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Salt Lake City, Utah
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Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the capital and the most populous municipality of the U. S. state of Utah. With an estimated population of 190,884 in 2014, the city lies at the core of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, Salt Lake City is further situated within a larger metropolis known as the Salt Lake City-Ogden-Provo Combined Statistical Area. This region is a corridor of contiguous urban and suburban development stretched along an approximately 120-mile segment of the Wasatch Front and it is one of only two major urban areas in the Great Basin. The city was founded in 1847 by Brigham Young, Isaac Morley, George Washington Bradley and numerous other Mormon followers, who extensively irrigated and cultivated the arid valley. Due to its proximity to the Great Salt Lake, the city was originally named Great Salt Lake City—the word great was dropped from the name in 1868 by the 17th Utah Territorial Legislature. Today, however, less than half the population of Salt Lake City proper are members of the LDS Church. It was traversed by the Lincoln Highway, the first transcontinental highway, in 1913, Salt Lake City has since developed a strong outdoor recreation tourist industry based primarily on skiing, and hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics. It is the banking center of the United States. Before Mormon settlement, the Shoshone, Ute, and Paiute had dwelt in the Salt Lake Valley for thousands of years. The land was treated by the United States as public domain, the first U. S. explorer in the Salt Lake area is believed to be Jim Bridger in 1825, although others had been in Utah earlier, some as far north as the nearby Utah Valley. Frémont surveyed the Great Salt Lake and the Salt Lake Valley in 1843 and 1845, the Donner Party, a group of ill-fated pioneers, had traveled through the Great Salt Lake Valley in August 1846. The first permanent settlements in the date to the arrival of the Latter-day Saints on July 24,1847. Upon arrival at the Salt Lake Valley, president of the church Brigham Young is recorded as stating, This is the right place, Brigham Young claimed to have seen the area in a vision prior to the wagon trains arrival. They found the broad valley empty of any human settlement, four days after arriving in the Salt Lake Valley, Brigham Young designated the building site for the Salt Lake Temple, which would eventually become a famous Mormon and Salt Lake City landmark. The Salt Lake Temple, constructed on the block that would later be called Temple Square, construction started in 1853, and the temple was dedicated on 6 April 1893. The temple has become an icon for the city and serves as its centerpiece, in fact, the southeast corner of Temple Square is the initial point of reference for the Salt Lake Meridian, and for all addresses in the Salt Lake Valley. The Mormon pioneers organized a new state called Deseret and petitioned for its recognition in 1849, the United States Congress rebuffed the settlers in 1850 and established the Utah Territory, vastly reducing its size, and designated Fillmore as its capital city. Great Salt Lake City replaced Fillmore as the capital in 1858
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Utah
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The Utah Railway is a class III railroad operating in Utah and Colorado, and owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. The Utah Railway Company was incorporated on January 24,1912, with the name of Utah Coal Railway, shortened to Utah Railway in May of the same year. It was founded to haul coal from the mines to Provo, Utah, in reaction to company disappointment in the service and route of the existing Denver. In addition, the Utah Railway was the first to equip its air brakes with fourteen-pound tension springs instead of the standard seven-pound springs and these gondolas were known to the railroads employees as Battleships. Parent company Mueller Industries, a manufacturer of products, sold the Utah Railway in 2002 to Genesee & Wyoming Inc. a railroad holding company. As of January,2017, the no longer hauls coal. The Utah Railway also owns a railroad, the Salt Lake City Southern Railroad. In addition, switching services are provided in Ogden and elsewhere, the earliest logo was simply the words Utah Railway Company, spelled out on the locomotives and cabooses, and Utah Coal Route on the drop-bottom gondolas. On paper, however, the logo for many years was a circle with a white background. The wording and image in these circular logos changed over the years, the 1948 logo included the words Utah Railway surrounding a gondola with the initials U. C. R. The 1999 logo was an oval with an image of an SD diesel locomotive, in later years the symbol of the Utah Railway Company was the beehive, which is also the Utah state symbol. Genesee & Wyoming corporate website Trainwebs Utah Railway UtahRails. net Utah Railway page
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U.S. state
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A U. S. state is a constituent political entity of the United States of America. There are 50 states, which are together in a union with each other. Each state holds administrative jurisdiction over a geographic territory. Due to the shared sovereignty between each state and the government, Americans are citizens of both the federal republic and of the state in which they reside. State citizenship and residency are flexible, and no government approval is required to move between states, except for persons covered by certain types of court orders. States range in population from just under 600,000 to over 39 million, four states use the term commonwealth rather than state in their full official names. States are divided into counties or county-equivalents, which may be assigned some local authority but are not sovereign. County or county-equivalent structure varies widely by state, State governments are allocated power by the people through their individual constitutions. All are grounded in principles, and each provides for a government. States possess a number of powers and rights under the United States Constitution, Constitution has been amended, and the interpretation and application of its provisions have changed. The general tendency has been toward centralization and incorporation, with the government playing a much larger role than it once did. There is a debate over states rights, which concerns the extent and nature of the states powers and sovereignty in relation to the federal government. States and their residents are represented in the federal Congress, a legislature consisting of the Senate. Each state is represented in the Senate by two senators, and is guaranteed at least one Representative in the House, members of the House are elected from single-member districts. Representatives are distributed among the states in proportion to the most recent constitutionally mandated decennial census, the Constitution grants to Congress the authority to admit new states into the Union. Since the establishment of the United States in 1776, the number of states has expanded from the original 13 to 50, alaska and Hawaii are the most recent states admitted, both in 1959. The Constitution is silent on the question of states have the power to secede from the Union. Shortly after the Civil War, the U. S. Supreme Court, in Texas v. White, as a result, while the governments of the various states share many similar features, they often vary greatly with regard to form and substance
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Western United States
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The Western United States, commonly referred to as the American West, the Far West, or simply the West, traditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost states of the United States. Because European settlement in the U. S. expanded westward after its founding, prior to about 1800, the crest of the Appalachian Mountains was seen as the western frontier. Since then, the frontier moved westward and eventually lands west of the Mississippi River came to be referred to as the West. The West contains several major biomes, the Western U. S. is the largest region of the country, covering more than half the land area of the United States. Given this expansive and diverse geography it is no wonder the region is difficult to specifically define, a majority of the historian respondents placed the eastern boundary of the West east of the Census definition out on the eastern edge of the Great Plains or on the Mississippi River. The survey respondents as a whole showed just how little agreement there was on the boundaries of the West, within a region as large and diverse as the Western United States, smaller areas with more closely shared demographics and geography have developed as subregions. Meanwhile, the states of Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington can be considered part of the Northwest or Pacific Northwest, West Texas in the Chihuahuan Desert may be considered as part of the Western U. S. Fort Worth has long laid claim to be Where the West Begins, the West is still one of the most sparsely settled areas in the United States with 49.5 inhabitants per square mile. Only Texas with 78.0 inhabitants/sq mi, Washington with 86.0 inhabitants/sq mi. and California with 213.4 inhabitants/sq mi. exceed the national average of 77.98 inhabitants/sq mi. The entire Western region has also strongly influenced by European, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Native Americans. African and European Americans, however, continue to wield a stronger political influence because of the rates of citizenship and voting among Asians. The West also contains much of the Native American population in the U. S. particularly in the reservations in the Mountain. The Western United States has a sex ratio than any other region in the United States. Because the tide of development had not yet reached most of the West when conservation became an issue, agencies of the federal government own. National parks are reserved for activities such as fishing, camping, hiking, and boating, but other government lands also allow commercial activities like ranching, logging. The largest city in the region is Los Angeles, located on the West Coast, Other West Coast cities include San Diego, San Bernardino, San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, Bakersfield, Sacramento, Seattle, Tacoma, and Portland. Prominent cities in the Mountain States include Denver, Colorado Springs, Phoenix, Tucson, Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Boise, El Paso, and Cheyenne. Along the Pacific Ocean coast lie the Coast Ranges, which and they collect a large part of the airborne moisture moving in from the ocean
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United States
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Forty-eight of the fifty states and the federal district are contiguous and located in North America between Canada and Mexico. The state of Alaska is in the northwest corner of North America, bordered by Canada to the east, the state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific Ocean. The U. S. territories are scattered about the Pacific Ocean, the geography, climate and wildlife of the country are extremely diverse. At 3.8 million square miles and with over 324 million people, the United States is the worlds third- or fourth-largest country by area, third-largest by land area. It is one of the worlds most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, paleo-Indians migrated from Asia to the North American mainland at least 15,000 years ago. European colonization began in the 16th century, the United States emerged from 13 British colonies along the East Coast. Numerous disputes between Great Britain and the following the Seven Years War led to the American Revolution. On July 4,1776, during the course of the American Revolutionary War, the war ended in 1783 with recognition of the independence of the United States by Great Britain, representing the first successful war of independence against a European power. The current constitution was adopted in 1788, after the Articles of Confederation, the first ten amendments, collectively named the Bill of Rights, were ratified in 1791 and designed to guarantee many fundamental civil liberties. During the second half of the 19th century, the American Civil War led to the end of slavery in the country. By the end of century, the United States extended into the Pacific Ocean. The Spanish–American War and World War I confirmed the status as a global military power. The end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 left the United States as the sole superpower. The U. S. is a member of the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Organization of American States. The United States is a developed country, with the worlds largest economy by nominal GDP. It ranks highly in several measures of performance, including average wage, human development, per capita GDP. While the U. S. economy is considered post-industrial, characterized by the dominance of services and knowledge economy, the United States is a prominent political and cultural force internationally, and a leader in scientific research and technological innovations. In 1507, the German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller produced a map on which he named the lands of the Western Hemisphere America after the Italian explorer and cartographer Amerigo Vespucci
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Town
