Utah

NickName: The Beehive State
Taken from the name of the Ute Indians, whose name means "people of the mountains"

Capital City: Salt Lake City
Location: 40.777N, 111.929W 		 
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Brief overview
Utah, the 45th state, in spite of being host to deserts, and mountains, ranks as the 4th top state in the digital economy index. Then there is the trust factor – with more people believing that others can be trusted. The social activity is more as reflected by more number of parents attending the town and school meetings. The more tempting factors are the lower cost of living numbers, lower pollution levels, good scores in education, better health rates, and the government bonds ranked AAA (S&P 1999)

More than 80% of the population is concentrated along the Wasatch Front of northern Utah; with few towns outside of this Salt Lake City that have more than 5,000 people. There is a strict code of conduct (Mormon Code Of conduct) being followed by a majority of the Utahns which makes it a 1950s sort of place.

The weekend attractions include excellent skiing, river rafting, bicycling, and backpacking, and the places Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, and Zion National Parks; Cedar Breaks, Dinosaur, Hovenweep, Natural Bridges, Rainbow Bridge, Timpanogos Cave, and Grand Staircase (Escalante) National Monuments; the Mormon Tabernacle in Salt Lake City; and Monument Valley. Salt Lake City hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics.
15 Vital Statistics Affecting Your Relocation UT USA  
1. Belief: "Most People are Honest" (6-level agree/disagree) 3.83 4
2. Belief: "Most People Can be Trusted" 0.54 0
3. Attended Meetings in Town or School Affairs (percent) 0.29 0
4. Overall State Ranking - New Economy Index 12th
5. Cost of Living Index 76.26 100
6. Average Apartment Rent 542.0000 617
7. Average Home Price 190000.0000 223400
8. Average Total Energy Cost 105.9900 126.75
9. Average Phone Bill 21.0200 16.85
10. Gasoline/Gallon 1.5800 1.5
11. Hospital Room/Day 640.4900 334.33
12. Doctor Visit 62.6000 66.7
13. Average Auto Insurance Premium, 2000 739.19 792.91
14. % of Days That are Sunny 62 56.88
15. Crime Index 234.1 416
Contents
 Utah Info For You  More Utah
 Even More Utah  State Information with Links
 Finances and Taxes  New Economy Index (1=Highest, 50=Lowest)
 Crime  Pollution
 Demographics  From the 2000 Census Reports
 Education  Quality Of Life: Child Well - Being - 1998
 Financial & Governmental Comparisons  Map Of US
Utah Info for you
Driving licenses DPS
License Plates Utah
State Official Website http://www.state.ut.us/
Department of Education Department-Education
Current events Utah News Headlines
Courts Judicial System
Constitution 45th State
Libraries Utah
Senators and Representatives US House
US Senate
Utah House: Members
Utah Senate: Members
Locating post office addresses http://www.mapsonus.com/db/USPS/
Golf courses http://www.golfcourse.com/search/simpleq.cfm
Banks http://www3.fdic.gov/idasp/main.asp
More Utah ...
Area 84904 sq.mi, 13th Land 82168 sq. mi., 12th Water 2736 sq.mi., 16th
Admission to Statehood January 4, 1896
Motto Industry
Capital Salt Lake City
Largest cities and links Salt Lake City
West Valley City
Provo
Sandy
Orem
Ogden
West Jordan
Layton
Taylorsville
St. George
Climate Utah
Weather Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City International Airport

