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Survey: Provo-Orem area most religious in US
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/03/30/survey-provo-orem-area-most-religious-in-us/2038533/New Gallup poll sheds light on the state of religion in the United States.
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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Provo-Orem area of Utah is the most religious metropolitan area in the United States, a new Gallup poll shows.
A survey of about 190 metropolitan areas released Friday found 77% of Provo-Orem residents are classified as "very religious." That's based on respondents saying religion is an important part of their daily life and they attend religious services nearly every week.
Utah's Ogden-Clearfield metro area also ranked near the top of the list, with 55% of residents considered very religious. Salt Lake City, the state's largest metropolitan area, was farther down at 47%.
The results underscore the prevalence of devout Mormons in those areas, which all have Mormon temples. Provo also is home to the Mormon-church's flagship university, Brigham Young University, and has the church's main missionary training center.
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