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A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size definition for what constitutes a town varies considerably in different parts of the world, the word town shares an origin with the German word Zaun, the Dutch word tuin, and the Old Norse tun. The German word Zaun comes closest to the meaning of the word. An early borrowing from Celtic *dunom, in English and Dutch, the meaning of the word took on the sense of the space which these fences enclosed. In England, a town was a community that could not afford or was not allowed to build walls or other larger fortifications. In the Netherlands, this space was a garden, more specifically those of the wealthy, in Old Norse tun means a place between farmhouses, and is still used in a similar meaning in modern Norwegian. If there was any distinction between toun and burgh as claimed by some, it did not last in practice as burghs, for example, Edina Burgh or Edinburgh was built around a fort and eventually came to have a defensive wall. In some cases, town is a name for city or village. Sometimes, the town is short for township. A places population size is not a determinant of urban character. In many areas of the world, as in India at least until recent times, in the United Kingdom, there are historical cities that are far smaller than the larger towns. Some forms of settlement, such as temporary mining locations, may be clearly non-rural. Towns often exist as governmental units, with legally defined borders. In the United States these are referred to as incorporated towns, in other cases the town lacks its own governance and is said to be unincorporated. Note that the existence of a town may be legally set forth through other means. In the case of planned communities, the town exists legally in the form of covenants on the properties within the town. Australian geographer Thomas Griffith Taylor proposed a classification of towns based on their age, although there is no official use of the term for any settlement. In Albanian qytezë means small city or new city, while in ancient times small residential center within the walls of a castle
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City
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A city is a large and permanent human settlement. Cities generally have complex systems for sanitation, utilities, land usage, housing, a big city or metropolis usually has associated suburbs and exurbs. Such cities are associated with metropolitan areas and urban areas. Once a city expands far enough to another city, this region can be deemed a conurbation or megalopolis. Damascus is arguably the oldest city in the world, in terms of population, the largest city proper is Shanghai, while the fastest-growing is Dubai. There is not enough evidence to assert what conditions gave rise to the first cities, some theorists have speculated on what they consider suitable pre-conditions and basic mechanisms that might have been important driving forces. The conventional view holds that cities first formed after the Neolithic revolution, the Neolithic revolution brought agriculture, which made denser human populations possible, thereby supporting city development. The advent of farming encouraged hunter-gatherers to abandon nomadic lifestyles and to settle near others who lived by agricultural production, the increased population density encouraged by farming and the increased output of food per unit of land created conditions that seem more suitable for city-like activities. In his book, Cities and Economic Development, Paul Bairoch takes up position in his argument that agricultural activity appears necessary before true cities can form. According to Vere Gordon Childe, for a settlement to qualify as a city, it must have enough surplus of raw materials to support trade and a relatively large population. To illustrate this point, Bairoch offers an example, Western Europe during the pre-Neolithic, when the cost of transport is taken into account, the figure rises to 200,000 square kilometres. Bairoch noted that this is roughly the size of Great Britain, the urban theorist Jane Jacobs suggests that city formation preceded the birth of agriculture, but this view is not widely accepted. In his book City Economics, Brendan OFlaherty asserts Cities could persist—as they have for thousands of years—only if their advantages offset the disadvantages, OFlaherty illustrates two similar attracting advantages known as increasing returns to scale and economies of scale, which are concepts usually associated with businesses. Their applications are seen in more basic economic systems as well, increasing returns to scale occurs when doubling all inputs more than doubles the output an activity has economies of scale if doubling output less than doubles cost. To offer an example of these concepts, OFlaherty makes use of one of the oldest reasons why cities were built, in this example, the inputs are anything that would be used for protection and the output is the area protected and everything of value contained in it. OFlaherty then asks that we suppose the protected area is square, the advantage is expressed as, O = s 2, where O is the output and s stands for the length of a side. This equation shows that output is proportional to the square of the length of a side, the inputs depend on the length of the perimeter, I =4 s, where I stands for the quantity of inputs. So there are increasing returns to scale, O = I2 /16 and this equation shows that with twice the inputs, you produce quadruple the output
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Bond (finance)
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In finance, a bond is an instrument of indebtedness of the bond issuer to the holders. The most common types of bonds include municipal bonds and corporate bonds, interest is usually payable at fixed intervals. Very often the bond is negotiable, that is, the ownership of the instrument can be transferred in the secondary market and this means that once the transfer agents at the bank medallion stamp the bond, it is highly liquid on the second market. Thus, a bond is a form of loan or IOU, the holder of the bond is the lender, the issuer of the bond is the borrower, and the coupon is the interest. Bonds provide the borrower with funds to finance long-term investments, or, in the case of government bonds. Certificates of deposit or short term commercial paper are considered to be money market instruments and not bonds, the main difference is in the length of the term of the instrument. Bonds and stocks are both securities, but the difference between the two is that stockholders have an equity stake in the company, whereas bondholders have a creditor stake in the company. Being a creditor, bondholders have priority over stockholders and this means they will be repaid in advance of stockholders, but will rank behind secured creditors in the event of bankruptcy. Another difference is that usually have a defined term, or maturity, after which the bond is redeemed. An exception is a bond, such as a consol, which is a perpetuity, that is. Bonds are issued by authorities, credit institutions, companies. The most common process for issuing bonds is through underwriting, when a bond issue is underwritten, one or more securities firms or banks, forming a syndicate, buy the entire issue of bonds from the issuer and re-sell them to investors. The security firm takes the risk of being unable to sell on the issue to end investors. Primary issuance is arranged by bookrunners who arrange the bond issue, have contact with investors and act as advisers to the bond issuer in terms of timing. The bookrunner is listed first among all participating in the issuance in the tombstone ads commonly used to announce bonds to the public. The bookrunners willingness to underwrite must be discussed prior to any decision on the terms of the issue as there may be limited demand for the bonds. In contrast, government bonds are issued in an auction. In some cases, both members of the public and banks may bid for bonds, in other cases, only market makers may bid for bonds
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Mormon pioneers
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At the time of the ceasefire and planning of the exodus in 1846, the territory was owned by the Republic of Mexico, which soon after went to war with the United States over the annexation of Texas. Salt Lake Valley became American territory as a result of this war and these and other reasons caused the body of the Church to move from one place to another--to Ohio, Missouri, and then to Illinois, where church members built the city of Nauvoo. Sidney Rigdon was the First Counselor in the LDS First Presidency, and as its spokesman, Rigdon preached several sermons in Missouri, including the Salt Sermon. These speeches have sometimes seen as contributing to the conflict known as the 1838 Mormon War in Missouri. As a result of the conflict, the Mormons were expelled from the state by Governor Boggs, Rigdon was released on a writ of habeas corpus and made his way to Illinois, where he joined the main body of Mormon refugees in 1839. In 1844 Joseph Smith, and his brother Hyrum Smith were killed by a mob while in custody in the city of Carthage, in 1846, religious tensions reached their peak, and in 1848 mobs burned the Latter-day Saint temple in Nauvoo. During the winter of 1846-47, Latter-day Saint leaders in Winter Quarters and Iowa laid plans for the migration of the number of Saints, their equipment. It was here that Brigham Young first met Thomas L. Kane, Kane obtained permission for the Mormons to winter on Indian territory, and the site was originally called Kanesville. Brigham Young continued to trust Kane throughout his own lifetime, particularly as an intermediary with the often hostile Federal government and this major undertaking was a significant test of leadership capability and the existing administrative network of the recently restructured Church. For his role in the migration, Brigham Young is sometimes referred to as the American Moses. The wary Young insisted the Mormons should settle in a no one else wanted. The initial company would select and break the trail with the expectation that later pioneers would maintain. It was hoped that the group could, wherever possible, establish fords and ferries, in late February, plans were made to gather portable boats, maps, scientific instruments, farm implements and seeds. Techniques for irrigating crops were investigated, a new route on the north side of the Platte River was chosen to avoid major interaction with travelers using the established Oregon Trail on the river’s south side. Given the needs of the volume of Saints who would travel west, Church leaders decided to avoid potential conflicts over grazing rights, water access. In April 1847, Young consulted with members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles who had returned from the British mission. John Taylor, Parley P. Pratt and Orson Hyde brought money contributed by the English Saints, fremont’s recent western expedition, and instruments for calculating latitude, elevation, temperature and barometric pressure. Chosen members of the group were gathered together, final supplies were packed
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Wasatch Front
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The Wasatch Front /ˈwɑːsætʃ/ is a metropolitan region in the north-central part of the U. S. state of Utah. It consists of a chain of cities and towns stretched along the Wasatch Range from approximately Nephi in the south to Brigham City in the north. Roughly 80% of Utahs population resides in this region, which contains the cities of Salt Lake City, Provo, West Valley City, West Jordan, Layton. The Wasatch Front is long and narrow, to the east, the Wasatch Mountains rise abruptly several thousand feet above the valley floors, climbing to their highest elevation of 11,928 feet at Mount Nebo. The combined population of the five Wasatch Front counties totals 2,125,322, according to the 2008 Census Estimate. Though most residents of the area live between Ogden and Provo, which includes Salt Lake proper, the fullest built-out extent of the Wasatch Front is 120 miles long and an average of 5 miles wide. Along its length, the Wasatch Front never exceeds a width of approximately 18 miles because of the barriers of lakes. Several downtown and commercial districts encompass the Wasatch Front, the largest is Salt Lake City at the middle of the urban area. Utah Valley and the Ogden-Clearfield region are the major population centers. Nearly all of the cities within the region are connected by suburban development. The First Transcontinental Railroad was constructed between 1863 and 1869, the tracks reaching Ogden on March 27,1869. Trains heading east from Ogden must negotiate the highest reaches of eastern Utah, travelling through Weber and Echo Canyons and over the Wasatch Pass at an elevation of 6,792 feet. The primary modes of transport for the area are Interstate 15 and U. S. Route 89, other interstates and highways provide transportation routes to local areas within the front. S. Route 189 through Provo, and U. S. Route 6 in southern Utah County, the Utah Transit Authority provides bus and light rail service to most of the urban areas within the front. Other portions of Legacy Parkway and the Mountain View Corridor are planned or under construction to accommodate traffic between Ogden and Provo. The California Zephyr of Amtrak is the rail transport leading in and out of the Front, having a station in Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City International Airport serves as the airport for the region. Because of the barriers to the east and west, much of the land along the Wasatch Front has been developed