Average Temperatures UT USA
Winter 38.76 42.79
Spring 62.93 64.36
Summer 86.28 83.95
Fall 63.55 65.89
Precipitation(Rain Fall) 13.85 39.41
% of Days That are Sunny 148.85 103.29
Even more Utah
Nickname The Beehive State ,Taken from the name of the Ute Indians, whose name means "people of the mountains"
Symbols flower: sego lily (1911)
tree: blue spruce (1933)
bird: California gull (1955)
emblem: beehive (1959)
song: “Utah, We Love Thee” (1953)
gem: topaz
animal: Rocky Mountain elk (1971)
insect: honeybee (1983)
grass: Indian rice grass (1990)
fossil: allosaurus (1988)
cooking pot: dutch oven (1997)
fish: Bonneville cutthroat trout (1997)
fruit: cherry (1997)
mineral: copper
rock: coal (1991)
Song Utah...This is the Place    Click Here for Song
Demographics UT USA
Median Age 2000 29.59 37.8
% Change in Population 2000 to 2001 1.6 1
Poverty Rate, 2000 8 11.14
% Public Aid Recipients 2000 1.9 3.79
% Births to Unmarried Women in 2000 17.4 32.92
Health UT USA
Health Care Cost Relative to U.S. average, 2002 0.7 0.99
Infant Mortality /1000 Live Births, 1998 5.2 7.14
Nonfederal Physicians, 1999 221 266.54
Death Rate by Accident, 1998 665 1988.92
Estimated Rate of New Cancer Cases, 2001 267.7 479.19
Obesity - % of Indiv. 30lbs over Weight or Greater (2001) 18.4 20.46
State Links
Capitol Tour Capitol-Tour
Area Code 435, 801
Constitution 45th State
County Profile 29 Counties
Agriculture Cattle, dairy products, hay, turkeys.
Industry Machinery, aerospace, mining, food processing, electric equipment, tourism.
Editorial Cartoons Cartoonists Index
Flower Sego lily
Geographic Center Sanpete, 3 miles north of Manti
Governor Mike Leavitt (R)
Highest Point Kings Peak
Highway Markers Utah Resource Manual
History Historical
Library Utah
Lottery  
Lowest Point Beaverdam Creek; 2000 feet, 47th
Media Radio
Museums The Virtual Library
National Forest Utah
Pen Pals Penpalworld.com
Permanent Residents Find A Grave
No. of State Legislators, 2003 104
Road Side America Utah
Soil Utah - Mivida
State Parks Utah
Tree Blue Spruce
Unclaimed Funds Utah
Veteran Affairs Utah VA
Fatalities Caused by Tornadoes:
1950 to 2001		 1
Finances and Taxes
 UT
 USA
Purchase Price of a building 168456.27 175806.29
Car Insurance 1586.43 1698.53
Corporate Income Tax % 5 6.64
Top Personal Income Tax 5.775 5.2
Sales Tax & Use Tax 4.75 4.66
Professional Services Tax N
Top Capital Gains Tax 6.475 4.75
Motor Fuel Tax, 02 0.245 0.23
Real Estate: % of income per $100
On Land & Buildings 2.48 N/A
On Inventory Y
On Personal Property N
State Tax Rate 7.3 7.13
Local Tax Rate 10.8 7.13
Unemployment Insurance Tax/ Per Employee 1 2.36
Internet Access Tax N
New Economy Index (1=Highest, 50=Lowest) UT
Overall State Ranking 12th
Knowledge Jobs 14th
Globalization 41st
Economic Dynamism 12th
Digital Economy 4th
Innovation Capacity 15th
High Tech Jobs 11th
Venture Capital 13th
Internet Access-1998 (%) 53.4
R & D Expenditures-1998 (Millions) 1495.0000
Number of New Patents (1998) 803
Crime UT USA
Index Offences Total 4809.6 3326.73
Violent Crime Total 257.65 385.32
Murders 3.81 3.95
Forcible Rape 43.81 28.03
Assault 153.33 261.06
Property Crimes 4551.94 2941.4
Burglary 653.57 678.55
Larceny, Theft 3578.03 1942.89
Motor Vehicle Thefts 320.35 320.72
Index Offences Rate 3352.11 2735.58
Murders Rate 3.07 3.02
Forcible Rape Rate 40.22 25.16
Robbery Rate 31.97 52.25
Aggravated Assault Rate 101.58 195.86
Property Crime Rate 3175.29 2459.29
Burglary Rate 465.12 585.46
Larceny, Thefts Rate 2501.92 1660.47
Motor Vehicle Thefts Rate 208.28 213.85
Pollution
 UT
 USA
Ozone in air (more Ozone = more Pollution) 80.37 82.19
Pollution Released, 1999 (Pounds) 106141261 45901994.34
Toxic Waste Received in State, 1999(Pounds) 2218120 31524509.36
From the 2000 Census Reports UT USA
Population 1910279 203400320
Average Family Size in 2000 3.57 3.1
% of Eligible Voters Reported Registered, 2000 0.767 0.81
Median age 29.59 37.8
Males per 100 Females 100.12 94.67
Percentage Unemployed 5.69 5.97
Use Public Transport 0.88 1.12
Travel Time 23.24 24.55
Median Value of a House 121929.57 92201.9
Monthly Owner Cost with Mortgage 910.55 845.87
