Utah is a state in the western United States, with its capital at Salt Lake City. Named for the Ute tribe, the state was settled by Mormons, who make up 62% of the population; 80% of the population lives in the area around Salt Lake City. Utah is the only state to have a majority of the population adhering to a single church, and it has the second fastest-growing population of any US state. With the least income inequality, the state was rated the best state to live in as per a 2012 Gallup poll report. The state has a population of 2,995,919 people.
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Location of Utah
Population in 1846
Population of Utah and Nevada in 1865
Population in 1867
Population in 1894
Population in 1920
Population in 1993