Statehood:  January 4, 1896  (45^th State)

State song: "Utah, We Love Thee" (1953)

State bird: California gull (1955)

State tree: blue spruce (1933)

State flower:: sego lily (1911)

State Emblem: beehive (1959);

State Gem: topaz;

State Animal: Rocky Mountain elk (1971);

State Insect: honeybee (1983);

State Grass: Indian rice grass (1990);

State Fossil: allosaurus (1988);

State Cooking pot: dutch oven (1997);

State Fish: Bonneville cutthroat trout (1997);

State Fruit: cherry (1997);

State Mineral: copper;

State Rock: coal (1991)

State Motto: "Industry"

State Nickname: Beehive State

Highest Point: The highest point in Utah is Kings Peak at 13,528 feet above sea level.

Lowest Point: The lowest point in Utah is Beaverdam Wash at 2,000 feet above sea level.

Largest cities: Salt Lake City, 178,097; Provo, 113,459; West Valley City, 113,300; West Jordan, 91,444; Orem, 89,713; Sandy, 89,664; Ogden, 78,309; St. George, 64,201; Layton, 61,782; Taylorsville, 58,009:

Famous Utahans: Maude Adams actress, Salt Lake City
Frank Borzage film director, producer, Salt Lake City
John M. Browning inventor, Ogden
Butch Cassidy outlaw, Circleville
Barney Clark heart patient, Provo
Laraine Day actress, Roosevelt
Bernard De Voto writer, Ogden
Avard Fairbanks sculptor, Provo
Philo Farnsworth television pioneer, Beaver
Jake Garn senator, Richfield

Population (Quick Facts): 2,550,063:

 http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/49000.html

Official State website:

http://www.utah.gov/

State Legislature:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=utah+legislature&btnG=Search

Capital of Utah:

http://www.slcgov.com/

Department of Public Safety:

http://publicsafety.utah.gov/

United States Department of Agriculture:

http://ag.utah.gov/

Economy:

http://stats.bls.gov/eag/eag.ut.htm

Transportation:

http://www.udot.utah.gov/main/f?p=100:1:4844630649372745685::NO::T,V:1%2C

Maps for the state of Utah:

http://www.maps.utah.gov/

Utah State Job link:

http://www.utahjobfinders.com/jobs_utah_county.html

Tourism and Travel:

http://travel.utah.gov/

Museums:

http://www.onlineutah.com/museums.shtml

State Parks: 

http://stateparks.utah.gov/

Public Library Service:

http://www.publiclibraries.com/utah.htm

Zip Codes:

http://zipcodes.addresses.com/zip_codes_by_state/UT/A.html

State Newspapers:

http://zipcodes.addresses.com/zip_codes_by_state/UT/A.html