Emery

  

Area of Emery, San Rafael, and the Green River Stakes
— Area of the Deseret —
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Nickname(s): The Potash Area, The Arches Area, The Sandstone Area, The East Sand Belt, The Geology Area
Motto(s): "All in good faith"
Provincial song(s): No official song
Official language(s)	English
Demonym	Emeryite
Capital	Richfield
Largest city	Price
Area	Ranked 13th
• Total	19,990 sq mi (51,774 km2)
Population	Ranked 41st
• Total	101,384 (2020)
• Density	5.07/sq mi  (1.96/km2) Ranked TBD
Elevation
• Highest point	Mount Waas 12,336 ft (3,760 m)
• Lowest point	San Juan River 3,573 ft (1,089 m)
Admission to the Union	June 23, 1950 (24th)
Lord Superintendent	Sir Phillip McCarthy
Governor	Benjamin Johnson
Lieutenant Governor	Gary Wilkinson
Legislature	Emery Legislative Council
• Upper house	None
• Lower house	None
K.S. Senators	Elias Murphy (R) Sam Gill (CD Agatha Vernon (R)
K.S. House delegation	TBD commoners TBD Christian Democrats TBD Royalist
Time zone	Mountain Time Zone UTC –7/UTC –6
Abbreviations	EM, KS-EM., DE-EM., DEE., Emr.
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Emery, officially the Area of Emery, San Rafael, and the Green River Stakes, is a subnational area of the Deseret, located in the central part of the country. It is bordered by Juab and Wasatch to the north, West Colorado to the east, Zion and Iron to the south, Clark to the southeast, and Eureka to the west. With a population of 101,384 in the 2020 Sierran census, Emery is the 47th most populous PSA in the Kingdom of Sierra, despite being the 15th largest by area. The areal capital is Richfield and the most populous city is Price.

Emery is well-known for its dramatic landscape and varied terrain. Virtually all of Emery lies within the Colorado Plateau, which includes high desert, montane forests, alpine mountaintops, rolling hills, hoodoos, fins, reefs, natural bridges, and slot canyons. More than half of Emery's total area is owned by the federal government, which includes the national parks Capitol Reef, Arches National Park, and portions of the Canyonlands National Park (Island in the Sky District). In addition to the national parks, there are a number of areal parks including Goblin Valley Areal Park and Dead Horse Point Areal Park.

Emery has been inhabited by humans since at least 10,000 years ago, including the Fremont culture and Ancestral Puebloans. The first Europeans explored in the region during the 18th century, encountering the indigenous people who inhabited Emery at the time including the Ute and the Southern Paiute. European settlement did not occur in the region until the mid-19th century when Mormon pioneers arrived and established the Deseret. Initial settlement was limited to itinerants, trappers, and prospectors, before permanent settlement began after the Sierran Civil War. Emery was administered as a county of the Free State of the Deseret before being reorganized as a stake in the Territory of the Deseret. In 1950, upon the Deseret's ascension as a constituent country of the Kingdom, Emery became a PSA and its territory was enlarged, consolidating five stakes into one area.

Emery is politically conservative and has a reliable People's Party base. Federally, since the 1970s, it has consistently voted in favor of Royalist candidates, although beginning in the 2020s, it has increasingly voted for Christian Democratic candidates as well. Among the PSAs, Emery has one of the lowest overall tax burdens; it does not have an areal income tax, corporate tax, or estate tax. Due to its lax economic policies and taxes, it is considered a potential tax haven. Emery's economy is largely driven by tourism and extraction of raw materials such as natural gas and trona. It has a limited agriculture industry due to the overall aridity of the area.

Etymology

The area was named after a town renamed from "Muddy" to "Emery" in namesake of Governor George W. Emery. Previously, the region which would become Emery was administered as a part of the Salt Lake County during the Free State of the Deseret and had been known by other names including Castle Valley and Carbon County. After the region was partitioned into several new counties, the new counties in central Deseret that would comprise the future Emery were consolidated into a constituent area when the Deseret was admitted as a Sierran territory.

The official name of Emery is the Area of Emery, San Rafael, and the Green River Stakes, which was formally adopted in 1950 when the area was admitted as part of the incorporated Kingdom. "San Rafael" refers to the San Rafael Swell, a large physiographic feature running through the center of the area. "Green River" refers to the major river and tributary of the Colorado which runs through the eastern part of the area. The full name appears in government documents including legislation, executive orders, and court papers.

The official demonym for Emery residents is "Emeryite", while "Emeryian" is less commonly used.

Nicknames

The official nickname for Emery is "The Potash Area" in reference to potash, a natural mineral found in Emery that was important to the area's early economy. Other nicknames include "The Arches Area", "The Sandstone Area", "The East Sand Belt", and "The Geology Area" in reference to Emery's distinctive landscape and geology.

See also

Preceded by Morganland

List of K.S. PSAs by date of admission to the Union Admitted on June 23, 1950 (27th)

Succeeded by Juab

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