As in many other states, the growth of Utah's population was most rapid in the decades before Utah became a state in January 1896.
YEAR POPULATION
1850 11,380
1860 40,273
1870 86,786
1880 143,963
1890 210,779
As in many other states, the growth of Utah's population was most rapid in the decades before Utah became a state in January 1896.
YEAR POPULATION
1850 11,380
1860 40,273
1870 86,786
1880 143,963
1890 210,779