Outline of Utah - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Utah:

General reference

Names
- Common name: Utah
  Utah
  Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...

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- Official name: State of Utah
- Abbreviations and name codes
  - Postal symbol: UT
  - ISO 3166-2 code: US-UT
  - Internet
    Internet
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    second-level domain
    Second-level domain
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    : .ut.us
- Nicknames
  - Beehive State
  - Mormon
    Mormon
    The term Mormon most commonly denotes an adherent, practitioner, follower, or constituent of Mormonism, which is the largest branch of the Latter Day Saint movement in restorationist Christianity...
    
    State
  - Friendly State (in disuse) (formerly used on license plates
    Vehicle registration plates of Utah
    The U.S. state of Utah first required its residents to register their motor vehicles and display license plates in 1915. A gallery of license plates from 1915 to 1974 can be found .- Passenger baseplates 1985 to present :- 2008 to present :...
    
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  - Greatest Snow on Earth (formerly used on all license plates; now an alternate slogan on license plates alongside the state's current tourism slogan, "Life Elevated")
Adjectival: Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
Demonyms
- Utahn
- Utahan

Geography of Utah

Main article: Geography of Utah

Utah is: a U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

, a federal state of the United States of America
Location
- Northern hemisphere
  Northern Hemisphere
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- Western hemisphere
  Western Hemisphere
  The Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions...
  - Americas
    Americas
    The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
    - North America
      North America
      North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
      - Anglo America
      - Northern America
        Northern America
        Northern America is the northernmost region of the Americas, and is part of the North American continent. It lies directly north of the region of Middle America; the land border between the two regions coincides with the border between the United States and Mexico...
        
        United States of America
        
        Contiguous United States
        Contiguous United States
        The contiguous United States are the 48 U.S. states on the continent of North America that are south of Canada and north of Mexico, plus the District of Columbia....
        
        Western United States
        Western United States
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        Mountain West United States
        
        Southwestern United States
        Southwestern United States
        The Southwestern United States is a region defined in different ways by different sources. Broad definitions include nearly a quarter of the United States, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas and Utah...
Population of Utah: 2,763,885 (2010 U.S. Census)
Area of Utah:
Atlas of Utah

Places in Utah

Historic places in Utah
- Abandoned communities in Utah
  - Ghost towns in Utah
- National Historic Landmarks in Utah
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Utah
  - Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Utah
National Natural Landmarks in Utah
National parks in Utah
State parks in Utah

Environment of Utah

Climate of Utah
Superfund sites in Utah
Wildlife of Utah
- Fauna of Utah
  - Birds of Utah

Natural geographic features of Utah

Administrative divisions of Utah

The 29 counties of the state of Utah
- Municipalities in Utah
  - Cities in Utah
    - State capital of Utah: Salt Lake City
      Salt Lake City, Utah
      Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
    - Largest city of Utah: Salt Lake City
      Salt Lake City, Utah
      Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
    - City nicknames in Utah

Government and politics of Utah

Main article: Government of Utah
Government of Utah
The government of Utah is republican, with "the powers of government being divided into three distinct departments, the legislative, the executive, and the judicial" each department having specific functions and responsibilities under the Utah Constitution....

and Politics of Utah

Form of government
Form of government
A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...

: U.S. state government
State governments of the United States
State governments in the United States are those republics formed by citizens in the jurisdiction thereof as provided by the United States Constitution; with the original 13 States forming the first Articles of Confederation, and later the aforementioned Constitution. Within the U.S...
United States congressional delegations from Utah
United States Congressional Delegations from Utah
Since Utah became a U.S. state in 1896, it has sent congressional delegations to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives. Each state elects two senators to serve for six years. Before the Seventeenth Amendment took effect in 1913, senators were elected by the Utah State...
Utah State Capitol
Utah State Capitol
The Utah State Capitol is the house of government for the U.S. state of Utah. The building houses the chambers of the Utah State Legislature, the offices of the Governor of Utah and Lieutenant Governor of Utah, along with other supporting offices for the Government of Utah...

