Utah Quick Facts
- Current Governor: Gary R. Herbert (Republican)
- Capital: Salt Lake City
- Population: 3,205,958 (2019 est.)
- Land Area: 82,169.62 sq km
- Water Area: 2,727.26 sq km
- Total Area: 84,896.88 SQ KM
- State Motto: “Industry”
- Nickname: Beehive State
- Electoral Votes: 6
- Seats in U.S. House of Representatives: 3 (of 435)
- State Song: “Utah, This Is the Place”
- Date To Statehood: January 4, 1896
- Time Zone: Mountain (GMT − 7 hours)
- Official Website of Utaha: utah.gov
- Postal Code: UT
- Origin of name: The meaning of Utes as “the mountain people” is attributed to the neighboring Pueblo Indians, specifically from the Apache word Yuttahih, which means “one that is higher up” or “those that are higher up”
State Symbol of Utah
| State Animal | Rocky Mountain elk |
| State Astronomical Symbol | Beehive cluster located in the constellation of Cancer the Crab |
| State Bird | Common American gull |
| State Cooking Pot | Dutch oven |
| State Firearm | John M. Browning designed M1911 automatic pistol |
| State Fish | Bonneville cutthroat trout |
| State Flower | Sego lily |
| State Folk Dance | Square dance |
| State Fossil | Allosaurus |
| State Fruit | Cherry |
| State Gem | Topaz |
| State Grass | Indian rice grass |
| State Historic Vegetable | Sugar beet |
| State Hymn | “Utah We Love Thee” |
| State Insect | Honeybee |
| State Mineral | Copper |
| State Motto | Industry |
| Nickname | Beehive State |
| State Railroad Museum | Ogden Union Station |
| State Rock | Coal |
| State Song | “Utah, This Is The Place” |
| State Star | Dubhe |
| State Tree | Quaking aspen |
| State Vegetable | Spanish sweet onion |
| State Winter Sports | Skiing and snowboarding |
Sports Teams
- NBA: Utah Jazz
- MLS: Real Salt Lake
College & Universities
| American Institute of Medical-dental Technology | Ogden Institute of Massage Therapy |
| AmeriTech College-Draper | Ogden-Weber Applied Technology College |
| AmeriTech College-Provo | Paul Mitchell the School-Provo |
| Beau La Reine College of Beauty | Premier Hair Academy |
| Bridgerland Applied Technology College | Provo College-Provo |
| Brigham Young University-Provo | Renaissance School of Therapeutic Massage |
| Broadview University-West Jordan | Salt Lake Community College |
| Davis Applied Technology College | Salt Lake Community College-Skills Center |
| Dixie State College of Utah | Sherman Kendall’s Academy-Sugarhouse |
| Eagle Gate College-Layton | Sherman Kendalls Academy of Beauty Arts & Sciences |
| Eagle Gate College-Murray | Skinworks School of Advanced Skincare |
| Eagle Gate College-Salt Lake City | Snow College |
| Echelon Edge Academy Of Hair Skin and Nails | Southern Utah University |
| Evans Hairstyling College-Cedar City | Stevens-Henager College of Business-Provo |
| Evans Hairstyling College-St George | Stevens-Henager College-Logan |
| Hairitage Hair Academy | Stevens-Henager College-Murray |
| Healing Mountain Massage School | Uintah Basin Applied Technology College |
| International Institute of Hair Design | University of Phoenix-Utah Campus |
| ITT Technical Institute-Murray | University of Utah |
| Latter-day Saints Business College | Utah College of Massage Therapy Inc-Salt Lake City |
| Marinello Schools of Beauty-Layton | Utah College of Massage Therapy Inc-Utah Valley |
| Marinello Schools of Beauty-Ogden | Utah State University |
| Marinello Schools of Beauty-Provo | Utah State University-College of Eastern Utah |
| Myotherapy College of Utah | Utah State University-Regional Campuses and Distance Education |
| Neumont University | Utah Valley University |
| Western Governors University | Weber State University |
| Westminster College |
Popular Tourist Attractions
- Monument Valley
- Zion National Park
- Arches National Park
- Canyonlands National Park
- Hogle Zoo
- Park City Mountain Resort
- Angels Landing
- Bryce Canyon National Park
- Great Salt Lake
- Capitol Reef National Park
- Thanksgiving Point
- Brighton Ski Resort
- Lagoon
- Temple Square
- Snowbasin
- Powder Mountain
- Dinosaur National Monument
- Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument
Famous Natives and Residents
| Name | Profession |
| Maude Adams | actress; |
| Roseanne Barr | actress; |
| Frank Borzage | film director and producer; |
| John M. Browning | inventor; |
| Butch Cassidy | outlaw; |
| Laraine Day | actress; |
| Bernard De Voto | writer; |
| Avard Fairbanks | sculptor; |
| Philo Farnsworth | television pioneer; |
| Jake Gar | senator; |
| Anthony Geary | actor; |
| John Gilbert | actor; |
| Jon Huntsman | former governor, political figure; |
| Jewel singer, | songwriter; |
| J. Willard Marriott | restaurant and hotel chain founder; |
| Peter Skene Ogden | fur trader and trapper; |
| Donny Osmond, Marie Osmond | singers; |
| Ivy Baker Priest U.S.; | treasurer |
| Lee Greene Richards | painter; |
| Leroy Robertson | composer; |
| Brent Scowcroft | business executive and consultant; |
| Reed Smoot | first Mormon elected to U.S. Senate; |
| Mack Swain | actor; |
| Everett Thorpe | painter; |
| Robert Walker | actor; |
| Mary Elizabeth Winstead | actor; |
| James Woods | actor; |
| Brigham Young | territory governor and religious leader; |
| Loretta Young | actress; |
| Steve Young | football player. |
Famous Actors And Actresses
- Roseanne Barr
- James Woods
- Loretta Young
