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Dixie is the nickname for southwestern Utah. It was named this because early Mormon settlers could grow cotton in the warm climate, reminiscent of Dixie in the southeastern United States; however, unlike its larger namesake, irrigation is necessary for the success of agriculture in Utah's Dixie, due to its aridity. The main city in the area is St. George. The region, which lies in Washington County, is becoming a retirement and recreational haven due to its pleasant winter climate. Temperatures do not dip very far below freezing for long periods of time, the humidity is extremely low (usually below 25% in the summer), and it receives very little precipitation. Summer temperatures average over 100°F (38°C) and are the hottest in the state. The record high temperature is 117°F (47°C). Dixie is one of the fastest-growing regions in the state, being located on the edge of the Sunbelt. Ivins, St. George, Santa Clara, Washington, and Hurricane are the largest and fastest-growing cities within the region. Official language(s) English Capital Largest city Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 13th 219,887 kmÂ² 435 km 565 km 3. ... For other uses, see Mormon (disambiguation). ... Cotton ready for harvest. ... DIXIES LAND, 1904 postcard Dixie is a nickname for the Southern United States. ... Regional definitions vary from source to source. ... High-altitude aerial view of irrigation in the Heart of the Sahara Irrigation (in agriculture) is the replacement or supplementation of rainfall with water from another source in order to grow crops. ... Palm Trees dot the landscape of St. ... Washington County is a county located in the state of Utah. ... Categories: Stub | Belt regions of the United States ... Ivins is a town located in Washington County, Utah. ... Palm Trees dot the landscape of St. ... Santa Clara is a city located in Washington County, Utah. ... Washington is a city located in Washington County, Utah. ... Hurricane is a city located in Washington County, Utah. ...