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a Christian restorationist church that is considered by its members to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The church is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, and has established congregations, according to the church, it has over 70,000 missionaries and a membership of over 15 million. It is ranked by the National Council of Churches as the fourth-largest Christian denomination in the United States and it is the largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement founded by Joseph Smith during the period of religious revival known as the Second Great Awakening. Adherents, often referred to as Latter-day Saints, or, less formally, Mormons, view faith in Jesus Christ and his atonement as fundamental principles of their religion. The church has a canon which includes four scriptural texts, the Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants. The current president is Thomas S. Monson, individual members of the church believe that they can also receive personal revelation from God in conducting their lives. The president heads a hierarchical structure with various levels reaching down to local congregations, Bishops, drawn from the laity, lead local congregations. Male members, after reaching age 12, may be ordained to the priesthood, Women do not hold positions within the priesthood, but do occupy leadership roles in some church auxiliary organizations. Both men and women may serve as missionaries, and the church maintains a large missionary program which proselytizes, faithful members adhere to church laws of sexual purity, health, fasting, and Sabbath observance, and contribute ten percent of their income to the church in tithing. The LDS Church was formally organized by Joseph Smith on April 6,1830, Smith intended to establish the New Jerusalem in North America, called Zion. In 1831, the moved to Kirtland, Ohio, and began establishing an outpost in Jackson County, Missouri. However, in 1833, Missouri settlers brutally expelled the Latter Day Saints from Jackson County, the Kirtland era ended in 1838, after a financial scandal rocked the church and caused widespread defections. Smith regrouped with the church in Far West, Missouri. Believing the Saints to be in insurrection, the Missouri governor ordered that the Saints be exterminated or driven from the State, in 1839, the Saints converted a swampland on the banks of the Mississippi River into Nauvoo, Illinois, which became the churchs new headquarters. Nauvoo grew rapidly as missionaries sent to Europe and elsewhere gained new converts who then flooded into Nauvoo, meanwhile, Smith introduced polygamy to his closest associates. He also established ceremonies, which he stated the Lord had revealed to him, to allow people to become gods in the afterlife. He also introduced the church to an accounting of his First Vision. This vision would come to be regarded by the LDS Church as the most important event in history since the resurrection of Jesus
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United States Census
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The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years. The United States Census Bureau is responsible for the United States Census, the first census after the American Revolution was taken in 1790, under Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, there have been 22 federal censuses since that time. The current national census was held in 2010, the census is scheduled for 2020. For years between the censuses, the Census Bureau issues estimates made using surveys and statistical models, in particular. Title 13 of the United States Code governs how the Census is conducted, Information is confidential as per 13 U. S. C. The United States Census is a census, which is distinct from the U. S. Census of Agriculture. It is also distinct from local censuses conducted by some states or local jurisdictions, Decennial U. S. Census figures are based on actual counts of persons dwelling in U. S. residential structures. They include citizens, non-citizen legal residents, non-citizen long-term visitors, the Census Bureau bases its decision about whom to count on the concept of usual residence. Usual residence, a principle established by the Census Act of 1790, is defined as the place a person lives, the Census also uses hot deck imputation to assign data to housing units where occupation status is unknown. This practice has effects across many areas, but is seen by some as controversial, however, the practice was ruled constitutional by the U. S. Supreme Court in Utah v. Evans. Certain American citizens living overseas are specifically excluded from being counted in the even though they may vote. Only Americans living abroad who are Federal employees and their dependents living overseas with them are counted, private U. S. citizens living abroad who are not affiliated with the Federal government will not be included in the overseas counts. These overseas counts are used solely for reapportioning seats in the U. S, in the United States recent censuses, Census Day has been April 1. However, it was previously in August, as per instructions given to U. S. Marshals, All the questions refer to the day when the enumeration is to commence. Disadvantaged minorities are more likely to be undercounted. For example, the Census Bureau estimates that in 1970 over six percent of blacks went uncounted, democrats often argue that modern sampling techniques should be used so that more accurate and complete data can be inferred. Republicans often argue against such sampling techniques, stating the U. S, constitution requires an actual enumeration for apportionment of House seats, and that political appointees would be tempted to manipulate the sampling formulas. Although the sticker was unofficial and the results were not added to the census, she, in 2015 Laverne Cox called for transgender people to be counted in the census
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Salt Lake County, Utah
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Salt Lake County is a county located in the U. S. state of Utah. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,029,655 and its county seat and largest city is Salt Lake City, the state capital. The county was created in 1850, Salt Lake County occupies the Salt Lake Valley, as well as parts of the surrounding mountains, the Oquirrh Mountains to the west and the Wasatch Range to the east. In addition, the section of the county includes part of the Great Salt Lake. The county is noted for its ski resorts, Salt Lake City won the bid to host the 2002 Winter Olympics, Salt Lake County is the central county of the Salt Lake City, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area. This area was occupied for thousands of years by cultures of indigenous peoples, the area that was to become Salt Lake County was settled by European Americans in 1847 when Mormon pioneers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints fled religious persecution in the East. They arrived in the Salt Lake Valley of the Utah Territory after traveling what settlers later called Emigration Canyon, brigham Young, their leader, declared This is the place after seeing the valley. Compared to eastern regions, it seemed arid and unpromising to some of the migrants, settlers used extensive irrigation to develop agriculture and the flourishing, self-sufficient city, Great Salt Lake City. Thousands of Mormons joined them in the several decades. The county was organized on January 31,1850, with slightly more than 11,000 residents recorded. Mormon settlements were scattered across the valley and beyond and they relocated the territorial capital to Great Salt Lake City in 1857, when the name was subsequently shortened to Salt Lake City. They abandoned the valley and the set up Camp Floyd to the south in Utah County. Patrick Edward Connor, the leader of the garrison at Fort Douglas, was openly anti-Mormon and he sent out parties to scout for mineral resources in the nearby mountains, hoping to encourage non-Mormons to settle in the territory. During the late 19th century, mines were established in the Wasatch mountains, exploiting the mineral wealth was difficult until the Utah Central Railroad was constructed and reached this area in 1870. In the Oquirrh Mountains, the Bingham Canyon Mine, which contains vast deposits of copper and silver, was developed as the most productive of the countys mines. The mine, located in the southwest portion of the county, attracted thousands of miners, at its peak, the city of Bingham Canyon contained 20,000 residents, all crowded along the steep walls of the canyon, and natural disasters were a frequent occurrence. By the early 20th century, most of the mines in the county had closed, however, the Bingham Canyon Mine kept on expanding. In the early 21st century, it is among the largest open-pit mines in the world, after the railroad came to the county, the population began to expand more rapidly and non-Mormons began to settle in Salt Lake City
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Utah County, Utah
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Utah County is a county in the U. S. state of Utah. As of the 2010 census, the population was 516,564, the county seat and largest city is Provo, which is the third-largest city in the state. The county was created in 1850 and named for the Spanish name for the Ute Indians, Utah County is part of the Provo-Orem, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT Combined Statistical Area. In 2010, the center of population of Utah was located in Utah County, Utah County is one of seven counties in the United States to share the same name as the state it is located in. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 2,144 square miles. Utah Valley lies at the center of the county, lined by the mountains of the Wasatch Range on the east, Utah Lake occupies a large part of the valley. The elevation ranges from 4,487 feet above sea level at the lake to 11,928 feet at the peak of Mount Nebo, the population density was 259 people per square mile. There were 148,350 housing units, at a density of 74 per square mile. 10. 8% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,11. 6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4. 4% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.57, and the family size was 3.88. In the county, the population was out with 35. 2% under the age of 18,15. 8% from 18 to 24, 28% from 25 to 44,14. 5% from 45 to 64. The median age was 24.6 years, for every 100 females there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males, at the 2000 census, the median income for a household in the county was $45,833, and the median income for a family was $50,196. Males had an income of $37,878 versus $22,656 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,557, about 6. 80% of families and 12. 00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8. 40% of those under age 18 and 4. 80% of those age 65 or over. Utah County commissioners are elected at-large, as of 2015, the three county commissioners are William C. Lee, Greg Graves, and Larry Ellertson, commissioners Lee and Graves were elected in 2014, and the seat held by Commissioner Ellertson is up for election in 2016. Other elected officials include the county sheriff, the county clerk, Utah Countys growth was recognized by the state legislature in 2011 by adding one new state Senate seat and two House district seats
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Davis County, Utah
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Davis County is a county located in the U. S. state of Utah. As of the 2010 census, the population was 306,479 and its county seat is Farmington, and its largest city is Layton. The county was created in 1850 and was named for Daniel C, Davis, captain in the Mormon Battalion. Davis County is part of the Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, during its first 50 years, Davis County grew slowly. With the advent of the Utah Central Rail Road in 1870, a transition to mechanized agriculture and a surge of commerce, banking, improved roads, new water systems, However, by 1940, the population was barely 16,000. With the establishment of Hill Air Force Base in northern Davis County, the county doubled in population between 1940 and 1950, and doubled again between 1950 and 1960 as part of the nationwide suburb boom that was occurring at the time. By 1990 there were 188,000 residents, and in 2000, by 2030, the county is expected to have a population of about 360,000. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 634 square miles. It is the smallest county in Utah by land area and second smallest by total area. The county lies generally between the Great Salt Lake on the west and the Wasatch Range on the east, which rises to a height of 9,707 feet in the county at Thurston Peak, Davis County includes Antelope Island, which is the largest island in the lake. The entire island is a park, designated to protect natural scenery and especially wildlife on the island, which includes bighorn sheep, pronghorn. The populated portion that lies between the Great Salt Lake and the Wasatch Range belongs to the Wasatch Front, a stretch of land that restricts north-south transportation in the county. Salt Lake County Morgan County Weber County Box Elder County Tooele County Davis County lies in a climate zone. Snow is frequent during winter, with up to 90 in annually on high areas in the east. Annual precipitation averages between 18 and 25 inches in the county, with spring being the wettest season and summer the driest, summers are hot, with several days each year averaging above 95 °F. However, the humidity is low, making for comparatively comfortable temperatures. In winter, temperatures drop below 0 °F, but rarely for extended periods of time. Compared to Salt Lake County to the south, the weather in Davis County is extreme, lake-effect snows hit the southern portion of the county harder, and even in non-lake-effect storms, the lack of a rain shadow in Davis County means that storms often hit Davis County harder. In addition, canyon winds from the east can sometimes cause devastating wind damage and this occurs when a powerful high pressure system situates itself over Wyoming, and is a common occurrence
