Portal:Utah
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Utah is a western state of the United States, in the Rocky Mountain region. The name Utah is from the Southern Ute language and means "higher up." In addition to the Ute Tribe, the Paiute, Navajo, and Goshute nations also inhabit portions of the state.
Utah had a population of 2,389,039 in 2004, according to a Census Bureau estimate. About 85% of Utah's population resides in the valleys and on the western slope of the Wasatch Mountains in northern and central Utah. Residents are called Utahns. The state is generally rugged and arid, and has spectacular natural scenery. It is a popular summer and winter tourist destination. Salt Lake City, the ski resorts in the Wasatch Range, and the national parks of the south are the most popular destinations.
Utah's capital is Salt Lake City, a vibrant metropolitan city, but the small community of Fillmore, in Millard County, was designated as the original state capital when the state was admitted to the union in 1896. Salt Lake City hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics, which gave a significant boost to the state's tourist industry (especially the ski resorts).
Salt Lake City, Utah is also the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormon Church, Portal:Latter-day Saints), of which approximately 60% of Utah residents are members. The LDS Church has a strong cultural influence on the state and helped Utah to become one of just two states where gambling is illegal.
Park City is one of two major resort towns in Utah, the other being Moab. It is considered to be part of the Wasatch Back and a part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The city is 30 miles (48 km) east of downtown Salt Lake City and 15 miles (24km) from Salt Lake City's east edge of Sugarhouse along Interstate 80. The population was 7,371 at the 2000 census. Its estimated population in 2004 was 7,882. On average, the tourist population greatly outnumbers full-time residents.
After a population decline following the shutdown of the area's mining industry the city rebounded during the 1980s and 1990s in the tourism business. The city has three major ski resorts: Park City Mountain Resort, Deer Valley Resort, and The Canyons Resort. The Park City and Deer Valley ski resorts were the major locations for ski and snowboarding events at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Although they receive less snow and have a shorter ski season than do their counterparts in Salt Lake County, such as Snowbird resort, they are much easier to access.
Additionally the city is the main location of the United States's largest independent film festival, the Sundance Film Festival, home of the United States Ski Team, the largest collection of factory outlet stores in northern Utah, the Olympic bobsled course, a luge run, and golf courses.
Winter storm at Bryce Canyon
Photo credit: National Park Service
Fawn M. Brodie (September 15, 1915–January 10, 1981) was a biographer and professor of history at UCLA, best known for Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History, a work of psychobiography, and No Man Knows My History, the first important non-hagiographic biography of Joseph Smith, Jr., the founder of Mormonism. She also wrote biographies of Thaddeus Stevens, Sir Richard Burton and Richard Nixon.
Brodie was the second of five children of Thomas E. and Fawn Brimhall McKay. Born in Ogden, Utah, she grew up in Huntsville, about ten miles east. Both her parents descended from families influential in early Mormonism. Her maternal grandfather, George H. Brimhall, was president of Brigham Young University. Her father, Thomas Evans McKay, was a bishop, president of the LDS Swiss-Austrian mission, and an assistant to the Council of the Twelve. Brodie's paternal uncle was David O. McKay. An Apostle in the LDS church when Brodie was born, he later became the ninth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- ...that the surface at Rice-Eccles Stadium is FieldTurf?
- August 29, 2006 — The American Legion's 88th convention is being held in Salt Lake City this week. United States Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld and United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speak today, with President of the United States George W. Bush scheduled to speak on Thursday.
- August 1, 2006 — Some of the largest thunderstorms in years move through Salt Lake and Utah Counties, causing at least $13.2 million in damage in Provo alone. The Millcreek area is also hard-hit. The Provo Municipal Airport sees the most damage.[1]
- July 30, 2006 — A flash flood kills two children on U.S. Highway 6 between Price and Helper.[2]
- May 23, 2006, Mexican president Vicente Fox visits Salt Lake City today and tomorrow. [3]
- April 21, 2006, Sandy, Utah — South Towne Center will expand by 100,000 square feet and become Utah's first indoor/outdoor shopping center. [4]
- March 30, 2006, Ogden — Fresenius plans to add 270 jobs and 300,000 square feet of assembly and storage space to its Ogden, Utah plant within a year. Fresenius is the world's largest maker of dialysis equipment [5].
