State
State of Utah
Flag Seal
Anthem: "Utah…This Is The Place"
Map of the United States with Utah highlighted
Country	United States
Before statehood	Utah Territory
Admitted to the Union	January 4, 1896 (45th)
Capital (and largest city)	Salt Lake City
Largest metro	Salt Lake City
Government
• Governor	Spencer Cox (R)
• Lieutenant Governor	Deidre Henderson (R)
Legislature	State Legislature
• Upper house	State Senate
• Lower house	House of Representatives
U.S. senators	Mike Lee (R) Mitt Romney (R)
U.S. House delegation	1: Rob Bishop (R) 2: Chris Stewart (R) 3: John Curtis (R) 4: Burgess Owens (R) (list)
Area
• Total	84,899 sq mi (219,887 km2)
• Land	82,144 sq mi (212,761 km2)
• Water	2,755 sq mi (7,136 km2)  3.25%
• Rank	13th
Elevation	6,100 ft (1,860 m)
Highest elevation (Kings Peak)	13,534 ft (4,120.3 m)
Lowest elevation (Beaver Dam Wash at Arizona border)	2,180 ft (664.4 m)
Population  (2019)
• Total	3,205,958
• Rank	30th
• Density	36.53/sq mi (14.12/km2)
• Rank	41st
• Median household income	$68,374
• Income rank	14th
Language
• Official language	English
Time zone	UTC−07:00 (Mountain)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−06:00 (MDT)
USPS abbreviation	UT
ISO 3166 code	US-UT
Trad. abbreviation	Ut.
Latitude	37° N to 42° N
Longitude	109°3′ W to 114°3′ W
Website	utah.gov

Utah state symbols
Flag of Utah
Living insignia
Bird	California gull
Fish	Bonneville cutthroat trout
Flower	Sego lily
Grass	Indian ricegrass
Mammal	Rocky Mountain Elk
Reptile	Gila monster
Tree	Quaking aspen
Inanimate insignia
Dance	Square dance
Dinosaur	Utahraptor
Firearm	Browning M1911
Fossil	Allosaurus
Gemstone	Topaz
Mineral	Copper
Tartan	Utah State Centennial Tartan
State route marker
State quarter
Released in 2007
Lists of United States state symbols

Utah is a state in the west United States. The capital and largest city is Salt Lake City. Utah became a state in the U.S. on January 4, 1896. About 3.3 million people lived there in 2020.