Elections in Utah
Elections in Utah
-Presidential:*United States presidential election in Utah, 2008*Utah Democratic primary, 2008*Utah Republican primary, 2008*United States presidential election in Utah, 2004-National legislative:*United States Senate election in Utah, 2010...
Political party strength in Utah
Political party strength in Utah
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Utah:*Governor*Secretary of State/Lieutenant Governor*Attorney General*State Treasurer*State AuditorThe table also indicates the historical party composition in the:*State Senate...

Executive branch of the government of Utah

Governor of Utah
- Lieutenant Governor of Utah
  Lieutenant Governor of Utah
  The Office of the Lieutenant Governor in Utah was created in 1975. There have only been seven Lieutenant Governors in Utah's history. Prior to the creation of the Lieutenant Governor's office, the succession to the Governorship of Utah was held by the Utah Secretary of State...
State departments
- Utah Department of Transportation
  Utah Department of Transportation
  The Utah Department of Transportation is an agency of the state government for the U.S. state of Utah. The agency is usually referred to by its initials UDOT . UDOT is charged with maintaining the network of state highways in Utah. The agency is headquartered in the Calvin L. Rampton state office...

Legislative branch of the government of Utah

Utah State Legislature
Utah State Legislature
The Utah State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. It is a bicameral body, comprising the Utah House of Representatives, with 75 Representatives, and the Utah Senate, with 29 State Senators...

(bicameral)
- Upper house
  Upper house
  An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
  
  : Utah Senate
- Lower house
  Lower house
  A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
  
  : Utah House of Representatives
  Utah House of Representatives
  The Utah House of Representatives is the lower house of the Utah State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. The House is composed of 75 representatives elected from single member constituent districts. Each district contains an average population of 35,000 people...

Judicial branch of the government of Utah

Supreme Court of Utah
Utah Supreme Court
The Utah Supreme Court is the supreme court of the state of Utah, USA. It has final authority of interpretation of the Utah Constitution. The Utah Supreme Court is composed of five members: a chief justice, an associate chief justice, and three justices. All justices are appointed by the governor...

Law and order in Utah

Law of Utah

Capital punishment in Utah
- Individuals executed in Utah
Constitution of Utah
Crime in Utah
Crime in Utah
-Statistics:In 2008 there were 98,080 crimes reported in Utah including 39 murders a full list can be found -Capital punishment laws:Capital punishment is legal in this state...
Gun laws in Utah
Law enforcement in Utah
- Law enforcement agencies in Utah
Same-sex marriage in Utah

History of Utah, by period

Indigenous peoples
Dominguez-Escalante Expedition
Dominguez-Escalante Expedition
The Dominguez-Escalante Expedition was conducted in 1776 to find an overland route from Santa Fe, New Mexico to Spanish missions in California...

, 1776
Adams-Onís Treaty
Adams-Onís Treaty
The Adams–Onís Treaty of 1819, also known as the Transcontinental Treaty or the Purchase of Florida, was a treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that gave Florida to the U.S. and set out a boundary between the U.S. and New Spain . It settled a standing border dispute between the two...

of 1819
Mexican War of Independence
Mexican War of Independence
The Mexican War of Independence was an armed conflict between the people of Mexico and the Spanish colonial authorities which started on 16 September 1810. The movement, which became known as the Mexican War of Independence, was led by Mexican-born Spaniards, Mestizos and Amerindians who sought...

, September 16, 1810 – August 24, 1821
- Treaty of Córdoba
  Treaty of Córdoba
  The Treaty of Córdova established Mexican independence from Spain at the conclusion of the Mexican War of Independence. It was signed on August 24, 1821 in Córdoba, Veracruz, Mexico. The signatories were the head of the Army of the Three Guarantees, Agustín de Iturbide, and acting on behalf of the...
  
