Portal:Utah

The Utah Portal Location of Utah The flag of Utah Utah (/ˈjuːtɑː/ YOO-tah, /ˈjuːtɔː/ YOO-taw; Navajo: Áshįįh Biiʼtó Hahoodzo) is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It borders Colorado to its east, Wyoming to its northeast, Idaho to its north, Arizona to its south, and Nevada to its west. Utah also touches a corner of New Mexico in the southeast. Of the fifty U.S. states, Utah is the 13th-largest by area; with a population over three million, it is the 30th-most-populous and 11th-least-densely populated. Urban development is mostly concentrated in two areas: the Wasatch Front in the north-central part of the state, which is home to roughly two-thirds of the population and includes the capital city, Salt Lake City; and Washington County in the southwest, with more than 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 groups such as the ancient Puebloans, Navajo, and Ute. The Spanish were the first Europeans to arrive in the mid-16th century, though the region's difficult geography and harsh climate made it a peripheral part of New Spain and later Mexico. Even while it was Mexican territory, many of Utah's earliest settlers were American, particularly Mormons fleeing marginalization and persecution from the United States via the Mormon Trail. Following the Mexican–American War in 1848, the region was annexed by the U.S., becoming part of the Utah Territory, which included what is now Colorado and Nevada. Disputes between the dominant Mormon community and the federal government delayed Utah's admission as a state; only after the outlawing of polygamy was it admitted in 1896 as the 45th. 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 Utahn culture, politics, and daily life, though since the 1990s the state has become more religiously diverse as well as secular. (Full article...) Recognized content - Entries here consist of Good and Featured articles, which meet a core set of high editorial standards. South Jordan City Hall, March 2006 South Jordan is a city in south central Salt Lake County, Utah, United States, 18 miles (29 km) south of Salt Lake City. Part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, the city lies in the Salt Lake Valley along the banks of the Jordan River between the 10,000-foot (3,000 m) Oquirrh Mountains and the 11,000-foot (3,400 m) Wasatch Mountains. The city has 3.5 miles (5.6 km) of the Jordan River Parkway that contains fishing ponds, trails, parks, and natural habitats. The Salt Lake County fair grounds and equestrian park, 67-acre (27 ha) Oquirrh Lake, and 37 public parks are located inside the city. As of 2020, there were 77,487 people in South Jordan. Founded in 1859 by Mormon settlers and historically an agrarian town, South Jordan has become a rapidly growing bedroom community of Salt Lake City. Kennecott Land, a land development company, has recently begun construction on the master-planned Daybreak Community for the entire western half of South Jordan, potentially doubling South Jordan's population. South Jordan was the first municipality in the world to have two temples of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Jordan River Utah Temple and Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple), it now shares that distinction with Provo, Utah. The city has two TRAX light rail stops, as well as one commuter rail stop on the FrontRunner. (Full article...) List of recognized articles Bryce Canyon National Park Zion National Park Mormon handcart pioneers Geology of the Bryce Canyon area Colorado River Geology of the Zion and Kolob canyons area Brigham Young University Great Salt Lake Interstate 70 in Utah Utah State Route 128 Thistle, Utah Interstate 80 Business (West Wendover, Nevada–Wendover, Utah) Jordan River (Utah) U.S. Route 491 Mitt Romney List of counties in Utah United States congressional delegations from Utah List of cities and towns in Utah List of 2002 Winter Olympics medal winners List of governors of Utah Flag of Provo, Utah Dugway sheep incident Dream Mine Ballpark station (UTA) Silver Reef, Utah Wendover Air Force Base Fawn M. Brodie Karl G. Maeser Jennie Anderson Froiseth Ralph Vary Chamberlin Topaz War Relocation Center Church Administration Building Four Corners Monument Selected image - 2002 Winter Olympics cauldron The cauldron used for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah was moved from the top of the Olympic stadium and now anchors the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Cauldron Park just south of Rice-Eccles Stadium. The flame is lit on special occasions, such as the opening weekend of the 2006 Winter Olympics. May selected anniversaries 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. More anniversaries... Selected biography - Official portrait, 2005 Robert Foster Bennett (September 18, 1933 – May 4, 2016) was an American politician and businessman who served as a United States Senator from Utah from 1993 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party, Bennett held chairmanships and senior positions on various key Senate committees, including the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee; Appropriations Committee; Rules and Administration Committee; Energy and Natural Resources Committee; and Joint Economic Committee. Bennett was a popular and reliably conservative senator for most of his tenure, earning high ratings from conservative activist groups such as the NRA Political Victory Fund, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the