	State of Utah Cities \| Counties \| Flag \| Flower \| Governors \| Song Utah portal Image File history File links Flag_of_Utah. ... A state of the United States (a U.S. state) is any one of the fifty states (four of which officially favor the term commonwealth) which, along with the District of Columbia, form the United States of America. ... Official language(s) English Capital Largest city Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 13th 219,887 kmÂ² 435 km 565 km 3. ... Alpine Alta Altamont Alton Amalga American Fork Annabella Antimony Aurora Ballard Bear River City Beaver Bicknell Big Water Blanding Bluffdale Boulder Bountiful Brian Head Brigham City Cannonville Canyon Rim Castle Dale Castle Valley Cedar City Cedar Fort Cedar Hills Centerfield Centerville Charleston Circleville Clarkston Clawson Clearfield Cleveland Clinton Coalville Corinne... This is a list of counties in Utah. ... Categories: Stub \| U.S. state flags ... Genera Calochortus Cardiocrinum Clintonia Erythronium Fritillaria Gagea Korolkowia Lilium Lloydia Nomocharis Notholirion Scoliopus Streptopus Tricyrtis Tulipa The Liliaceae, or the Lily Family, is an important family of monocotyledons that includes a great number of ornamental flowers as well as several important agricultural crops; the onion has traditionally been classified here... List of Utah Governors Heber M. Wells Republican 1896-1905 John C. Cutler Republican 1905-1909 William Spry Republican 1909-1917 Simon Bamberger Democrat 1917-1921 Charles R. Mabey Republican 1921-1925 George H. Dern Democrat 1925-1933 Henry H. Blood Democrat 1933-1941 Herbert B. Maw Democrat 1941-1949... Utah, This is the Place is the state song of Utah. ...
State Capital:	Salt Lake City Nickname: Crossroads of the West Official website: http://www. ...
Regions:	Cache Valley \| Dixie \| Great Salt Lake \| Great Salt Lake Desert \| Uinta Mountains \| Wasatch Back \| Wasatch Front \| Wasatch Range The Cache Valley is a broad arid agricultural valley in northern Utah and southern Idaho in the United States. ... Satellite Photo of the Great Salt Lake as it looked in the summer of 2003 The Great Salt Lake as seen looking north towards Antelope Island from Sunset Beach Great Salt Lake from airspace over Salt Lake City Great Salt Lake is an endorheic saline lake in northern Utah, much... The Great Salt Lake Desert is a large playa in northern Utah, located west of the Great Salt Lake. ... This view of Kings Peak shows the cliff bands and basins typical throughout the Uintas. ... The Wasatch Back is an area in the U.S. state of Utah located east of the Wasatch Front. ... The Wasatch Range has prevented the Wasatch Front from expanding eastward. ... Wasatch Mountains from space. ...
Metropolitan Areas (with constituent cities):	Logan Logan is a city located in Cache County, Utah. ... Ogden-Clearfield - Bountiful \| Kaysville \| Layton \| Roy Ogden sign over Washington Boulevard at the Ogden River; toward downtown John Moses Browning (January 21, 1855 â€“ November 26, 1926), born in Ogden, Utah, was an American firearms designer who developed many varieties of weapons which were used in the U.S. military for decades in the 20th century. ... Clearfield is a city located in Davis County, Utah. ... Bountiful is a city located in Davis County, Utah. ... Kaysville is a city located in Davis County, Utah, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 20,351 and in 2004 was estimated at 21,749. ... Layton is a city located in Davis County, Utah. ... Roy is a city located in Weber County, Utah. ... Provo-Orem - American Fork \| Lehi \| Pleasant Grove \| Spanish Fork \| Springville Map of Provo, Utah Provo is a city in Utah and the county seat of Utah County, located about 50 miles south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. ... Orem is an incorporated city in the north-central part of the state in Utah County. ... American Fork is a city located in Utah County, Utah, USA, at the foot of Mount Timpanogos in the Wasatch Range. ... Lehi is a city located in Utah County, Utah. ... Pleasant Grove is a city located in Utah County, Utah. ... Spanish Fork is a city located in Utah County, Utah. ... Springville is a city located in Utah County, Utah. ... St. George Palm Trees dot the landscape of St. ... Salt Lake City - Cottonwood Heights \| Draper \| Holladay \| Midvale \| Murray \| Park City \| Riverton \| Sandy \| South Jordan \| Taylorsville \| Tooele \| West Jordan \| West Valley City Nickname: Crossroads of the West Official website: http://www. ... Cottonwood Heights is a city located in Salt Lake County, Utah along the east bench of the Salt Lake Valley. ... Draper is a city located in Salt Lake County, Utah. ... Holladay is a city located in Salt Lake County, Utah. ... Midvale is a city located in Salt Lake County, Utah. ... Murray is a city located in Salt Lake County, Utah. ... Park City is a city located in Utah. ... Riverton is a city located in Salt Lake County, Utah. ... Jordan Commons and the tallest building in Sandy. ... South Jordan is a city located in Salt Lake County in the U.S. state of Utah. ... Taylorsville is a city located in Salt Lake County, Utah. ... Tooele is a city located in Tooele County in the U.S. state of Utah. ... Jordan Landing West Jordan is a city located in Salt Lake County, Utah and part of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. ... West Valley City is a city located in Salt Lake County in the state of Utah. ...
Micropolitan Areas:	Brigham City \| Cedar City \| Heber \| Price \| Vernal Brigham City is a city located in Box Elder County, Utah. ... Cedar City is a city located in Iron County, Utah, a 3Â½ hour drive south on Interstate 15 from Salt Lake City. ... --166. ... Price is a city located in Carbon County, Utah. ... Vernal is a city located in Uintah County, Utah. ...
Counties:	aver-County%2C-Utah" onmouseover="pv(event, 67)" onmouseout="unpv(67)" style="">Beaver \| Box Elder \| Cache \| Carbon \| Daggett \| Davis \| Duchesne \| Emery \| Garfield \| Grand \| Iron \| Juab \| Kane \| Millard \| Morgan \| Piute \| Rich \| Salt Lake \| San Juan \| Sanpete \| Sevier \| Summit \| Tooele \| Uintah \| Utah \| Wasatch \| Washington \| Wayne \| Weber Beaver County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. ... Box Elder County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. ... Cache County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah, comprising the Cache Valley, up to the Idaho border, and the surrounding mountains. ... Carbon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. ... Daggett County is a county located in the state of Utah. ... Davis County is a county located in the state of Utah. ... Duchesne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. ... Emery County is a county located in the state of Utah. ... Garfield County is a county located in the state of Utah. ... Grand County is a county located in the state of Utah. ... Iron County is a county located in the state of Utah. ... Juab County is a county located in the state of Utah. ... Kane County is a county located in the state of Utah. ... Millard County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. ... Morgan County is a county located in the state of Utah. ... Piute County is a county located in the state of Utah. ... Rich County is a county located in the state of Utah. ... Salt Lake County is a county located in the state of Utah. ... San Juan County is a county located in the state of Utah. ... Sanpete County is a county located in the state of Utah. ... Sevier County is a county located in the state of Utah. ... Summit County is a county located in the state of Utah, occupying a rugged and mountainous area. ... Tooele County is a county located in the state of Utah. ... Uintah County is a county located in the state of Utah. ... Utah County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah. ... Wasatch County is a county located in the state of Utah. ... Washington County is a county located in the state of Utah. ... Wayne County is a county located in the state of Utah. ... Weber County is a county located in the U.S. state of Utah, occupying a stretch of the Wasatch Front, part of the eastern shores of Great Salt Lake, and much of the rugged Wasatch Mountains. ...

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Utah Habitat: Wasatch Front Canyons (1194 words)
	Utah's physiogeographic region known as "Utah's Dixie" is located in the southwest corner of the state in Washington County.
	The reason why the region is referred to as "Utah's Dixie" is because of the establishment of the Cotton or Southern Mission in the city of Washington in 1857.
	The Montane region of Utah's Dixie is represented mainly by the Pine Valley Mountains--the highest point reaching 10,365 feet--in the northcentral portion of Washington County.

Dixie (Utah) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (269 words)
	It was first settled in the early 1860s, when farmers were sent south by Brigham Young to grow cotton, hoping to capitalize on the lack of availability of cotton due to the American Civil War.
	Thus the name Dixie, to honor the attempt to grow cotton, and its association with the Dixie in the southeastern United States.
	Dixie is one of the fastest-growing regions in the United States, being located on the edge of the Sunbelt.

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