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== Historical Background == | == Historical Background == | ||
'''1847'''--First white settlers arrived in Utah and settled in Salt Lake Valley. Designated area of present day Utah and parts of many surrounding states as | '''1847 '''-- First white settlers arrived in Utah and settled in Salt Lake Valley. Designated area of present day Utah and parts of many surrounding states as Deseret. | ||
'''1850-1896'''--Territorial Period. Each time the people of Utah or Deseret applied for statehood a census was taken. Utah became a territory in 1850 and gained statehood in 1896. Censuses were taken 1856, 1862, 1872, 1882, 1887, and 1894. | '''1850-1896 '''-- Territorial Period. Each time the people of Utah or Deseret applied for statehood a census was taken. Utah became a territory in 1850 and gained statehood in 1896. Censuses were taken 1856, 1862, 1872, 1882, 1887, and 1894. Deseret was carved up as other western states were formed until 1896 when Utah reached its present size. | ||
'''1896-present'''--Utah during statehood | '''1896-present '''-- Utah during statehood. | ||
''' | '''1880''': Abbreviations used on the Utah census (on the left margin):<br>'''M''' = Mormon<br>'''G''' = Gentile<br>'''A''' = Apostate Mormon<br>'''J''' = Josephites (members of the Reorganized Church -- RLDS)<br>'''M''' = Miscellaneous<br>'''D''' = Doubtful<br>From ''Deseret Weekly News'', September 6, 1882, page 58. | ||
== Indexes == | == Indexes == | ||