American Conservative Union. However, in 2010, Bennett became one of the most prominent targets of the Tea Party Movement, which criticized his support of the Bush Administration's bank bailout and argued that Bennett was insufficiently conservative. Despite an enthusiastic endorsement from Mitt Romney, Bennett was denied a place on the primary ballot by the 2010 Utah State Republican Convention, placing third behind two Tea-Party-backed candidates. (Full article...) List of selected biographies Karl Malone Butch Cassidy Brigham Young Kim Peek Loretta Young J. Willard Marriott Fawn M. Brodie Jake Garn John Stockton Orson Scott Card Steve Young Brandon Flowers Thomas L. Kane David Zabriskie Donny Osmond Karl Rove James Duane Doty John Browning Mike Leavitt Ben McAdams B. H. Roberts Rocky Anderson Delila (Richards) Abbott George Sutherland Alfred W. McCune Franklin S. Harris Thomas Fitch (politician) Herb Wilkinson Selected article - Lagoon is a family owned amusement park in Farmington, Utah, located about 18 miles north of Salt Lake City. Lagoon is divided into five main areas: The Midway, containing the majority of the rides; Pioneer Village, which has several exhibits displaying pioneer buildings and artifacts; Lagoon-A-Beach, a water park; Kiddie Land, an area with several rides for small children; and X-Venture Zone, featuring more extreme rides that are upcharged. Lagoon also offers an RV park, a campground, and a walking trail outside the park that stays open all year. Every autumn, the park offers Halloween-themed shows and attractions, collectively known as Frightmares. Lagoon has eleven roller coasters, six of which are unique: Colossus the Fire Dragon, one of two remaining Schwarzkopf Double Looping coaster still in operation in the United States; Roller Coaster, one of the oldest coasters in the world, operating since 1921; Wicked, designed by Lagoon's engineering department and Werner Stengel in cooperation with ride manufacturer Zierer; BomBora, a family coaster designed in-house; Cannibal, built in-house with one of the world's steepest drops; and Primordial, an interactive dark ride coaster/3-D shooter game attraction inside an artificial mountain. (Full article...) List of selected articles Geology of the Capitol Reef area Salt Lake City University of Utah SkyWest Airlines 2002 Winter Olympics Liberal Party (Utah) Ute people Lake Powell Park City, Utah Utah War Green River (Colorado River tributary) Utah Jazz Arches National Park Utah Utes football Ancestral Puebloans Grand Canyon Rivalry Pair-house Blue Castle Project Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Same-sex marriage in Utah Utah in the American Civil War 2016 United States presidential election in Utah Historical buildings and structures of Zion National Park Did you know - Upheaval dome in Canyonlands National Park ...that until 1995 Upheaval Dome (pictured) in Canyonlands National Park was thought to be a salt dome? ...that Merlin Olsen (born in Logan, Utah) is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and also starred in his own television series, Father Murphy? ...that the chemistry building at the University of Utah is named for Henry Eyring, developer of the Eyring equation? Selected panorama - Landscape Arch Landscape Arch in Arches National Park Topics Categories Category puzzle Select [►] to view subcategories Utah Utah-related lists Communications in Utah Utah culture Demographics of Utah Economy of Utah Education in Utah Environment of Utah Geography of Utah Government of Utah Health in Utah History of Utah Images of Utah Utah law Military in Utah Native American tribes in Utah People from Utah Politics of Utah Science and technology in Utah Utah society Sports in Utah Tourist attractions in Utah Transportation in Utah Works about Utah Utah stubs General images The following are images from various Utah-related articles on Wikipedia. Snow in Rose Park, Salt Lake City (from Utah) The Golden Spike where the First transcontinental railroad was completed in the U.S. on May 10, 1869, in Promontory, Utah (from Utah) The California gull is the Utah state bird. (from Utah) One out of every 14 flash memory chips in the world is produced in Lehi, Utah. (from Utah) Ethnic origins in Utah as of 2021 (from Utah) Map showing Utah in 1838 when it was part of Mexico, Britannica 7th edition (from Utah) Brigham Young led the first Mormon pioneers to the Great Salt Lake. (from Utah) Utah county boundaries (from Utah) Bryce Canyon National Park Amphitheater (winter view) (from Utah) The Scott Matheson Courthouse is the seat of the Utah Supreme Court. (from Utah) Sri Sri Radha Krishna (Hindu) Temple (from Utah) The Eyring Science Center on the campus of Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah (from Utah) The LDS Salt Lake Temple, the primary attraction in the city's Temple Square (from Utah) Pando, considered one of the heaviest and oldest organisms on Earth. (from Utah) Robbie Russell playing for Real Salt Lake (from Utah) Arches National Park (from Utah) Köppen climate types of Utah, using 1991–2020 climate normals. (from Utah) The Utah State Capitol, Salt Lake City (from Utah) The Utah Jazz playing against the Houston Rockets (from Utah) Jake Garn (top-right), former Senator of Utah (1974–1993), and astronaut on Space Shuttle flight STS-51-D (from Utah) "Welcome to Utah" sign (from Utah) Navajo homeland in Monument Valley (from History of Utah) Mining 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) The 