Admitted to Union: January 4, 1896
Capital: Salt Lake City
Nickname: Beehive State, Deseret State, Mormon State
Motto: Industry
Total Area: 84,904 square miles
Total Land Area: 82,168 square miles
Total Water Area: 2,736 square miles
Length: 350 miles
Width: 270 miles
Highest Point: 13,528 feet (Kings Peak)
Lowest Point: 2,000 feet (Beaverdam Wash)
Mean Elevation: 6,300 feet
Highest Temp: 117 degrees on July 5, 1985 at Saint George
Lowest Temp: -69 degrees on February 1, 1985 at Peter's Sink
Highest Monthly Avg Temp: 93.2 degrees
Lowest Monthly Avg Temp: 19.7 degrees
Population: (U.S. Census, April, 2000) 2,233,169 |