Utah

1896-1-4

Yes

United States

[b]Utah[/b] (Navajo: [i]Áshįįh bi Tó Hahoodzo[/i]; Arapaho: [i]Wo'tééneihí[/i]) is a state in the western item:108220[United States]. It became the 45th state admitted to the Union on January 4, 1896. Utah is the 13th-largest, the 31st-most populous, and the 10th-least-densely populated of the 50 United States. Utah has a population of nearly 3 million (Census estimate for July 1, 2015), approximately 80% of whom live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. Utah is bordered by item:110830[Colorado] to the east, Wyoming to the northeast, item:110851[Idaho] to the north, item:110764[Arizona] to the south, and item:110867[Nevada] to the west. It also touches a corner of item:110870[New Mexico] in the southeast. Approximately 62% of Utahns are reported to be members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or LDS (Mormons), which greatly influences Utah culture and daily life. The world headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is located in Utah's state capital, Salt Lake City. Utah is the most religiously homogeneous state in the United States, the only state with a Mormon majority, and the only state with a majority population belonging to a single church.