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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
- Liberal Party (Utah) (former)
Lists:
- List of U.S. states by date of statehood
- List of U.S. states by elevation
- List of areas in the National Park System of the United States
Pictures:
- Nickname: The Beehive State
- Capital and largest city: Salt Lake City
- Governor: Jon M. Huntsman, Jr. (R)
- Total area: 219,887 km2
- Population (2005 census): 2,547,389
- Date admitted to the Union: January 4, 1896
- Form of Government: Republican
- Senators: Orrin Hatch (R), Robert Bennett (R)
- Representatives: Rob Bishop (R), Jim Matheson (D), Chris Cannon (R)
State symbols:
- Animal: Rocky Mountain Elk
- Bird: California Seagull
- Fish: Bonneville Cutthroat Trout
- Flower: Sego Lily
- Grass: Indian ricegrass
- Insect: European Honey Bee
- Tree: Blue Spruce
- Fossil: Allosaurus
- Gemstone: Topaz
- Mineral: Copper
- Motto: Industry
- Rock: Coal
- Snackfood: green Jell-O
- Song: Utah, This is the Place
Subcategories of Utah category:
Stubs - Assocoations - Botanical gardens - Census-designated places - Cities - Companies - Counties - Culture - Education - Geography - Geography stubs - Government - History - Images - Landmarks - Law - Media - People - People stubs - Sports - Towns - Transportation - Counties - Law - Libraries - Maps
- Collaboration: Bear River Massacre
- To Improve to featured standard: Liberal Party (Utah) (needs footnotes) • Salt Lake City • Great Salt Lake (to-do list)
- To improve to good article standard: Arches National Park • Bear River Massacre • Capitol Reef National Park • Utah (needs sources) • Utah Lake (to-do list)
- To Expand: Buildings: Abravanel Hall (needs sources) • Salt Lake City and County Building • Utah Territorial Statehouse Cities: St. George (needs sources) Lakes: Lake Powell • Bear Lake (to-do list) Rivers: Muddy Creek • Ogden River Mountains and canyons: Little Cottonwood Canyon (peacock terms) * Thousand Lake Mountain Regions: Dixie History: History of Utah • People's Party (Utah) (needs sections) Misc: Cedar Breaks National Monument • Delicate Arch • List of television stations in Utah • Salt Lake City Tornado • Temple Square (needs sources) Also: Utah Counties
- To Destub: Buildings: Cathedral of the Madeleine • Holy Trinity Cathedral • Salt Lake Temple (needs sources) • Utah State Capitol Canyons: Big Cottonwood Canyon • Emigration Canyon • Parley's Canyon Mountains: Uinta Mountains • Boulder Mountain • Twin Peaks Lakes: Panguitch Lake • Sevier Lake • Strawberry Reservoir (see talk page) Rivers: Jordan River • Weber River Also: Hogle Zoo • Category:Utah stubs • Category:Utah people stubs • Category:Utah geography stubs
- To Deorphan: Chuck-A-Rama • Panguitch Lake • Tintic Standard Reduction Mill
- To Create: Canyons: Mill Creek Canyon • Butterfield Canyon • Yellow Fork Canyon History: Dominguez-Escalante Expedition (currently a redirect) • History of Utah (to 1847) • History of Utah (1847 to 1896) • History of Utah (1897 to 1947) • History of Utah (from 1948) • Days of '47 (currently a redirect) • History of mining in Utah Geography: Geography of Utah Towns: Fremont, Utah • Caineville, Utah • EskDale, Utah (currently a redirect) • Fruita, Utah • Grover, Utah • Teasdale, Utah • Trout Creek, Utah • Mercur, Utah (historically important town/ghost town) Lakes: Oowah Lake • Lake Uinta Rivers: Provo River (currently a redirect) • Sulphur Creek (Utah) Mountains: Brian Head Peak • Lone Peak • Raft River Mountains Misc: List of famous Utahns • Jones Hole National Fish Hatchery • Ouray National Fish Hatchery
- Wanted Pics/Graphics: Map of Downtown Salt Lake City • Photo of Sevier Lake • Photo and map of Jordan River • Photos of Utah Lake, see Talk:Utah Lake for more info; See also: Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Utah
