The Utah TE is expected to enter the NFL Draft
Utah is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the
Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by
Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by
Arizona, and to its west by Nevada. Utah also touches a corner of New Mexico in
the southeast. Of the fifty U.S. states, Utah is the 13th-largest by area; with
a population over three million, it is the 30th-most-populous and
11th-least-densely populated. Urban development is mostly concentrated in two
areas: the Wasatch Front in the north-central part of the state, which is home
to roughly two-thirds of the population and includes the capital city, Salt
Lake City; and Washington County in the southwest, with more than 180,000
residents. Most of the western half of Utah lies in the Great Basin.
Utah has been inhabited for thousands of years by various
indigenous groups such as the ancient Puebloans, Navajo and Ute. The Spanish
were the first Europeans to arrive in the mid-16th century, though the region's
difficult geography and harsh climate made it a peripheral part of New Spain
and later Mexico. Even while it was Mexican territory, many of Utah's earliest
settlers were American, particularly Mormons fleeing marginalization and
persecution from the United States. Following the Mexican–American War in 1848,
the region was annexed by the U.S., becoming part of the Utah Territory, which
included what is now Colorado and Nevada. Disputes between the dominant Mormon
community and the federal government delayed Utah's admission as a state; only
after the outlawing of polygamy was it admitted in 1896 as the 45th.
People from Utah are known as Utahns. Slightly over half of
all Utahns are Mormons, the vast majority of whom are members of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), which has its world headquarters
in Salt Lake City; Utah is the only state where a majority of the population belongs
to a single church. The LDS Church greatly influences Utahn culture, politics,
and daily life, though since the 1990s the state has become more religiously
diverse as well as secular.
Utah has a highly diversified economy, with major sectors
including transportation, education, information technology and research,
government services, mining, and tourism. Utah has been one of the fastest
growing states since 2000, with the 2020 U.S. census confirming the fastest
population growth in the nation since 2010. St. George was the fastest-growing
metropolitan area in the United States from 2000 to 2005. Utah ranks among the
overall best states in metrics such as healthcare, governance, education, and
infrastructure. It has the 14th-highest median average income and the least
income inequality of any U.S. state. Over time and influenced by climate
change, droughts in Utah have been increasing in frequency and severity,
putting a further strain on Utah's water security and impacting the state’s
economy.
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