  , August 24, 1821
Mexican-American War, April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
  Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
  The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is the peace treaty, largely dictated by the United States to the interim government of a militarily occupied Mexico City, that ended the Mexican-American War on February 2, 1848...
  
  , February 2, 1848
Mormon settlement, 1847–1861
- Mormon Trail
  Mormon Trail
  The Mormon Trail or Mormon Pioneer Trail is the 1,300 mile route that members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints traveled from 1846 to 1868...
  
  , 1847–1869
- Mormon handcart pioneers
  Mormon handcart pioneers
  The Mormon handcart pioneers were participants in the migration of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Salt Lake City, Utah, who used handcarts to transport their belongings...
  
  , 1856–1860
Unorganized territory
Unorganized territory
An unorganized territory is a region of land without a "normally" constituted system of government. This does not mean that the territory has no government at all or that it is unclaimed territory...

of the United States, 1848–1850
- State of Deseret
  State of Deseret
  The State of Deseret was a proposed state of the United States, propositioned in 1849 by Latter-day Saint settlers in Salt Lake City. The provisional state existed for slightly over two years and was never recognized by the United States government...
  
  (extralegal), 1849–1850
Territory of Utah, 1850–1896
- Compromise of 1850
  Compromise of 1850
  The Compromise of 1850 was a package of five bills, passed in September 1850, which defused a four-year confrontation between the slave states of the South and the free states of the North regarding the status of territories acquired during the Mexican-American War...
- Walker War, 1853–1854
- Tintic War
  Tintic War
  The Tintic War was a short series of skirmishes occurring in February 1856 in the Tintic and Cedar Valleys of Utah, occurring after the conclusion of the Walker War. It was named after a subchief of the Ute and involved several clashes between settlers and natives, mostly over the natives' theft of...
  
  , 1856
- Mountain Meadows massacre
  Mountain Meadows massacre
  The Mountain Meadows massacre was a series of attacks on the Baker–Fancher emigrant wagon train, at Mountain Meadows in southern Utah. The attacks culminated on September 11, 1857 in the mass slaughter of the emigrant party by the Iron County district of the Utah Territorial Militia and some local...
  
  , 1857
- Territory of Jefferson (extralegal), 1859–1861
- Pony Express
  Pony Express
  The Pony Express was a fast mail service crossing the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains, and the High Sierra from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, from April 3, 1860 to October 1861...
  
  , 1860–1861
- American Civil War
  American Civil War
  The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
  
  , April 12, 1861 – May 13, 1865
  - Utah in the American Civil War
    Utah in the American Civil War
    The Utah Territory during the American Civil War was far from the main operational theaters of war, but still played a role in the disposition of the United States Army, drawing manpower away from the volunteer forces and providing its share of administrative headaches for the Lincoln Administration...
- First Transcontinental Telegraph
  First Transcontinental Telegraph
  The First Transcontinental Telegraph was a milestone in electrical engineering and in the formation of the United States of America. It served as the only method of near-instantaneous communication between the east and west coasts during the 1860s....
  
  completed 1861
- Morrisite War
  Morrisite War
  The Morrisite War was a skirmish between a Latter Day Saint sect known as the "Morrisites" and the Utah territorial government.-Morrisites:In 1857 Joseph Morris, an English convert to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah, reported receiving revelations naming him the Seventh...
  
  , 1862
- Black Hawk War
  Black Hawk War (Utah)
  The Black Hawk War, or Black Hawk's War, from 1865 to 1872, is the name of the estimated 150 military engagement between Mormon settlers in the Four Corners region and members of the Ute, Paiute, Apache and Navajo tribes, led by a local Ute chief, Antonga Black Hawk...
  
