Utah is the 11th largest state of United States. This area became the part of United States in 1848, just after the Mexican war. Utah is the 45th state that accepted the union of United Sates on 4th January, 1896. Here are a few interesting facts about Utah.
1. Origin of Name
The origin of Utah name is Ute tribe. In Ute language, the meaning of Utah is “people of the mountains”.
2. Sixth Most Urbanized State
A very weird fact makes the Utah state “The sixth most urbanized state”. The reason is that 80% of Utah population lives in Salt Lake City and its surroundings along the Wasatch Front. The result is that, most of the Utah is is still uninhabited.
3. State’s Capital
Salt Lake City is the state’s capital of Utah. It is a densely populated city with residents more than 850,000.
4. Enriched With Natural Resources
Utah is one of those states in whole United States that are enriched with natural resources. Gold, silver, molybdenum, zinc and copper are the major natural resources of Utah and of course, the best revenue generating resources as well. Utah is also granted with oil resources as well. Moreover, sulphur coal is another mineral of Utah that is present in this state in abundance.
5. Geographical Value
The geographical value of Utah is not less than any other state. Arizona lies in the south of Utah. Similarly, in the east there is Colorado State, in the northeast Wyoming is present. While, Nevada and Idaho states are present in the west and north of Utah. A little corner also touches with New Mexico as well.
6. Ranking by Area
The ranking of Utah State is 11th among all states of Unites States. This ranking is based on the area of states and the area of Utah is 84,900 square miles.
7. Ranking by Population
No doubt, most of Utah residents live in Salt Lake City with population above 850,000. However, Utah ranked first in terms of birthrate among all other states of America. The overall population of Utah is now more than 2.2 million, but increasing rapidly. In terms of average life span, Utah’s ranking is third with average lifetime 77.7 years.
8. Highest and Lowest Peak
King’s peak, the part of Uinta mountain Range, is the highest elevation in Utah State with the total height of 13,528 feet. On the other hand, Beaver Dam Wash that is lowest elevation of Utah is situated near St. George.
9. Industry
There was a time, when mining and agriculture were the two major industries of Utah. However, the modern Utah has many more earning resources with highly developed industries of tourism, biomedical, aerospace and IT business.
10. Tourist’s attractions
Utah is definitely a world famous visiting place with a lot of tourist’s attractions like Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef, Zion National Parks and Arches as well.