From Deseret News archives:
Utah by the numbers
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Salt extracted in 2001 from the Great Salt Lake: 2.5 million tons
Salt used on Utah roads in 2001: 180,000 tons
Number of carwashes in Utah: 140
Ounces of caffeine-free Cokes sold at Cougar stadium during 2001 football season: 456,000*
Tattoo parlors: 55
Places that remove or cover tattoos: 10
One larceny occurs every: 7.81 minutes
One burglary occurs every: 41.40 minutes
One robbery occurs every: 7.36 hours
One rape occurs every: 10.44 hours
Number of adults incarcerated: 1 out of every 76
Number of "wedding chapels and ceremonies" listed in Salt Lake Yellow Pages: 56
Number of bars listed in Salt Lake Yellow Pages: 36
Average age of first marriage: bride, 21; groom: 23
Percent marriages civil ceremony: 23
Of marriages that end in divorce or annulment, median duration of marriage: 5.6 years
A baby is born in Utah every 11 minutes
Percentage of residents under 5: 9.4
Percentage of residents school age (5-18): 23
A Utahn dies every: 42 minutes
Life expectancy: 80
Number Utahns 100 or older in 2000: 155
Cremation rate: 14.5 percent
Gallons of ice cream sold in 2000: 12.3 million
Gallons of liquor sold in 2000: 3.9 million
Anti-depressant prescriptions per capita (adults): 1.1
Utahns who drive alone to work: 763,740
Utahns who carpool to work: 141,133
Utahns who walk to work: 23,928
Percent of drivers who use seat belts: 77 percent
Mobile homes: 38,386
Decade most houses in Utah were built: 1970s
Number of houses heated by solar energy: 92
Houses worth at least $1 million: 893
Percentage of residents who are foreign born: 5.5 percent
Percentage of residents who are white: 90 percent
Percentage of increase in minority population, 1990-2000: 46 percent
Number of Mexican restaurants: 191
Registered voters named Andersen, Anderson, Christensen, Christenson, Christiansen, Hansen, Hanson, Jensen, Jenson, Johnson, Larsen, Larson, Neilsen, Neilson, Nelson, Nielsen, Nielson, Nilson, Olsen, Olson, Pedersen, Pederson, Petersen, Peterson in1998: 85,568
Average weight of women: 152 pounds
Average height of women: 5 feet 5 inches
Average weight of men: 189
Average height of men: 5 feet 10.8 inches
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