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Weber County, Utah
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Weber County /ˈwiːbər/ is a county in the U. S. state of Utah. As of the 2010 census, the population was 231,236 and its county seat and largest city is Ogden, the home of Weber State University. The county was formed in 1850 and named after the Weber River, which in turn was named for John Henry Weber, Weber County is part of the Ogden-Clearfield, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Salt Lake City-Provo-Orem, UT Combined Statistical Area. Historically Weber County stretched from the California, Oregon, Utah Territory border in the north west, as Nevada and the State of Utah evolved, Weber County shrunk to its current size. It occupies a stretch of the Wasatch Front, part of the shores of Great Salt Lake. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 659 square miles and it is the second-smallest county in Utah by land area and third-smallest by total area. The county extends from high in the Wasatch Range in the east into a portion of the Great Salt Lake to the west, the Weber and Ogden rivers and their tributaries run through its valleys. The Weber County Surveyors office divides the county into two regions, the Lower Valley and the Upper Valley, divided by the ridge of the Wasatch front range south through the county, the Lower Valley is the more countys populous part and is next to the Great Salt Lake. The Upper Valley is the part of the county and consists mostly of the Ogden Valley. The population density is 342 people per square mile, there are 70,454 housing units at an average density of 122 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county is 87. 69% White,1. 40% Black or African American,1. 28% Asian,0. 77% Native American,0. 16% Pacific Islander,6. 59% from other races, and 2. 12% from two or more races. 12. 65% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race, by 200580. 4% of the population was non-Hispanic whites. 1. 5% was African-Americans while 0. 9% was Native American, asians were 1. 4% of the population. Latinos were 15. 2% of the county population,20. 00% of all households are made up of individuals and 7. 60% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.95 and the family size is 3.42. In the county, the population is out with 31% under the age of 18,12. 6% from 18 to 24,27. 9% from 25 to 44,18. 1% from 45 to 64. The median age is 29 years, for every 100 females there are 100.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 98.2 males, the median income for a household in the county is $44,014, and the median income for a family is $49,724
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Scofield, Utah
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Scofield is a town in Carbon County, Utah, United States. The population was 23 at the 2010 census, scofields name is frequently applied to the 1900 mine disaster in the Pleasant Valley Coal Companys Winter Quarters mine. The community was named for General Charles W. Scofield, a timber contractor and it is the smallest incorporated area in Utah by population. The town of Scofield is situated on high ground two miles south of the reservoir of the name, the oldest and largest of the major impoundments on the Wasatch Plateau. Once the most populous community in Carbon County, Scofield has shrunk to only a few permanent residents, what has slowed the continual decline has become outsiders constructing summer vacation homes. The old brick school stands empty at the end of town. Only the cemetery on a hill to the east suggests that this was once a community of some size, visitors to the cemetery quickly become aware of the diverse ethnicity that populated the town. Due to the luxuriant growth of the native indigenous to this region. Coal was discovered in the valley in 1875, and two later a small mine was opened on the western slopes of the canyon, with the coal transported out along narrow roads. The winter of 1877 came early and was severe, stranding the miners in the coal pit. The ordeal led the miners to name their forced camp Winter Quarters and it became one of the first commercial coal mines in the state. Most of the first miners at the Winter Quarters were Mormon converts from the districts of Wales. One of them, David Williams, leased the Winter Quarters Mine from the Pleasant Valley Coal Company from 1880 to 1885, operating in the capacity of mine manager. Because Bishop Williams controlled the Mormon miners, the Pleasant Valley Coal Company brought in Chinese laborers to work the Mud Creek mine, soon a large contingent of Finns were recruited, along with Italian, Greek, and other Scandinavian workers. As coal veins commenced to be worked, it was not long before the discoverers found out that the supply seemed inexhaustible, the railway companies finding that the coal fields were of such magnitude and covered so much territory, began to survey for practicable routes to reach the coal. The route through Spanish Fork Canyon was finally decided upon, before the railroad was completed, winter set in, and the last few miles were laid upon the ice and snow as it was impossible to find the ground due to the snow drifts. The Union Pacific Coal Company claimed all of the land on the site. Log cabins were the order of the day, as lath, however, this state of affairs was not to continue for long, as the rights of the company to hold the land came to be questioned
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County seat
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A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or civil parish. The term is used in the United States, Canada, Romania, China, in the United Kingdom and Ireland, county towns have a similar function. In the United States, counties are the subdivisions of a state. Depending on the state, counties may provide services to the public, impose taxes. Some types of subdivisions, such as townships, may be incorporated or unincorporated. The city, town, or populated place that houses county government is known as the seat of its respective county, a county seat is usually, but not always, an incorporated municipality. The exceptions include the county seats of counties that have no incorporated municipalities within their borders, such as Arlington County, Virginia, likewise, some county seats may not be incorporated in their own right, but are located within incorporated municipalities. For example, Cape May Court House, New Jersey, though unincorporated, is a section of Middle Township, in some of the colonial states, county seats include or formerly included Court House as part of their name. Most counties have only one county seat, an example is Harrison County, Mississippi, which lists both Biloxi and Gulfport as county seats. The practice of multiple county seat towns dates from the days when travel was difficult, there have been few efforts to eliminate the two-seat arrangement, since a county seat is a source of pride for the towns involved. There are 36 counties with multiple county seats in 11 states, Coffee County, for example, the official county seat is Greensboro, but an additional courthouse has been located in nearby High Point since 1938. For example, Clearwater is the county seat of Pinellas County, Florida, in New England, the town, not the county, is the primary division of local government. Historically, counties in this region have served mainly as dividing lines for the judicial systems. Connecticut and Rhode Island have no county level of government and thus no county seats, in Vermont, Massachusetts, and Maine the county seats are legally designated shire towns. County government consists only of a Superior Court and Sheriff, both located in the shire town. Bennington County has two towns, but the Sheriff is located in Bennington. In Massachusetts, most government functions which would otherwise be performed by county governments in other states are performed by town governments. As such, Massachusetts has dissolved many of its county governments, two counties in South Dakota have their county seat and government services centered in a neighboring county
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List of counties in Utah
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There are 29 counties in the U. S. state of Utah. There were originally seven counties established under the provisional State of Deseret in 1849, Davis, Iron, Sanpete, Salt Lake, Tooele, Utah, the Territory of Utah was created in 1851 with the first territorial legislature meeting from 1851–1852. The first legislature re-created the original counties from the State of Deseret under territorial law as well as establishing three additional counties, Juab, Millard, and Washington. All other counties were established between 1854 and 1894 by the Utah Territorial Legislature under territorial law except for the last two counties formed, Daggett and Duchesne and they were created by popular vote and by gubernatorial proclamation after Utah became a state. Present-day Duchesne County encompassed an Indian reservation that was created in 1861, the reservation was opened to homesteaders in 1905 and the county was created in 1913. In 1917, all Uintah County residents voted to create Daggett County, based on the 2010 United States Census data, the population of Utah was 2,763,885. Just over 75% of Utahs population is concentrated along four Wasatch Front counties of Salt Lake, Utah, Davis, and Weber. Salt Lake County was the largest county in the state with a population of 1,029,655, followed by Utah County with 516,564, Davis County with 306,479, Daggett County was the least populated with 1,059 people. The largest county in area is San Juan County with 7,821 square miles. The Federal Information Processing Standard code, which is used by the United States government to identify states and counties, is provided with each county. Utahs FIPS code is 49, which combined with any county code would be written as 49XXX. In the FIPS code column in the table below, each FIPS code links to the most current census data for that county, there were ten counties in the Territory of Utah that were absorbed by other states or Utah counties. Media related to Counties of Utah at Wikimedia Commons
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Alpine, Utah
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Alpine is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. The population was 9,555 at the 2010 census, Alpine has been one of the many quickly-growing cities of Utah since the 1970s, and especially the 1990s. It is located on the slopes of the Wasatch Range north of Highland, the west side of the city runs above the Wasatch Fault. The city is so named because the views from the town site were compared to the Swiss Alps. Alpine is located on State Route 74, just north of the city of Highland, according to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.4 square miles. None of that area is covered with water, although a number of mountain streams run through the city on years with sufficient rainfall. There are a number of biking trails around the city that attract bikers from all over the state. There are also many trails and paths well suited for back-trail hiking along the mountains, Alpine is part of the Provo–Orem, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the census of 2010, there were 9,555 people,1,662 households, the population density was 992.1 people per square mile. There were 1,734 housing units at a density of 240.7 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 97. 40% White,0. 18% African American,0. 20% Native American,0. 29% Asian,0. 17% Pacific Islander,0. 35% from other races, and 1. 41% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 60% of the population,6. 3% of all households were made up of individuals and 3. 1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.30 and the family size was 4.51. In the city, the population was out with 44. 9% under the age of 18,9. 4% from 18 to 24,23. 3% from 25 to 44,17. 0% from 45 to 64. The median age was 21 years, for every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.7 males, the median income for a household in the city was $72,880, and the median income for a family was $74,891. Males had an income of $57,250 versus $33,571 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,716, about 3. 5% of families and 3. 6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3. 1% of those under age 18 and 9. 1% of those age 65 or over
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Wasatch Mountains
