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Land Area Ranked 13th
• Total 84,899 sq mi (219,887 km2)
• Width 270 miles (435 km)
• Length 350 miles (560 km)
• % water 3.25
• Latitude 37° N to 42° N
• Longitude109° 3′ W to 114° 3′ W
Before statehood Utah Territory
Admitted to the Union January 4, 1896 (45th)
Metes and Bounds
Beginning at a point formed by the intersection of the thirty-second degree of longitude west from Washington, with the thirty-seventh degree of north latitude; thence due west along said thirty-seventh degree of north latitude to the intersection of the same with the thirty-seventh degree of longitude west from Washington; thence due north along said thirty-seventh degree of west longitude to the intersection of the same with the fortysecond degree of north latitude; thence due east along said forty-second degree of north latitude to the intersection of the same with the thirty-fourth degree of longitude west from Washington; thence due south along said thirty-fourth degree of west longitude to the intersection of the same with the forty-first degree of north latitude; thence due east along said forty-first degree of north latitude to the intersection of the same with the thirty-second degree of longitude west from Washington; thence due south along said thirty-second degree of west longitude to the place of beginning.