The People
In 2000, Utah ranked 34th among the states in population. The population density was 27.2 persons per square mile (10.5 per km2), slightly more than one-third that of the United States as a whole. Whites made up 89.2 per cent of the population. There were about 29,700 American Indians in the state. People of Hispanic origin accounted for 9 per cent.
About three quarters of the people in Utah are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons). About 5 per cent of the people are Roman Catholics. Methodists and other Protestants form smaller groups.
| Annual events in Utah | |||
| January-April | |||
| Sundance Film Festival in Park City (January); Utah Winterfest (mid-January to mid-February); Easter Jeep Safari in Moab (April); St. George Arts Festival (April). | |||
| May-August | |||
| Friendship Cruise in Green River (May); Reenactment of the Driving of the Golden Spike at Promontory (May 10); Strawberry Days Festival in Pleasant Grove (June); The Scottish Festival in Salt Lake City (June); Utah Arts Festival in Salt Lake City (June); The Ute Stampede, with a professional rodeo and a carnival, in Nephi (July); Mormon Miracle Pageant in Manti (July); Shakespearean Festival of the American West in Logan (July and August); Shakespearean Festival in Cedar City (July and August); Park City Arts Festival (August); Oktoberfest at Snowbird Resort southeast of Salt Lake City (August to October). | |||
| September-December | |||
| Utah State Fair in Salt Lake City (September); Fat Tire Mountain Biking Festival in Moab (October); Festival of Lights Parades at Lake Powell (November and December); Christmas at Temple Square in Salt Lake City (December); Ballet West, The Nutcracker, Salt Lake City (December); Utah Oratorio Society, The Messiah, at Symphony Hall in Salt Lake City (Sunday before Christmas). | |||
