Utah

Summary

Utah is an U.S. state^[1]. Utah draws 28,151 Wikipedia views per month (u_s_state category, ranking #27 of 49).^[2]

Key Facts

• Utah is located in United States^[3].
• Utah is in the country of United States^[4].
• Utah is on the body of water Great Salt Lake^[5].
• Utah is on the body of water Colorado River^[6].
• Utah's head of government is recorded as Spencer Cox^[7].
• Utah is on the continent of North America^[8].
• Utah's instance of is recorded as U.S. state^[9].
• Utah's capital is recorded as Salt Lake City^[10].
• Utah's official language is recorded as English^[11].
• Utah's shares border with is recorded as Nevada^[12].
• Utah's shares border with is recorded as Idaho^[13].
• Utah's shares border with is recorded as Wyoming^[14].
• Utah's shares border with is recorded as Colorado^[15].
• Utah's shares border with is recorded as Arizona^[16].
• Utah's shares border with is recorded as New Mexico^[17].
• Utah's anthem is recorded as Utah, This Is the Place^[18].
• Utah's anthem is recorded as Utah, We Love Thee^[19].
• Ute is named after Utah^[20].
• Utah's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Beaver County^[21].
• Utah's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Box Elder County^[22].
• Utah's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Cache County^[23].
• Utah's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Carbon County^[24].
• Utah's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Daggett County^[25].
• Utah's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Davis County^[26].
• Utah's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Duchesne County^[27].

Body

Geography

Utah is in the country of United States^[4]. Utah is located in United States^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Great Salt Lake^[5], a hypersaline lake^[28], in United States^[29] and Colorado River^[6], a river^[30], in United States^[31]. Utah is on the continent of North America^[8]. Utah is part of contiguous United States^[32].

Designation and Status

Utah's instance of is recorded as U.S. state^[9].

History and Context

January 4, 1896 marks the founding of Utah^[33]. Ute is named after Utah^[20].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Utah include Utahraptor^[34], a fossil taxon^[35]; USS Utah^[36], a shipwreck^[37]; Utah Tech University^[38], a university^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1911^[41]; and utahite^[42], a mineral species^[43].

Why It Matters

Utah draws 28,151 Wikipedia views per month (u_s_state category, ranking #27 of 49).^[2] Utah has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] Utah is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for Utah include Utahraptor^[34], a fossil taxon^[35]; USS Utah^[36], a shipwreck^[37]; Utah Tech University^[38], a university^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1911^[41]; and utahite^[42], a mineral species^[43].