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Utica was incorporated as a city in 1832. In the late 18th century, the name Utica was picked at random from a hat. The name originates from the classical North African city of Utica (in present-day Tunisia). A typical Rust Belt city, Utica is going through urban decline, but the arrival of Bosnia immigrants over the past several years could invigorate the economy.
Utica is located at 43°5'48" North, 75°13'55" West (43.096569, -75.231887) 1 in the Mohawk River Valley region of New York State.
According to the United States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. Its mission is defined in the Constitution of the United States, which directs that the population be enumerated at least once every te, the city has a total area of 43.0 km˛ (16.6 mi˛This article is about the unit of measure. In England, the Square Mile is a traditional name for the City of London. A square mile (symbol sq. or mi is an imperial unit which is the area of a square whose side is one mile (or 5,280 feet). A square mile is). 42.3 km˛ (16.4 mi˛) of it is land and 0.7 km˛ (0.3 mi˛) of it is water. The total area is 1.57% water.
As of the censusA census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). It can be contrasted with sampling in which information is only obtained from a subset of a population. As such it is a method used f 2 of 2000This page is about the year 2000. See 2000 AD for the UK comic book, Number 2000 for other uses. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar), and also the International Year for a Culture of Peace''. Events Y2K passes without the seri, there are 60,651 people, 25,100 households, and 14,231 families residing in the city. The population densityIf you were linked from a country article: the density there is based on land area, see below Population density can be used as a measurement of any tangible item. However it is most frequently applied to living organisms. Population density is usually ex is 1,432.3/km˛ (3,710.0/mi˛). There are 29,186 housing units at an average density of 689.2/km˛ (1,785.3/mi˛). The racial makeup of the city is 79.42% White, 12.92% African American, 0.28% Native American, 2.21% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.16% from other races, and 2.96% from two or more races. 5.79% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 25,100 households out of which 27.0% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.5% are married couples living together, 16.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 43.3% are non-families. 37.4% of all households are made up of individuals and 15.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.28 and the average family size is 3.04.
In the city the population is spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 26.8% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84.3 males.
The median income for a household in the city is $24,916, and the median income for a family is $33,818. Males have a median income of $27,126 versus $21,676 for females. The per capita income for the city is $15,248. 24.5% of the population and 19.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 38.0% of those under the age of 18 and 12.1% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.