The Facts

• State Capitol

  Salt Lake City

• Statehood Day

  January 4, 1896 (45th state)

• Population

  3.44 million

• Median household Income

  $79,133

• Nickname

  Beehive State

• Agricultural Products

  Food Products, Cattle, Corn, Hay, Wheat, Barley

• Commercial Products

  Tourism, Computer Software, Transportation, Medical, Steel, Copper

• Official Language

  English

Name Origin

• Theory 1

  The name "Utah" originates from the Native American "Ute" tribe which means people of the mountains.

• Theory 2

  From the Apache word "yuttahih" meaning "one/those that is/are higher up".

Spatial Facts

Area Size: Utah is 84,900 square miles and ranked the 11th largest state (in terms of square miles) in the U.S.

Length: 350 miles

Width: 270 miles

Highest and Lowest Points: Kings Peak reaches an unbelievable 13,528 ft in the Uinta Mountains while the Beaver Dam Wash holds strong at a modest 2,350 ft. Kings Peak is located in Duchesne County in the Northeast part of the state, and Beaver Dam Wash is near St. George in Washington County in the state's southwest quadrant.

Utah's peaks, on average, are the tallest in the country. That is, if you average the elevations of the tallest peaks in each of Utah's counties and compare that number with the average elevations of the tallest peaks in each county of every other state, you will find that Utah's peaks will be an average of 11,222 feet taller. Now that's tall!

Links to Utah's Government Officials

Utah State Officials

• Governor Spencer J. Cox
• Lieutenant Governor Deidre M. Henderson

Related Agencies

• Utah Department of Cultural & Community Engagement
  300 South Rio Grande Street
  Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
  Phone: (801) 245-7202
• Governor's Office
  350 State Capitol Building, Suite E220
  Salt Lake City, UT, 84114
  Phone: (801) 538-1000
• View Complete State Agency List

Resources

• Utah's Online Library
• Virtual Capitol Tour
• Utah Travel & Tourism
• Utah Residents
• Moving to Utah
• More Online Services

Related Topics

• Citizen and Community Links
• Libraries
• Utah Arts & Leisure