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Also Known As Beehive State
Capital Salt Lake City
Population1 (2020) 3,271,616; (2023 est.) 3,417,734
Governor Spencer J. Cox (Republican)
Date Of Admission January 4, 1896
U.S. Senators Mitt Romney (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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