Utah White Pages Yellow Pages: Utah Yellow Pages Zip Codes: Utah Zip Codes