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) Utah State Route 12 through Red Canyon in Dixie National Forest (from Utah) American Fork Canyon (from Utah) A sketch of Salt Lake City in 1860 (from Utah) Zion National Park (from History of Utah) Map showing Utah in 1838 when it was part of Mexico. From Britannica 7th edition. (from History of Utah) Little Cottonwood Canyon (from Utah) Kolob Canyons at Zion National Park (from Utah) TRAX light rail serves Salt Lake County (from Utah) Fremont petroglyph, Dinosaur National Monument (from History of Utah) Deer Creek Reservoir (from Utah) Map of counties in Utah by racial plurality, per the 2020 US Census Legend Non-Hispanic White   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90%+ Native American   50–60% (from Utah) Salt Lake International Airport is the largest airport in Utah (from Utah) Utah population density map (from Utah) The 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) Farms and ranches (from Utah) Children reading in Santa Clara, Utah, in 1940 (from Utah) Zion National Park in southern Utah is one of five national parks in the state. (from Utah) The 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) Joshua trees, yuccas, and cholla cactus occupy the far southwest corner of the state in the Mojave Desert (from Utah) The Rocky Mountain elk is the Utah state mammal. (from Utah) Downtown Salt Lake City in the early 20th century. (from History of Utah) FrontRunner commuter rail runs between Ogden and Provo via Salt Lake City (from Utah) The Huntsman Cancer Institute on the campus of the University of Utah (U of U) in Salt Lake City (from Utah) First Presbyterian Church in Salt Lake City (from Utah) Deseret Village recreates Utah pioneer life for tourists. (from Utah) Location where the Mormons entered the Salt Lake Valley in 1847, now the This is the Place Monument and Deseret Village (from History of Utah) Hovenweep Castle, San Juan River basin (from History of Utah) Pariette Wetlands (from Utah) Western black widow spider (from Utah) Bonneville Salt Flats (from History of Utah) State facts 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 State symbols: 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" Featured content Articles: Bryce Canyon National Park Geology of the Bryce Canyon area Zion National Park Geology of the Zion and Kolob canyons area Geology of the Capitol Reef area Mormon handcart pioneers Interstate 70 in Utah Lists: 2002 Winter Olympics medal table List of U.S. states by date of admission to the Union List of U.S. states and territories by elevation List of areas in the United States National Park System List of Brigham Young University alumni Pictures: Related portals    United States    Alaska   •       Arizona   •       California    (San Francisco Bay Area)   •       Florida   •       Illinois    (   Chicago)   •       Indiana   •       Kansas   •       Maryland   •       Michigan   •       Mississippi   •       New Jersey   •   New   York (   New York City)   •       North Dakota   •       Ohio    •       Oklahoma   •       Oregon   •       Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)   •       Puerto Rico   •       Texas   •       Utah   •       Virginia   •       Washington Lists Utah-related lists Education Colleges and universities High schools School districts Geography Bouldering sites Historic places Rivers State parks Government Counties Governors State Legislatures Municipalities Media Newspapers Radio stations Salt Lake City media Television stations People People executed People Transportation Airports Railroads State highways Related WikiProjects Utah Utah State Highways United States New articles This list was generated from these rules. 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Featured list candidates : * No results were found. Featured sound candidates : * Project Content template contains the following errors: No content type parameters found Unable to generate results. See documentation for help Good article nominations : * Marie Osmond Geographical coordinates : Utah articles missing geocoordinate data Infobox : Utah articles needing infoboxes Map : Requested maps in Utah Photo : Requested photographs in Utah Stubs : Stub-Class Utah articles, Category:Utah stubs, Category:Utah people stubs, Category:Utah geography stubs Archaeological sites Alkali Ridge Buckhorn Draw Pictograph Panel Danger Cave Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument Rochester Rock Art Panel Buildings Bountiful Tabernacle Bryce Canyon Lodge Fruita Schoolhouse Goulding's Trading Post Holy Trinity Cathedral Ogden High School Quarry Visitor Center Richfield Carnegie Library Reed O. Smoot House Springville Museum of Art United States Forest Service Building (Ogden, Utah) Utah Governor's Mansion Wasatch Stake Tabernacle Brigham Young Complex Canyons Big Cottonwood Canyon Desolation Canyon Emigration Canyon Parley's Canyon Mountains Boulder Mountain Lakes Panguitch Lake Scofield Reservoir Sevier Lake Strawberry Reservoir (see talk page) Rivers Weber River Also Hogle Zoo Northern Utah Unreferenced : Unreferenced Utah articles Other : Collaboration Bear River Massacre Improve to featured standard Liberal Party (Utah) (needs footnotes) Salt Lake City Great Salt Lake (to-do list) Improve to good article standard Arches National Park Bear River Massacre Capitol Reef National Park University of Utah Utah (needs sources) Utah Lake to-do list Utah State University Jon M. 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