Population
(2006 est.)
- Utah
2,550,063
- Salt
Lake County 978,701
- Utah
County 464,760
- Davis
County 276,259
- Weber
County213,247
- Washington County 126,312
- Iron County 40,544
- Median
Age (2000) 26.7
years (Ranked youngest
in the nation)
- Birth
Rate (2000) 21.7
births/1,000 population
(Ranked highest
in the nation)
- Death
Rate (2000) 7.9
deaths/1,000 population
(Ranked 2nd lowest
in the nation)
- Household
Size (2000) 3.13
persons/household
(Ranked largest
in US)
- Utahns
rank number three
in the longest lifetime
category at 77.7
years.
- Percent
of Population Living
in Salt Lake, Davis,
Utah & Weber Counties
(2000) 75.8%
- Utah
has the highest literacy rate in the nation. Ninety-four
percent of residents age 20 and over can read, and
write and 89.3 percent have graduated from high
school.
State
Capital - Salt
Lake City
Statehood
Day - January
4, 1896 (45th state)
The
name "Utah" comes
from the Native American
"Ute" tribe and means
people of the mountains.
Highest
Point: Kings Peak
13,528 ft (Uinta Mountains,
Duchesne Co. - NE
part of state)
Lowest
Point: Beaver Dam
Wash 2,350 ft. (Near
St. George, Washington
Co. SW part of state).
Utah
is 84,900 square miles
and ranked 11th largest
state in the U.S.
Utah
peaks, on average,
are the tallest in
the country. The average
elevation of the tallest
peaks in each of Utah's
counties is 11,222
ft.-higher than the
same average in any
other state.
Current
State of Utah Governorship
Governor
- Gary Herbert
Lieutenant Governor - Greg Bell
Current
Utah Congressmen
Current
Utah Senators
Professional
Sports Teams
Salt
Lake Bees (Baseball)
Utah
Grizzlies (Hockey)
Utah
Jazz (Basketball)
Real
Salt Lake (Men's Soccer)
Utah Spiders
(Women's Soccer)
Facts
on Utah Counties
Education
in Utah