Monthly Owner Cost without Mortgage 230.21 283.44
Contract Monthly Rent 438.14 390.93
Gross Rent 528.61 463.96
% of Household Total 80.92 69.46
% of Families Household Total 69.64 54.65
Avg Population per Household 3.24 2.55
Avg Population per Family 3.63 3.06
% of Non Families Household Total 19.08 30.54
Monthly Income-Household 42995.65 38521.16
Monthly Income Family 47061.24 45249.75
Per Capita Income 15962.98 18724.65
Earning per Male 35846.76 33331.99
Earning per Female 22704.51 23722.78
% Families Below Poverty Line 7.71 9.88
People speaking Less than fluent English 2.91 3.53
Persons Holding High School Certificate or More 86.66 78.68
Bachelor Degree Holders 20.06 17.11
Density 921.8 1175.8
% of one Race 7105.42 8737.95
% of Black & Others 60.95 1231.39
% of American Indians 77.71 70.5
% of Asians 126.02 393.43
% of Hawaii 53.37 13.87
% of Others 330.27 600.04
% of Two or more Races 158 245.37
% of Hispanic or Latino 705.97 1345.63
Education UT USA
Verbal SAT Score, 2000 570 532.6
Math SAT Score, 2000 569 536.06
Public Elementary/Secondary Expenditures per pupil, 1999 (thousands) 4059 6623.8
% of Students Taking Exam, 2000 5 35.76
% of Population Over 25 with HS Diploma, 2000 89.3 83.32
% of Population Over 25 With Bachelor's Degree, 2000 25.3 24.62
Pupil-Teacher Ratio in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools in 2000 14.7 15.52
Average Teacher Salary, 1999 37414 41505.06
Books in Public Library Per Capita, 1997 2.6 3.12
College Degree - Graduating Institutions, 1997 21 82.12
Quality of Life: Child Well - Being - 1998 UT USA
% Low Birth-Weight Babies 6.7 7.51
Infant Mortality Rates (deaths per 1,000 live births) 5.2 7.14
Child Death Rates (deaths per 100,000 children ages 1-14) 24 24.84
Rate of Teen Deaths Rate by Accident, Homicide, and Suicide
(deaths per 100,000 teens ages 15-19)		 49 58.2
Teen Birth Rate (births per 1,000 females ages 15-17) 22 28.1
% of Teens Who Are High School Dropouts (ages 16-19) 9 9.16
% of Teens Not Attending School and Not Working (ages 16-19) 7 8.16
% of Children Living With Parents
Who Do Not Have Full-Time, Year- Round Employment		 18 24.02
% of Children in Poverty (date reflect poverty in pervious year) 13 17.29
% of Families with Children Headed by Single Parent 0.2 24.92
Financial & Government Comparison UT USA
State Government Tax Revenue, 2000 4065364000.0000 11195307960
Per Capita State Government Tax Revenue, 2000 1784.0000 1949.8
State Government Debt Outstanding, 1999 3885417000.0000 10937316480
Per Capita State Government Debt Outstanding, 1999 1732.0000 2259.96
Gross State Product, 1998 (Millions) 59624.0000 173820.7
State Government Bond Rating (S&P, 1999) AAA
Cost of Living Index , Selected Metro, Second Quarter, 2000 0.887 1.06
Number of Bureaucrats per 100 Population, 2002 5.56 5.64
Song: Utah...This is the Place

Words- Sam Francis, Gary Francis
Music- Gary Francis

Utah! People working together
Utah! What a great place to be.
Blessed from Heaven above.
It' the land that we love.
This is the place!

Utah! With its mountains and valleys.
Utah! With its canyons and streams.
You can go anywhere.
But there' none that compare.
This is the place!

It was Brigham Young who led the pioneers across the plains.
They suffered with the trials they had to face.
With faith they kept on going till they reached the Great Salt Lake
Here they heard the words..."THIS IS THE PLACE!"

Utah! With its focus on family,
Utah! Helps each child to succeed.
People care how they live.
Each has so much to give.
This is the place!

Utah! Getting bigger and better.
Utah! Always leading the way.
New technology' here...
Growing faster each year.
This is the place!

There is beauty in the snow-capped mountains, in the lakes and streams.
There are valleys filled with farms and orchards too.
The spirit of its people shows in everything they do.
Utah is the place where dreams come true.

Utah! With its pioneer spirit.
Utah! What a great legacy!
Blessed from Heaven above.
It' the land that we love.
This is the place

Utah! Utah! Utah!
THIS IS THE PLACE!

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