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The Wasatch Range /ˈwɑːsætʃ/ is a mountain range that stretches approximately 160 miles from the Utah-Idaho border, south through central Utah in the western United States. It is the edge of the greater Rocky Mountains. The northern extension of the Wasatch Range, the Bear River Mountains, extends just into Idaho, according to the Utah History Encyclopedia, Wasatch in Ute means mountain pass or low pass over high range. According to William Bright the mountains were named for a Shoshoni leader who was named with the Shoshoni term wasattsi, since the earliest days of settlement, the majority of Utahs population has chosen to settle along the ranges western front, where numerous river drainages exit the mountains. The mountains were a source of water, timber. Today, 85% of Utahs population lives within 15 miles of the Wasatch Range and this concentration is known as the Wasatch Front and has a population of just over 2,000,000 residents. Salt Lake City lies between the Wasatch Range and the Great Salt Lake, at 11,928 feet, Mount Nebo, a triple peak rising above Nephi, Utah at the southern end of the range, is the highest peak of the Wasatch. In some places the mountains rise immediately from the base elevation of 4,330 feet to over 11,000 feet. Since they top out just below 12,000 feet, Wasatch peaks are not especially high compared to the Colorado Rockies or even the Uinta Mountains, the other main portion of the Rocky Mountains in Utah. However, they are sculpted by glaciers, yielding notably rugged and they also receive heavy falls of snow, in some places over 500 inches per year. This great snowfall, with its runoff, made possible a prosperous urban strip of some 25 cities along nearly 100 miles of mountain frontage. The Wasatch Range is home to a concentration of ski areas, with 11 stretching from Sundance in northern Utah County to Powder Mountain. There is also one ski resort in the Bear River Mountains, Park City alone is bordered by two ski resorts. Further north, Big Cottonwood Canyon features tricky climbing on quartzite, the canyons are located within 24 miles of downtown Salt Lake City and the year-round paved roadways can reach 5,000 ft higher in elevation above the city within a short distance. Dirt roads readily drivable in passenger cars with moderate clearance stretch up from Park City, Heber and these reach about 10,000 feet above sea level and provide impressive long-range high country views. Mount Nebo, the highest peak of the Wasatch, is located at the edge of the range. The Colorado Plateau comes to its northwest corner here as it meets the end of the Rocky Mountains. The range is punctuated by a series of faults, chief among them the Wasatch fault
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Alta, Utah
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Alta is a town in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States. It is part of the Salt Lake City, Utah Metropolitan Statistical Area, the population was 383 at the 2010 census, a slight increase from the 2000 figure of 370. Alta is also the location of Alta Ski Area, a ski resort that has 500,000 visitors a year and it is known for its powder skiing and its refusal to allow snowboarding. Alta has been important to the development of skiing in Utah, Alta was founded about 1865 to house miners from the Emma mine, the Flagstaff mine, and other silver mines in Little Cottonwood Canyon. Sensationally rich silver ore in the Emma mine enabled its owners to sell the mine at a price to British investors in 1871. The subsequent exhaustion of the Emma ore body led to the recall of the American ambassador to Great Britain, who was a director of the company, and Congressional hearings in Washington. An 1878 fire and an 1885 avalanche destroyed most of the mining town. By the 1930s, only one resident, George Watson, remained in the town, facing back taxes on mining claims he owned, Watson donated much of the land in Alta to the U. S. Forest Service. Watson stipulated that the Forest Service use the land to construct a ski area, in 1935, Norwegian skiing legend Alf Engen was hired to help develop the area, and Alta opened its first ski lift in 1938. Today, Alta is a town, centered around the Alta Ski Area. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has an area of 4.1 square miles. At 8,950 feet, Alta is one of the highest cities in Utah, as of the census of 2010, there were 386 people in 156 households in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 93 percent white and 4 percent Hispanic or Latino, the population was 67 percent male and 33 percent female. The population was 4.7 percent under the age of 18 and 2.6 percent was 65 or older, Alta experiences a high altitude humid continental climate, which borders on a subalpine climate, due to its high elevation. Due to its proximity to the Great Salt Lake, the town receives very heavy snows, averaging over 507 inches per year. During the very wet season of 1982/1983, Alta received as much as 900 inches of snow, leading to flooding of Wasatch streams as the snow melted during May. Twister – located near Alta Town Of Alta Official Website Alta Ski Area Official Website Alta Community Enrichment, the Alta Arts Council Wild old Bunch AltaCam Ski Forum Alta Visitors Bureau
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Spanish language
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Spanish —also called Castilian —is a Romance language that originated in the Castile region of Spain, with hundreds of millions of native speakers around the world. It is usually considered the worlds second-most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese and it is one of the few languages to use inverted question and exclamation marks. Spanish is a part of the Ibero-Romance group of languages, which evolved from several dialects of Vulgar Latin in Iberia after the collapse of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century. Beginning in the early 16th century, Spanish was taken to the colonies of the Spanish Empire, most notably to the Americas, as well as territories in Africa, Oceania, around 75% of modern Spanish is derived from Latin. Greek has also contributed substantially to Spanish vocabulary, especially through Latin, Spanish vocabulary has been in contact from an early date with Arabic, having developed during the Al-Andalus era in the Iberian Peninsula. With around 8% of its vocabulary being Arabic in origin, this language is the second most important influence after Latin and it has also been influenced by Basque as well as by neighboring Ibero-Romance languages. It also adopted words from languages such as Gothic language from the Visigoths in which many Spanish names and surnames have a Visigothic origin. Spanish is one of the six languages of the United Nations. It is the language in the world by the number of people who speak it as a mother tongue, after Mandarin Chinese. It is estimated more than 437 million people speak Spanish as a native language. Spanish is the official or national language in Spain, Equatorial Guinea, speakers in the Americas total some 418 million. In the European Union, Spanish is the tongue of 8% of the population. Spanish is the most popular second language learned in the United States, in 2011 it was estimated by the American Community Survey that of the 55 million Hispanic United States residents who are five years of age and over,38 million speak Spanish at home. The Spanish Constitution of 1978 uses the term castellano to define the language of the whole Spanish State in contrast to las demás lenguas españolas. Article III reads as follows, El castellano es la lengua española oficial del Estado, las demás lenguas españolas serán también oficiales en las respectivas Comunidades Autónomas. Castilian is the official Spanish language of the State, the other Spanish languages as well shall be official in their respective Autonomous Communities. The Spanish Royal Academy, on the hand, currently uses the term español in its publications. Two etymologies for español have been suggested, the Spanish Royal Academy Dictionary derives the term from the Provençal word espaignol, and that in turn from the Medieval Latin word Hispaniolus, from—or pertaining to—Hispania
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Altamont, Utah
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Altamont is a town in Duchesne County, Utah, United States. The population was 225 at the 2010 census, an increase over the 2000 figure of 178, the town was settled in the 1930s as a central location for a new area high school. The school was finished in 1935 and named Altamont, combining the names of the villages of Altonah. The community grew gradually, and petitioned to incorporate as a town in 1953, in 2012 the newest addition to the school was finished. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has an area of 0.2 square miles. As of the census of 2010, there were 225 people in 83 households in the town, the racial makeup of the town was 96% White, 2% Native American, and 1. 3% from Hispanic or Latino. The population was 46 percent male and 54 percent female, the population was 31.6 percent under the age of 18 and 12.9 percent 65 or over. The town is home to Altamont High School, the school mascot is the Longhorns. Altamont competes as a 1A school and has rivalries with Duchesne
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Duchesne County, Utah
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Duchesne County /duːˈʃeɪn/ is a county located in the U. S. state of Utah. As of the 2010 census, the population was 18,607 and its county seat is Duchesne, and the largest city is Roosevelt. Its name is of uncertain origin, there being seven origins given, fort Duquesne, built by the French in what is now Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Rose du Chesne, founder of the Sacred Heart in St. Louis, an early Indian chief in the region. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 3,256 square miles. The northern part of the county contains part of the Uinta Mountains, the highest natural point in Utah, Kings Peak at 13,528 feet, is located in Duchesne County. The population density was 5.7 people per square mile, there were 6,988 housing units at an average density of 2 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 89. 15% White,0. 24% Black or African American,4. 53% Native American,0. 28% Asian,0. 27% Pacific Islander,2. 64% from other races, and 2. 89% from two or more races. 6. 00% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,45. 0% of all households had individuals under 18 and 22. 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the family size was 3.47. In the county, the population was out with 33. 91% under the age of 18,6. 56% from 20 to 24,25. 38% from 25 to 44,20. 92% from 45 to 64. The median age was 29.7 years, for every 100 females there were 102.80 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.00 males, the median income for a household in the county was $31,298, and the median income for a family was $12,751,350. Males had an income of $31,988 versus $19,692 for females. The per capita income for the county was $12,326, about 14. 20% of families and 16. 80% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19. 60% of those under age 18 and 12. 40% of those age 65 or over
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Alton, Utah
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Alton is a town in Kane County, Utah, United States. The population was 119 at the 2010 census, a decrease from the 2000 figure of 134, Alton was first settled by Lorenzo Wesley Roundy in 1865 and was originally called Roundys Station. Roundys family was forced to leave due to conflicts with the local American Indians, the community was later called Graham, after Graham Duncan McDonald, a local pioneer. Over the years, many names had been discussed, but a consensus could not be reached, in 1912, a drawing was held at a community event to determine the name of the community. Charles R. Pugh, who had been reading about the Alton Fjord in Norway suggested the name, according to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles, all of it land. The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is Csb, as of the census of 2010, there were 119 people in 39 households in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 89% white, 5% Hispanic or Latino, the population was 45 percent male and 55 percent female. The population was 38.7 percent under the age of 18 and 20 percent 65 or over
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Kane County, Utah
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Kane County is a county located in the U. S. state of Utah. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,125 and its county seat and largest city is Kanab. The county was named for Col. Thomas L. Kane, according to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 4,109 square miles, of which 3,990 square miles is land and 118 square miles is water. The Colorado River, reformed as Lake Powell, forms its eastern boundary, arizona lies on the southern boundary. Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument covers much of the county, a rugged and inhospitable country of deserts, mountains and cliffs makes up the terrain, with breath-taking scenery in every area. Parts of Bryce Canyon National Park and Zion National Park extend into the northern and western portions of the county, the eastern part of the county is part of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area. The population density was 2 people per square mile, there were 3,767 housing units at an average density of 1 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 96. 00% White,0. 03% Black or African American,1. 55% Native American,0. 22% Asian,0. 05% Pacific Islander,0. 74% from other races, and 1. 41% from two or more races. 2. 32% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,23. 30% of all households were made up of individuals and 10. 20% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the family size was 3.21. In the county, the population was out with 29. 40% under the age of 18,6. 80% from 18 to 24,21. 20% from 25 to 44,25. 90% from 45 to 64. The median age was 39 years, for every 100 females there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.10 males, the median income for a household in the county was $34,247, and the median income for a family was $40,030. Males had an income of $30,655 versus $20,406 for females. The per capita income for the county was $15,455, about 5. 50% of families and 7. 90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9. 30% of those under age 18 and 5. 40% of those age 65 or over. The county is one of the most heavily and reliably Republican in the nation, of straight-ticket voters in the 2008 election there were 992 Republicans and 326 Democrats. In the Utah gubernatorial election,2004 nearly 70% of the vote went for Jon Huntsman, Jr. That stated, it is part of Utahs 2nd congressional district and thus was represented by moderate Democrat Jim Matheson for many years, until 2013
