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Also Known As Beehive State
Capital Salt Lake City
Population1 (2020) 3,271,616; (2024 est.) 3,503,613
Governor Spencer J. Cox (Republican)
Date Of Admission January 4, 1896
U.S. Senators John Curtis (Republican) • Mike Lee (Republican)
State Nickname Beehive State
State Motto “Industry”
State Bird California seagull
State Flower sego lily
State Song “Utah, This Is the Place”
Seats In U.S. House Of Representatives 3 (of 435)
Time Zone Mountain (GMT − 7 hours)
Total Area (Sq Km) 219,884
Total Area (Sq Mi) 84,898
1Excluding military abroad.

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