Utica, New York

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The 2000 Census showed that Utica had a population of 60,651 people^<1>. This represents 0.32% of the total population of New York, making it the state's 26th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
23	New Rochelle	SE	167 mi [268.8 km]	74,115	2.68% increase
24	Mount Vernon	SE	166 mi [267.2 km]	68,653	0.4% increase
25	Schenectady	E	68 mi [109.4 km]	61,152	1.08% decrease
-26-	Utica			58,082	4.24% decrease
27	Clay	W	48 mi [77.2 km]	58,558	0.42% decrease
28	Hempstead	SE	184 mi [296.1 km]	53,915	4.67% decrease
29	Union	SW	78 mi [125.5 km]	54,116	3.88% decrease

Utica had 29,186 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Utica has an area^<4> of 16.35 square miles [42.34 km²].

Using the above population and land area values, Utica had a 2000 population density of 3,709 people per square mile [1,432 people/km²], making it the state's 116th most densely populated area.

Oneida County

The city of Utica is located in Oneida County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 235,032 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 60,651 people, Utica contained 25.81% of the Oneida County total.

In addition, where the community of Utica has a population density of 3,709 people per square mile [1,432 people/km²], Oneida County averages 193.8 people per square mile [74.8 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Oneida County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Utica and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Utica. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Utica. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Utica, it also contains a comparison between Utica and the state of New York.

Click here for the Utica QuickFact (QF-3676540).

A Census Quickfact is available for Oneida County (QF-36065).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Oneida County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Herkimer	QF-36043	E	62,200	3.39% decrease
	Lewis	QF-36049	N	26,176	2.93% decrease
	Madison	QF-36053	SW	69,766	0.5% increase
	Oswego	QF-36075	W	121,395	0.89% decrease
	Otsego	QF-36077	SE	61,962	0.47% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Utica:

Utica is located in Census Region #1 (the Northeast Region) and in Division #2 (the Middle Atlantic Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Utica.

The Commemorative Quarter for New York<6>

Search for Local Businesses

People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Utica. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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