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Norway
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The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the Kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land, until 1814, the kingdom included the Faroe Islands, Greenland, and Iceland. It also included Isle of Man until 1266, Shetland and Orkney until 1468, Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometres and a population of 5,258,317. The country shares a long border with Sweden. Norway is bordered by Finland and Russia to the north-east, Norway has an extensive coastline, facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea. King Harald V of the Dano-German House of Glücksburg is the current King of Norway, erna Solberg became Prime Minister in 2013, replacing Jens Stoltenberg. A constitutional monarchy, Norway divides state power between the Parliament, the Cabinet and the Supreme Court, as determined by the 1814 Constitution, the kingdom is established as a merger of several petty kingdoms. By the traditional count from the year 872, the kingdom has existed continuously for 1,144 years, Norway has both administrative and political subdivisions on two levels, counties and municipalities. The Sámi people have an amount of self-determination and influence over traditional territories through the Sámi Parliament. Norway maintains close ties with the European Union and the United States, the country maintains a combination of market economy and a Nordic welfare model with universal health care and a comprehensive social security system. Norway has extensive reserves of petroleum, natural gas, minerals, lumber, seafood, the petroleum industry accounts for around a quarter of the countrys gross domestic product. On a per-capita basis, Norway is the worlds largest producer of oil, the country has the fourth-highest per capita income in the world on the World Bank and IMF lists. On the CIAs GDP per capita list which includes territories and some regions, from 2001 to 2006, and then again from 2009 to 2017, Norway had the highest Human Development Index ranking in the world. It also has the highest inequality-adjusted ranking, Norway ranks first on the World Happiness Report, the OECD Better Life Index, the Index of Public Integrity and the Democracy Index. Norway has two names, Noreg in Nynorsk and Norge in Bokmål. The name Norway comes from the Old English word Norðrveg mentioned in 880, meaning way or way leading to the north. In contrasting with suðrvegar southern way for Germany, and austrvegr eastern way for the Baltic, the Anglo-Saxon of Britain also referred to the kingdom of Norway in 880 as Norðmanna land. This was the area of Harald Fairhair, the first king of Norway, and because of him
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Amalga, Utah
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Amalga is a town in Cache County, Utah, United States. The population was 488 at the 2010 census and it is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area. A large portion of the population are dairy farmers, with many families owning their own herds. The town contains the Cache Valley Cheese plant, the overwhelming majority of the population belongs to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Nearby Smithfield shares its Post Office and library with the town, Amalga was settled by Mormon settler Hans Jorgensen in 1869. Other settlers began arriving in 1891, by March 22,1891, when the Alto Branch of the LDS Church was organized, the town had a schoolhouse that was used for social gatherings and church meetings. In 1916, the Amalgamated Sugar Company agreed to build a factory in town to process sugar beets, a spur line was established by the Utah Idaho Central Railroad, and a large hotel opened. The factory, built by Dyer Construction Company, was built by the 1917 season for $900,000, coinciding with the organization of the city, the Amalga Ward of the LDS Church was established on March 10,1918, choosing its name from the Amalgamated Sugar Company. The factory was shut down in 1929 due to the sugar beet blight, the equipment was dismantled and reassembled in Sacramento, California. The hotel was torn down, as were the workers houses, the railroad was also removed, and sugar beets were shipped by truck to Smithfield, then taken to a factory in Lewiston for processing. The warehouse and land was sold to the Tueller brothers in late 1937, in 1941, the Cache Valley Dairy Association purchased the former sugar beet plant to allow the co-op to process their own milk into Swiss cheese. The co-op hired Edwin Gossner to produce the cheese, which he did from 1942 until 1966, when he left to form Gossner Foods in west Logan. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has an area of 3.5 square miles. Most of the water is located in a swamp to the north of the cheese factory. As of the census of 2000, there were 427 people,119 households, the population density was 126.8 people per square mile. There were 123 housing units at a density of 36.5 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 93. 91% White,0. 47% Asian,0. 23% Pacific Islander,4. 92% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 9. 84% of the population. 10. 9% of all households were made up of individuals and 5. 0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 3.59 and the average family size was 3.87
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Cache County, Utah
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Cache County is a county located in the U. S. state of Utah. As of the 2010 Census the population was 112,656 and its county seat and largest city is Logan. The county was created in 1856 and organized the next year and it was named for the fur stashes made by many of the Rocky Mountain Fur Company trappers. The Cache Valley and surrounding mountains are located in the county, the Bear River Mountains, the northernmost extension of the Wasatch Range, which reach as high as 10,000 feet, cover the eastern half of the county. The Bear River flows through Cache Valley, Wellsville was the first European settlement in the county, settled by Peter Maughan in 1853. Cache County is included in the Logan, UT-ID Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 1,173 square miles. On the western edge of the county lies the Wellsville Mountains and on the eastern edge lie the Bear River Mountains, a canyon carves its way through the Wellsville Mountains. In downtown Logan the highways split, with US-91 heading north into Idaho, the county climbs to an elevation of 9,980 feet at Naomi Peak in the Bear River Mountains. The population density was 96.7 people per square mile, there were 37,024 housing units at an average density of 31.78 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 89. 12% White,0. 62% Black or African American,0. 61% Native American,1. 88% Asian,0. 39% Pacific Islander,5. 48% from other races, and 1. 90% from two or more races. 9. 96% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race,16. 30% of all households were made up of individuals and 5. 54% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14 and the family size was 3.55. In the county, the population was out with 36. 3% under the age of 20,12. 59% from 20 to 24,26. 97% from 25 to 44,16. 41% from 45 to 64. The median age was 25.5 years, for every 100 females there were 98.84 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.53 males. As of 2015, the largest self reported ancestry groups in Cache County were,27. 9% were of English ancestry 12. 1% were of German ancestry 7. 3% were of Danish ancestry. 6. 1% were of American ancestry 5. 0% were of Scottish ancestry 4. 5% were of Irish ancestry Cache County is governed by a county council
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American Fork, Utah
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American Fork, often referred to by locals as A. F. is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States, at the foot of Mount Timpanogos in the Wasatch Range, north of Utah Lake. It is part of the Provo–Orem Metropolitan Statistical Area, the population was 28,326 in 2015, representing a nearly 20% growth since the 2000 census. The city has grown rapidly since the 1970s, the area around Utah Lake was used as a seasonal hunting and fishing ground by the Ute Indians. American Fork was settled in 1850 by Mormon pioneers, and incorporated as Lake City in 1852, the first settlers were Arza Adams, followed by Stephen Chipman, Ira Eldredge, John Eldredge and their families. The first settlers of American Fork lived in scattered conditions along the American Fork River, by the 1850s, tension between the settlers and Native Americans was increasing. In 1853, Daniel H. Wells, the head of the Nauvoo Legion, instructed settlers to move into specific forts. At a meeting on July 23,1853 at the schoolhouse in American Fork, Lorenzo Snow and Parley P. Pratt convinced the settlers to follow Wells directions, a fort was built of 37 acres to which the settlers located. Only parts of the wall were built to eight feet high, settlers changed the name from Lake City to American Fork in 1860. It was renamed after the American Fork River which runs through the city, most residents were farmers and merchants during its early history. By the 1860s, American Fork had established a public school, in the 1870s, American Fork served as a rail access point for mining activities in American Fork Canyon. American Fork had a literal social feud with the town of Lehi due to the Utah Sugar Company choosing Lehi as the building site in 1890. There were several businesses in American Fork, such as the American Fork Co-operative Association. For several decades in the 1900s, raising chickens was an important industry in the city, during World War II the town population expanded when the Columbia Steel plant was built. An annual summer celebration in the city is still called Steel Days in honor of the importance of the mill. The steel mill was located six miles southeast from town. American Fork built a city hospital in 1937, a new facility was built in 1950, which was sold to Intermountain Healthcare in 1977, which in turn replaced that hospital with a new facility in 1980. The 1992 film The Sandlot was mostly filmed on the Wasatch Front, the carnival scene was filmed in American Fork on State Street by Robinson Park. The elevation is 4,566 feet above sea level, according to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.2 square miles, all of it land
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American Fork River
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The American Fork, in Utah, flows out of American Fork Canyon in the Wasatch Mountains about 35 miles southeast of Salt Lake City. The headwaters are located on Mount Timpanogos and the river continues down through American Fork Canyon, on the way it passes through the Uinta National Forest and Timpanogos Cave National Monument. Exiting the canyon, the runs through northern Utah County. The city of American Fork is named after this river, a combination of the river and uplift of the Wasatch Mountains has carved the scenery of American Fork Canyon. Fly fishermen commonly target smaller rainbow trout – and to a lesser extent brown trout – in the river during summer and fall, when strong runoff and snowfall does not limit access
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Utah Lake
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Utah Lake is a shallow freshwater lake in the U. S. state of Utah. It lies in Utah Valley, surrounded by the Provo-Orem metropolitan area, the lakes only river outlet, the Jordan River, is a tributary of the Great Salt Lake. Evaporation accounts for 42% of the outflow of the lake, which leaves the lake slightly saline, the elevation of the lake is legally at 4,489 feet above sea level. If the lake elevation goes any higher, the pumps and gates on the Jordan River are left open, the first European to see Utah Lake was Father Silvestre Vélez de Escalante in 1776. He stayed with the Timpanogots band of Ute Tribe for three days, the Timpanogots were later moved out or integrated with the Mormon settlers between the 1850s and 1870s. The fish of the lake were overharvested by the settlers and restocked with non-native species, although thirteen species of fish are native to the lake, only the Utah sucker and the critically endangered June sucker remain. The dominant species in the lake is the carp, introduced in 1883 as an alternative to the over harvested native fish. The carp is now estimated at 90% of the biomass of the lake and is contributing to a decline in fish populations by severely altering the ecosystem. Pollution has also caused problems with the lakes ecosystem, raw sewage was dumped into the lake as late as 1967. Pollution problems still remain, the phosphorus and mineral salt levels are in violation of the Clean Water Act. The Commission is funded and empowered by 17 area governments, including, Utah County and its municipalities, the Central Utah Water Conservancy District, Utah Lake is within Utah Valley, in north-central Utah. Mountains surround Utah Valley on three sides, The Wasatch Range to the east, Traverse Mountains to the north, and Lake Mountain to the west. Mount Nebo reaches an altitude of 11, 863-foot, and Mount Timpanogos reaches an altitude of 11, 745-foot, jutting into the south portion of the lake is 6, 805-foot West Mountain, which divides Goshen Bay and Lincoln Beach. Utah Lake is situated on the edge of the valley. Because of its location on the side of the valley, the eastern shore has a gentle slope. Connected to the body of the lake are two large, shallow bays, the aforementioned Goshen Bay, to the south and Provo Bay to the east. Major cities such as Provo and Orem are located between the eastern shore and the Wasatch Mountains. Utah Lake is a remnant of a much larger pleistocene lake called Lake Bonneville, which existed from 75,000 to 8,000 years ago
