Utah

Utah

Senators: NKRIEGER F7 (I), RJAYAKUMAR D3 (D) Representatives: JFRANKMANN D8 (D) 1-Salt Lake city has a population of 978,701. Where as Columbus has a population of 747,755.(RJayakumar) 2-Utah is a big place for skiing. There is a trail there that is nearly 100 miles long. (RJayakumar)  
 * State Abbreviation** - UT
 * State Capital ** - Salt Lake City
 * Largest City ** - Salt Lake City
 * Area ** - 84,904 square miles [Utah is the 13th biggest state in the USA
 * Population ** - 2,233,169


 * 1) *On February 8-24, 2002, Salt Lake City will host the XIX Olympic Winter Games. Along with more than 2,000 athletes from 85 nations, the world will share in the drama and excitement of 75 medal events in 10 different sports.

***The federal government owns 65% of the state's land. **

~NK~ -Bordering States- Arizona, Colarado,Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico,Wyoming **-** Orgin of the State Name- The name Utah is from the Ute Indians. -Sixty percent of Utah's land is owned by the federal government. -State Song - Utah, We Love Thee
 * Fillmore was Utah's first territorial capitol and was named for U.S. President Millard Fillmore. The statehouse was never completed, but the first wing remains Utah's oldest governmental building and now serves as a state museum.
 * -** State Nickname- Beehive State
 * -** State Motto- "Industry"

(JFrankmann)