  , 1865–1872
- History of women's suffrage in Utah
- First Transcontinental Railroad
  First Transcontinental Railroad
  The First Transcontinental Railroad was a railroad line built in the United States of America between 1863 and 1869 by the Central Pacific Railroad of California and the Union Pacific Railroad that connected its statutory Eastern terminus at Council Bluffs, Iowa/Omaha, Nebraska The First...
  
  completed on May 10, 1869
- Powell Geographic Expedition of 1869
  Powell Geographic Expedition of 1869
  The Powell Geographic Expedition was a groundbreaking 19th century U.S. exploratory expedition of the American West, led by John Wesley Powell in 1869, that provided the first-ever thorough investigation of the Green and Colorado rivers, including the first known passage through the Grand Canyon...
State of Utah beomes 45th State admitted to the United States of America on January 4, 1896
- Zion National Park
  Zion National Park
  Zion National Park is located in the Southwestern United States, near Springdale, Utah. A prominent feature of the park is Zion Canyon, which is 15 miles long and up to half a mile deep, cut through the reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone by the North Fork of the Virgin River...
  
  established on November 19, 1919
- Utah National Park established on June 7, 1924
- Utah National Park renamed Bryce Canyon National Park
  Bryce Canyon National Park
  Bryce Canyon National Park is a national park located in southwestern Utah in the United States. The major feature of the park is Bryce Canyon which, despite its name, is not a canyon but a giant natural amphitheater created by erosion along the eastern side of the Paunsaugunt Plateau...
  
  on February 25, 1928
- Canyonlands National Park
  Canyonlands National Park
  Canyonlands National Park is a U.S. National Park located in southeastern Utah near the town of Moab and preserves a colorful landscape eroded into countless canyons, mesas and buttes by the Colorado River, the Green River, and their respective tributaries. The park is divided into four districts:...
  
  established on September 12, 1964
- Arches National Park
  Arches National Park
  Arches National Park is a U.S. National Park in eastern Utah. It is known for preserving over 2000 natural sandstone arches, including the world-famous Delicate Arch, in addition to a variety of unique geological resources and formations....
  
  established on November 12, 1971
- Capitol Reef National Park
  Capitol Reef National Park
  Capitol Reef National Park is a United States National Park, in south-central Utah. It is 100 miles long but fairly narrow. The park, established in 1971, preserves 378 mi² and is open all year, although May through September are the most popular months.Called "Wayne Wonderland" in the 1920s...
  
  established on December 18, 1971
- XIX Olympic Winter Games, 2002

Culture of Utah

Museums in Utah
Religion in Utah
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah
  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah
  As of year-end 2007, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 1,823,613 members in 523 stakes, 1 district, 4,666 Congregations , and 5 missions...
- Episcopal Diocese of Utah
  Episcopal Diocese of Utah
  The Episcopal Diocese of Utah is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States, encompassing the state of Utah, less that part of the Four Corners region which is in the Navajoland Area Mission. It includes a small part of northern Arizona. In 1867, the Episcopal Church was the first...
Scouting in Utah
Scouting in Utah
Scouting in Utah has a long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live.-History:...
State symbols of Utah
- Flag of the State of Utah
- Great Seal of the State of Utah

Sports in Utah

Main article: Sports in Utah

Professional sports teams in Utah

Economy and infrastructure of Utah

Economy of Utah

Utah has a largely mixed economy covering industries like tourism, mining, agriculture, manufacturing, information technology, finance, and petroleum production...

Communications in Utah
Health care in Utah
- Hospitals in Utah
Transportation in Utah
- Airports in Utah
- Roads in Utah
  - State highways in Utah

Education in Utah

Schools in Utah
- School districts in Utah
  - High schools in Utah
- Colleges and universities in Utah
  - Utah System of Higher Education
    Utah System of Higher Education
    The Utah State Board of Regents was formed in 1969 as a governing body for the Utah System of Higher Education. It is made up of the College of Eastern Utah, Dixie State College of Utah, Salt Lake Community College, Snow College, Southern Utah University, the University of Utah, Utah College of...

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