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Annabella, Utah
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Annabella is a town in Sevier County, Utah, United States. The population was 795 at the 2010 census, an increase over the 2000 figure of 603, the first two families to settle Anabella in 1871 were those of Henry Dalton, a member of the Mormon Battalion, and Joseph Powell. The first name given to the settlement was Omni Point, the Point was a high rise in the terrain, five miles directly south of Richfield. The town name was changed to Annabella, after two of the first two children born in the area, Ann S. Roberts and Isabella Dalton. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has an area of 0.6 square miles. As of the census of 2000, there were 603 people,186 households, the population density was 1,083.5 people per square mile. There were 203 housing units at a density of 364.8 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 97. 18% White,0. 50% Native American,1. 49% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 49% of the population. 10. 2% of all households were made up of individuals and 5. 9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 3.24 and the average family size was 3.47. In the town, the population was out with 35. 0% under the age of 18,10. 8% from 18 to 24,20. 7% from 25 to 44,25. 4% from 45 to 64. The median age was 30 years, for every 100 females there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.0 males, the median income for a household in the town was $40,000, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had an income of $35,662 versus $19,375 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,531, about 7. 1% of families and 8. 2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11. 4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. Virgil Carter, American football player Elias Gardner, Early Utah colonizer
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Sevier County, Utah
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Sevier County /sɛˈvɪər/ is a county located in the central section of the U. S. state of Utah. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,802 and its county seat and largest city is Richfield. The county was formed on January 16,1865, as a split off from Sanpete County to the north and it was named for the Sevier River, which winding path forms its western boundary. Indigenous peoples migrated into this area by 10,000 years ago, the Fremont culture of Native Americans occupied the area that is now Sevier County from about 2000 to 700 years before the present. The Clear Creek site contains numerous native petroglyphs from that period, the central and eastern sections of this territory were occupied primarily by various bands of the Ute. Historic tribes occupied the territory of Utah at the time of the first European contact by Spanish missionaries, the Old Spanish Trail was the route they mapped. Over the course of the hundred years the trail was used by fur trappers, hunters, government officials. This carried many people through what was later organized as Sevier County, permanent European-American colonization of this area is considered to have begun with the founding of Richfield within the present-day county boundaries. The area was colonized by the Mormon settlers on 15 June 1864, much of the area was populated by new immigrants who were Mormon converts from Scandinavian countries. Because of the growth in small community, the people officially created Sevier County in early 1865. According to Benjamin Edelman in Red Light States, Who Buys Online Adult Entertainment, published in 2009 in the Journal of Economic Perspectives, Sevier County has the highest rate of online pornography usage in the United States. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 1,918 square miles. The population density was 10 people per square mile, there were 7,016 housing units at an average density of 4 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 95. 61% White,0. 27% Black or African American,2. 00% Native American,0. 26% Asian,0. 09% Pacific Islander,0. 79% from other races, and 0. 99% from two or more races. 2. 55% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race, of the 6,081 households in Sevier County,155 are unmarried partner households,137 heterosexual,11 same-sex male, and 7 same-sex female. 17. 60% of all households were made up of individuals and 9. 40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.44. In the county, the population was out with 34. 50% under the age of 18,10. 10% from 18 to 24,22. 90% from 25 to 44,19. 70% from 45 to 64. The median age was 30 years, for every 100 females there were 99.20 males
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Antimony, Utah
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Antimony is a town in Garfield County, Utah, United States. The population was 122 at the 2010 census, the same as the 2000 census, according to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 10.1 square miles, all of it land. This climatic region is typified by large temperature differences, with warm to hot summers. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Antimony has a continental climate. A party of 22 men came to the Antimony area in 1873 on a mission to make peace with the local Fish Lake band of Indians and they caught several coyote pups here, and named the place Coyote. The first permanent settlement was established, with the name of Coyote, in 1880, deposits of the antimony ore stibnite were found in Coyote Canyon, and a mining industry began. This resulted in the renaming, in 1921, to Antimony. Antimony is known throughout Central Utah for its 4th of July fireworks display, under the direction of visionary Mayor Shannon Allen, the town moved its annual fireworks display from the town park to the bluffs overlooking Otter Creek Reservoir. This allowed the town to take advantage of a unique venue for the fireworks. The fireworks are shot over the lake, reflecting off the water, the fireworks have become so popular that hundreds of residents of nearby towns forego their own towns fireworks displays to see Antimonys display. Funded by donations, Antimony almost certainly spends more, per capita, as of the census of 2010, there were 122 people,40 households, and 32 families residing in the town. The population density was 12.1 people per square mile, there were 81 housing units at an average density of 8.0 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 96. 72% White,0. 82% Native American, hispanic or Latino of any race were 0. 82% of the population. 15. 0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10. 0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.34. In the town, the population was out with 35. 2% under the age of 18,4. 1% from 18 to 24,23. 0% from 25 to 44,18. 9% from 45 to 64. The median age was 37 years, for every 100 females there were 144.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 125.7 males, the median income for a household in the town was $22,500, and the median income for a family was $24,000. Males had an income of $12,250 versus $21,250 for females
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Garfield County, Utah
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Garfield County is a county located in the U. S. state of Utah. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,172 and its county seat and largest city is Panguitch. Garfield County was founded in 1882 and it was named for James A. Garfield, late President of the United States, who had been assassinated in 1881. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 5,208 square miles. It is the fifth-largest county in Utah by area, the Colorado River, passing through a deep gorge, forms the eastern boundary. Westward, the cliffs of tributary canyons give way to the stretches of the San Rafael Desert, beyond which a variety of mountains, plateaus. Most of Bryce Canyon National Park lies in the part of the county. A large portion of Capitol Reef National Park lies in the part of the county. A very small part of Canyonlands National Park lies in the northeast corner of the county, the population density was 1 person per square mile. There were 2,767 housing units at a density of 0 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 94. 95% White,0. 17% Black or African American,1. 84% Native American,0. 40% Asian,0. 04% Pacific Islander,1. 12% from other races, and 1. 48% from two or more races. 2. 87% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race,20. 50% of all households were made up of individuals and 10. 10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.92 and the family size was 3.43. In the county, the population was out with 32. 60% under the age of 18,7. 80% from 18 to 24,23. 10% from 25 to 44,22. 40% from 45 to 64. The median age was 34 years, for every 100 females there were 104.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.20 males, the median income for a household in the county was $35,180, and the median income for a family was $40,192. Males had an income of $30,239 versus $20,408 for females. The per capita income for the county was $13,439, about 6. 10% of families and 8. 10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8. 80% of those under age 18 and 10. 40% of those age 65 or over
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Antimony
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Antimony is a chemical element with symbol Sb and atomic number 51. A lustrous gray metalloid, it is found in nature mainly as the sulfide mineral stibnite, Antimony compounds have been known since ancient times and were powdered for use as medicine and cosmetics, often known by the Arabic name, kohl. Metallic antimony was known, but it was erroneously identified as lead upon its discovery. In the West, it was first isolated by Vannoccio Biringuccio, for some time, China has been the largest producer of antimony and its compounds, with most production coming from the Xikuangshan Mine in Hunan. The industrial methods for refining antimony are roasting and reduction with carbon or direct reduction of stibnite with iron, the largest applications for metallic antimony is an alloy with lead and tin and the lead antimony plates in lead–acid batteries. Alloys of lead and tin with antimony have improved properties for solders, bullets, Antimony compounds are prominent additives for chlorine and bromine-containing fire retardants found in many commercial and domestic products. An emerging application is the use of antimony in microelectronics, Antimony is in a pnictogen and has an electronegativity of 2.05. In accordance with periodic trends, it is more electronegative than tin or bismuth, Antimony is stable in air at room temperature, but reacts with oxygen if heated to produce antimony trioxide, Sb2O3. Antimony is resistant to attack by acids, four allotropes of antimony are known, a stable metallic form and three metastable forms. Elemental antimony is a brittle, silver-white shiny metalloid, when slowly cooled, molten antimony crystallizes in a trigonal cell, isomorphic with the gray allotrope of arsenic. A rare explosive form of antimony can be formed from the electrolysis of antimony trichloride, when scratched with a sharp implement, an exothermic reaction occurs and white fumes are given off as metallic antimony forms, when rubbed with a pestle in a mortar, a strong detonation occurs. Black antimony is formed upon cooling of antimony vapor. It has the crystal structure as red phosphorus and black arsenic, it oxidizes in air. At 100 °C, it transforms into the stable form. The yellow allotrope of antimony is the most unstable and it has only been generated by oxidation of stibine at −90 °C. Above this temperature and in ambient light, this metastable allotrope transforms into the more stable black allotrope, elemental antimony adopts a layered structure in which layers consist of fused, ruffled, six-membered rings. The nearest and next-nearest neighbors form an octahedral complex, with the three atoms in each double layer slightly closer than the three atoms in the next. This relatively close packing leads to a density of 6.697 g/cm3
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Apple Valley, Utah
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Apple Valley is a town in Washington County, Utah, United States, located 12 miles east of Hurricane along SR-59. The population was 701 at the 2010 census, apple Valley was incorporated on October 15,2004, and a 2007 population estimate by the US Census Bureau placed its population at 427. In 2006, some residents of the signed a petition calling for dis-incorporation. They obtained enough signatures to call for a vote of dis-incorporation, another dis-incorporation vote on June 19,2012 also failed. As of the census of 2010, there were 701 people residing in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 94. 3% White,3. 0% American Indian and Alaska Native,0. 1% Asian,1. 3% from some other race, hispanic or Latino of any race were 3. 3% of the population
