The Capital City of Utah state is Salt Lake City. Utah state attained its statehood in 1896. Utah state flag was adopted in 1913.
Interesting Facts About Utah
- Utah State Nickname is Beehive State.
- Utah state is located between 40.777N, 111.929W of the U.S.
- Utah state is bordered by Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Wyoming.
- Utah state’s economy depends upon Agriculture: Cattle, dairy products, hay, turkeys; Industry: Machinery, aerospace, mining, food processing, electric equipment, tourism.
- There are a number of places in Utah state to be visited like, National Parks such as Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, and Zion.
- National Monuments such as Dinosaur, Natural Bridges, Rainbow Bridge, and Monument Valley are seen in Salt Lake City.
- Rainbow Bridge, Nature’s abstract sculpture carved of solid sandstone, is the world’s largest natural-rock span, standing at 278 feet wide and 309 feet high.
- Utah State is well known for its computer software companies such as Novell and Word Perfect.
- The Great Salt Lake covers 2,100 square miles, with an average depth of 13 feet, with 75 miles width, and covering more than a million acres.
- In 2012, Utah had the fourth-highest bankruptcy filing in the United States, with 5.99 petitions for every 1,000 people. The average nationwide per capita filing rate was 3.97 petitions for every 1,000 people.
- The state of Utah could fit inside California two times with a little leftover. Only half of Utah could fit in Virginia.
- Utah is the only state whose capital is three words long. At one point it was even longer: Salt Lake City was originally named “Great Salt Lake City” for its proximity to the Great Salt Lake, but they decided to drop the “Great” in 1868.
- According to a recent study conducted by WalletHub, Utah is home to the most charitable people in the country. Utah ranked first in volunteer rates among residents, first in percentage of donated income, and first in median contribution to charity.
- Two dates appear on Utah’s state seal: 1847, the date Mormon settlers arrived in Utah, and 1896, the year Utah became the 45th state. Also on the seal are sego lilies, which stand for peace and are the state flower.
- Utah is home to 25 colleges and universities. Two universities, Brigham Young University and the University of Utah are traditional rivals in several athletic fields. Their annual college game is nicknamed the “Holy War,” mainly because the LDS church owns BYU, while the U is a secular university.