The majority of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" church) are found outside of the United States. Only about 40% of the 14 million members of the "Mormon" church live in the U.S. Within the U.S., church membership is mostly concentrated in the west. States with high Mormon populations are Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Nevada, California, and Washington. About 9% of all Mormons live in Utah, the state with the highest concentration of Mormons (about 70% of Utah residents are Mormon).
While no official state nickname is the "Mormon State", Utah is sometimes called the Mormon state because Mormons settled it and the majority of residents (60%) are practicing Mormons. While Mormons live in all states and almost all countries, about 10% of the 14.5 million Mormons worldwide live in Utah.
Yes, definately. There are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) in every state of the US. There are over 6 million Mormons in the United States. The state with the largest number of Mormons is Utah with 1.8 million Mormons. The state with the fewest number of Mormons is Rhode Island, with about 4,000 Mormons.
Utah was settled by Mormons.
Mormons found Franklin, which was the first permanent settlement, in 1860.
Utah. Mormons settled the majority of the towns in Utah, southern Idaho, and northern Arizona. This area is sometimes called the "Mormon Curtain".
Utah.
All states in the US are inhabited by mormons, Utah having the largest population.
The "Mormons" were never given a state or made a state. The Mormons suggested a state called Deseret, but it was denied and was never made a state. The state of Utah became a state in 1896 during the administration of Grover Cleveland. The boundaries were drawn by the federal government and the name was chosen by the government as well. The population of the state was mostly Mormon, but there was a sizeable population of other religious groups as well. So, Grover Cleveland gave statehood to Utah, not to Mormons. Most Mormons at the time lived within Utah, but they did not choose the boundaries or the name.
The majority of Mormons moved to Utah in 1847 after being kicked out of Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois.
Every state! There are over six million members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the 'Mormon' church) living in the United States, and at least several thousand Mormons in each state. The western US has a higher concentration of Mormons than the east, and Utah has the highest concentration with about 60% of the state being practicing Mormons.
Some say that the Mormons had to denounce polygamy before Utah became a state. This may or may not be true, as the plans to make Utah a state were in action before the Church officially denounced polygamy. Either way, Mormons arrived there in 1847, Utah became a territory in 1850, Mormons ended polygamy in 1890, and Utah became a state in 1896.
Mormons founded Salt Lake City, Utah, the capital of Utah. Actually, they founded the whole state of Utah...