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Washington County, Utah
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Washington County is a county located in the U. S. state of Utah. As of the 2010 census, the population was 138,115 and its county seat and largest city is St. George. The county was created in 1852 and organized in 1856 and it was named for the first President of the United States, George Washington. Washington County experienced the fifth highest job-growth rate in the United States at one point, Washington County comprises the St. George, UT Metropolitan Statistical Area. The earliest settlement was Fort Harmony in 1852, Santa Clara was established in 1854 as a mission to the natives that lived on the Santa Clara River. Hamblin and Pinto were settled along the Los Angeles - Salt Lake Road in 1856, next came the settlements established as colonies to grow cotton, before the beginning of the American Civil War. They were located along the Virgin River, in the warmer climate below the Great Basin, the first were Virgin and Washington in 1857. Heberville, Pintura and Toquerville followed in 1858, Grafton, Harrisburg, adventure in 1860, and Duncans Retreat, Northrop, Shonesburg and St. George in 1861. Shoal Creek later called Hebron, was a community established in 1862 in the west of the county. Leeds was settled in 1867, and Silver Reef was a mining town begun in 1875 and abandoned by 1891 due to the collapse in silver prices. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 2,430 square miles. The elevation varies from 2,178 to 10,365 feet in elevation, the lowest point in the state of Utah is located in the Beaver Dam Wash in Washington County, where it flows out of Utah and into Arizona. Washington County is made up of three geographic areas, the Colorado Plateau in the east-northeast, the Great Basin in the northwest. Most of the population is centered in the middle-south of the county near the border with Arizona, most national shopping, dining, and hospitality chains are located here, along with several local businesses. The climate of this section of the county is the driest, the terrain is also among the lowest in Washington County, making for a particularly hot and dry climate when compared to the rest of the county. Most homes are located in subdivisions, and a large urban sprawl exists. In Downtown St. George, several restaurants and stores call this area home. To combat the sprawl, growth and promotion is being projected inward to the area of the St. George
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Aurora, Utah
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Aurora is a city in Sevier County, Utah, United States. The population was 947 at the 2000 census, Aurora is predominantly supported by agriculture, coal mining, and the service sector. Most residents commute to one of the communities to work. Children are schooled in Salina at one of the three public schools, current growth in the community is attributed to the growth of business and industry in the region. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 1.0 square miles. This climatic region is typified by large temperature differences, with warm to hot summers. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Aurora has a continental climate. Aurora was founded in 1875 by Ezra White and three other families along the banks of the Sevier River, auroras settling came under the direction of Brigham Young. He called on families to settle South Central Utah, originally named Willow Bend, the name was changed to Aurora due to the presence of the Northern Lights. The city was moved west two to three miles along the Rocky Ford Canal to avoid the spring flooding accompanied life along the Sevier and this location also enabled significant cultivation of the foothills. Those families that settled the region often left comfortable surroundings of Northern Utah to settle what one original resident described as a region without a green tree in sight. Over time however, settlers planted crops, trees, and utilized irrigation to create a very beautiful, nestled in the fertile Sevier Valley, Aurora slowly grew as greater numbers of settlers moved west. While growth occurred rapidly in the accompanying communities of Salina and Richfield. Most current residents are able to track their lineage to one of the four founding families of the city, as of the census of 2000, there were 947 people,303 households, and 269 families residing in the city. The population density was 936.1 people per square mile, there were 321 housing units at an average density of 317.3 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 97. 68% White,0. 53% Native American,0. 63% Asian,0. 21% Pacific Islander,0. 84% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 37% of the population. 10. 9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6. 6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 3.13 and the average family size was 3.38. In the city, the population was out with 33. 2% under the age of 18,9. 3% from 18 to 24,25. 0% from 25 to 44,20. 3% from 45 to 64
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Aurora (mythology)
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Aurora is the Latin word for dawn, and the goddess of dawn in Roman mythology and Latin poetry. Like Greek Eos and Rigvedic Ushas, Aurora continues the name of an earlier Indo-European dawn goddess, in Roman mythology, Aurora renews herself every morning and flies across the sky, announcing the arrival of the sun. Her parentage was flexible, for Ovid, she could equally be Pallantis, signifying the daughter of Pallas and she has two siblings, a brother and a sister. Rarely Roman writers imitated Hesiod and later Greek poets and named Aurora as the mother of the Anemoi, who were the offspring of Astraeus, Aurora appears most often in sexual poetry with one of her mortal lovers. A myth taken from the Greek by Roman poets tells that one of her lovers was the prince of Troy, Tithonus was a mortal, and would therefore age and die. Wanting to be with her lover for all eternity, Aurora asked Jupiter to grant immortality to Tithonus, Jupiter granted her wish, but she failed to ask for eternal youth to accompany his immortality, and he became forever old. Aurora turned him into a cicada, but soon as early Dawn appeared, the rosy-fingered, then gathered the folk about the pyre of glorious Hector. In traditional Irish folk songs, such as Lord Courtown One day I was a-musing down by the Courtown banks The sun shone bright and clearly, there was Flora at the helm and Aurora to the stern And all their gallant fine seamen, their course for to steer on. In On Imagination, by Phillis Wheatley From Tithons bed now might Aurora rise, Her cheeks all glowing with celestial dies, Dawn goddess Eos Mater Matuta Memnon Zorya Warburg Institute Iconographic Database Aurora, the Roman goddess of the dawn. Aurora, the goddess of the morning
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Ballard, Utah
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Ballard is a town in Uintah County, Utah, United States. The population was 566 at the 2000 census, a decrease of 78 persons from the 1990 population of 644, according to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 14.0 square miles, all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 566 people,181 households, the population density was 40.4 people per square mile. There were 196 housing units at a density of 14.0 per square mile. The racial makeup of the town was 95. 41% White,0. 18% African American,3. 00% Native American,0. 53% from other races, hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 41%. 18. 2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7. 7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older, the average household size was 3.13 and the average family size was 3.58. In the town, the population was out with 34. 6% under the age of 18,10. 2% from 18 to 24,26. 5% from 25 to 44,20. 3% from 45 to 64. The median age was 30 years, for every 100 females there were 108.9 males. The median income for a household in the town was $35,278, males had a median income of $29,875 versus $17,361 for females. The per capita income for the town was $12,620, about 7. 7% of families and 8. 5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6. 8% of those under age 18 and 17. 0% of those age 65 or over
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Uintah County, Utah
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Uintah County /juːˈɪntə/ is a county located in the U. S. state of Utah. As of the 2010 census the population was 32,588 and its county seat and largest city is Vernal. The county was named for the portion of the Ute Indian tribe that lived in the basin, Uintah County is the largest natural gas producer in Utah, with 272 billion cubic feet produced in 2008. The Vernal, UT Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Uintah County, archeologic evidence suggests that portions of the Uinta Basin have been inhabited by Archaic peoples and Fremont peoples. By the time of recorded history its inhabitants were the Ute people, the first known traverse by non-Indians was made by Fathers Dominguez and Escalante, as they sought to establish a land route between California and Spanish America. By the early century, occasional fur trappers entered the Basin. In 1831-32 Antoine Robidoux, a French trapper licensed by the Mexican government and he abandoned the effort in 1844. In 1847 the Great Salt Lake Valley, still a property of Mexico, was first colonized by Brigham Young, Young made no further effort to colonize the area. In 1861 US President Abraham Lincoln created the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation, reserved for the use and habitation of Utah, in the 1880s the Uncompahgre Reservation was created in the southern portion of present-day Uintah County. Gilsonite was discovered in 1888 at Bonanza, in central Uintah County and this was on Reservation land, but miners pressured the US government to remove some 7000 acres for mining use. Mining and its associated activities rapidly boomed in that area, the northern boundary of Uintah County originally extended to the north border of Utah. In 1918 the extreme northern portion was split off to form Daggett County, Utah. According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the county has an area of 4,501 square miles. This basin was formed by a lake during the late Tertiary period. Dyer Mine, 40°44′7. 63″N 109°34′6. 1″W, elevation,9,852 feet MSL Little Water Mine, 40°32′15. 37″N 109°49′20. 54″W, elevation,6,913 feet MSL Uteland Mine, the population density was 6 people per square mile. There were 9,040 housing units at a density of 2 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was 87. 73% White,0. 11% Black or African American,9. 38% Native American,0. 22% Asian,0. 08% Pacific Islander,1. 05% from other races, and 1. 43% from two or more races. 3. 54% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race,17. 20% of all households were made up of individuals and 7. 30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older
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Melvin J. Ballard
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Melvin Joseph Ballard was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His grandson, M. Russell Ballard, also became an apostle, Ballard was born at Logan, Utah Territory, to Henry Ballard and Margaret McNeal. His father was a native of England and had immigrated to Utah in 1852 to gather with the Latter-day Saints, Henry Ballard had been aboard the Saluda when it exploded at Lexington, Missouri, and was injured in that incident. He later served under Porter Rockwell in the Nauvoo Legion when it made efforts to prevent the entry of Johnstons Army into Utah Territory, in 1858, Henry was the first settler of Logan, and he served as bishop of the Logan 2nd Ward from 1861 until 1900. Prior to Ballards birth, his mother had an experience that led her to believe her son would be an apostle, in Ballards patriarchal blessing, this was reaffirmed. Ballard attended Brigham Young College, he graduated in 1884, in June 1896, Ballard married Martha A. Jones. The following month he left with B. H. Roberts and he was later reassigned to the Northern States Mission. Ballard returned to Utah in December 1898, in 1899, Ballard organized the Logan Knitting Factory along with Joseph E. Cardon. In 1900, he became a counselor in the bishopric of the Logan 2nd Ward, Ballard served for several years as president of the Northwestern States Mission of the church. While serving in this capacity, he organized missionary work on some of the Native American reservations in Montana. As Grant met with the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles to announce his decision, Grant used this experience to teach about revelation and to testify that the Lord gives inspiration to the President of the Church. Ballard was ordained an apostle and became a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles on January 7,1919, as an apostle, Ballard opened up missionary work in South America in 1925 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Ballard served in the Quorum until his death in Salt Lake City from leukemia, cannon was called to fill the vacancy caused by Ballards death. Ballard was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Ballard, Melvin J. Melvin J. Ballard, Crusader for Righteousness. Three Degrees of Glory, A Discourse, hinckley, Bryant S. ed. Sermons and Missionary Services of Melvin J. Ballard. Melvin J. Ballard at Find a Grave
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