Overview of and topical guide to Utah
The location of the state of Utah in the United States of America
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Utah:
Utah – state in the Western United States. It became the 45th state admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896. Utah is the 13th-largest , the 34th-most populous , and the 10th-least-densely populated of the 50 United States . Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,817,222[ 1] people live along the Wasatch Front , centering on Salt Lake City , leaving vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited and making the population the sixth most urbanized in the U.S.[ 2] Utah is the most religiously homogeneous state in the Union. Approximately 63% of Utahns are reported to be members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or LDS (Mormons ), which greatly influences Utah culture and daily life. The world headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is located in Utah's state capital .
An enlargeable map of the state of Utah
Geography of Utah
Environment of Utah [ edit ]
Natural geographic features of Utah [ edit ]
Administrative divisions of Utah [ edit ]
An enlargeable map of the 29 counties of the state of Utah
Demographics of Utah
Government and politics of Utah [ edit ]
Politics of Utah
Branches of the government of Utah [ edit ]
Government of Utah
Executive branch of the government of Utah [ edit ]
Legislative branch of the government of Utah [ edit ]
Judicial branch of the government of Utah [ edit ]
Courts of Utah
Law and order in Utah [ edit ]
Law of Utah
History of Utah
History of Utah, by period[ edit ]
Indigenous peoples
Domínguez–Escalante expedition , 1776
Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819
Mexican War of Independence , September 16, 1810 – August 24, 1821
Mexican–American War , April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
Mormon settlement , 1847–1861
Unorganized territory of the United States, 1848–1850
Territory of Utah , 1850–1896
Compromise of 1850
Walker War , 1853–1854
Tintic War , 1856
Mountain Meadows Massacre , 1857
Jefferson Territory (extralegal), 1859–1861
Pony Express , 1860–1861
American Civil War , April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
First Transcontinental Telegraph completed 1861
Morrisite War , 1862
Black Hawk War , 1865–1872
History of women's suffrage in Utah
First transcontinental railroad completed on May 10, 1869
Powell Geographic Expedition of 1869
State of Utah becomes 45th State admitted to the United States of America on January 4, 1896
Culture of Utah
Sports in Utah
Economy and infrastructure of Utah [ edit ]
Economy of Utah
Education in Utah
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^ "Introduction" . QGET Databook . Archived from the original on November 4, 2014. Retrieved August 27, 2009 .
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^ "U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts Utah" . Archived from the original on 2015-11-04.
Wikimedia Atlas of Utah