Facts and Information for Utah

Map of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Refuges in Utah

Reference: www.fws.gov/refuges/refugeLocatorMaps/Utah.html

Official Utah State Website	utah dot gov Official Web Site for the State of Utah
State Capital	Salt Lake City
Origin of State Name	The indigenous people of the Salt Lake Valley and northeast Utah, were the Ute Indians. Tradition and some history books claim that 'Utah' comes from the name of this tribe. The Ute word, “Utas,” means a group of the Ute people.
Joined the Union	Utah became the 45th state on January 4, 1896
State Bird	California Seagull
State Emblem	Beehive
State Fish	Bonneville Cutthroat Trout
State Animal	Rocky Mountain Elk
State Insect	Honey Bee
State Tree	Blue Spruce
State Flower	Sego Lily
State Fruit	Cherry
State Vegetable	Spanish Sweet Onion
State Historic Vegetable	Sugar Beet
State Grass	Indian Rice Grass
State Mineral	Copper
State Rock	Coal
State Gem	Topaz
State Folk Dance	Square Dance
State Fossil	Allosaurus
State Song	"Utah, This Is The Place" by Sam and Gary Francis
State Hymn	"Utah We Love Thee" by Evan Stephens
State Motto	"Industry"
State Cooking Pot	Dutch Oven
State Star	Dubhe
Time Zone Location	MST - Mountain Standard (GMT - 7 hours)
Population projected estimate for year 2010 based on U.S. Census 2000 results.
Male	1,300,382
Female	1,294,631
Total	2,595,013
Crime Information	Crime Statistics for 1997 - 2006
Median Household Income (latest figures available)	$50,614
Unemployment Rate	2.8
10 Largest Cities by Population	Salt Lake City Provo West Valley City West Jordan Orem Sandy Ogden St. George Layton Taylorsville
Cities and Towns	Utah Cities & Towns
Counties	Utah Counties
Major Universities	Major Utah Universities
Major Rivers	Major Utah Rivers
Major Lakes	Major Utah Lakes
Total Land Area	82,143.65 Square Miles
Total Water Area	2,755.18 Square Miles
Total of Both Land And Water Area	84,898.83 Square Miles
General Coastline	None
Lowest Elevation	Beaver Dam Wash; 2,000 feet
Highest Elevation	Kings Peak; 13, 528 feet

REFERENCES
• utah dot gov
  Official Web Site for the State of Utah, 2/16/2008, http://www.utah.gov/
• NWRS - Refuge Locator Map, 2/16/2008, http://www.fws.gov/refuges/refugeLocatorMaps/
• Interim Projections of the Male Population for the United States and States: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2030, 2/16/2008, http://www.census.gov/population/projections/SummaryTabA2.pdf
• Interim Projections of the Female Population for the United States and States: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2030, 2/16/2008, http://www.census.gov/population/projections/SummaryTabA3.pdf
• United States Crime Rates 1960 - 2006, 2/16/2008, http://www.disastercenter.com/crime/uscrime.htm
• Utah, http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Utah&oldid=194825382 (last visited Mar. 2, 2008).