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Welcome to Utica ...

The town of Utica is located in Clark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Utica, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1817.

When the people of Utica refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Utican<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Utica has a population of 932 people<3> (see below for details).

Utica is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Utica lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Utica, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Utica: 812 & 930<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Utica had an population of 932 people. This is an increase of 20.1% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 57.7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Utica had a population of 776 people. This makes Utica the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Utica represents 0.01% of the total population of Indiana (which has 6,483,802 people), making it the state's 352nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 776 people, the population of Utica increased 31.3% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 591 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Utica.

Communities Also Named Utica ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Utica - they are located in Alaska, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska (2), New York, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Utica.

Communities near Utica ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Utica.

  • Louisville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jeffersonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Albany
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jeffersontown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Clarksville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,447 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <6>
  • Saint Matthews
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Matthews have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Matthews
    • Saint Matthews is located in Jefferson County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Matthews <6>
  • Shively
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shively
    • Shively is located in Jefferson County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,690 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shively <6>
  • Lyndon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
    • Lyndon is located in Jefferson County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,445 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <6>
  • La Grange
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Sellersburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersburg
    • Sellersburg is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,047 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sellersburg <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Utica. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Utica.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Utica. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Utica.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Utica. See our Newspapers Page for Utica.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Utica ...

Looking for more information about Utica? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Utica, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Utica.

Adding Utica to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Utica in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Utica was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

X2X - From that list, the Utica post office opened in 1817.

We also found Utica in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Utica.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Utica. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Clark County: www.co.clark.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Utica refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a town's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Utica may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Utica.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Utica - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 812 code has been Overlayed with the 930 area code. New phone numbers in the Utica area will be assigned with one of these codes: 812 or 930. As a result, placing a call in the Utica area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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