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Utica, Michigan
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Utica is a city in Macomb County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 5,245 at the 2020 census, up from 4,757 in 2010.
The city now known as Utica was platted by Joseph Stead in 1829, who named it "Harlow". Others referred to the community as "Hog's Hollow" or "McDougalville", until a few years later it was named "Utica" by settlers from New York, in honor of the city of the same name in that state. This was common of settlers in this region, and is reflected in the names of nearby cities such as Rochester, Troy, and Livonia that are also named for New York cities.
By the 1940s, Utica was the center of a region of dairy farms and truck gardens. It had a flour mill and shipped rhubarb. Dodge Park a few miles south on the Clinton River was a state park.
As the 1950s progressed, Detroit auto companies began to build factories in neighboring Sterling and Shelby Townships, and the surrounding area began a transformation to an industrial economy.
Utica boasts a small historic district centered on Cass Avenue and Auburn Road, but few of the buildings predate 1906, due to destructive fires in 1905 and 1906.
Utica is in western Macomb County, bordered to the south by the city of Sterling Heights and to the north by Shelby Charter Township. Highways M-53 and M-59 serve the city. M-53 crosses the east side of the city, leading north to Romeo and south to Warren, while M-59 runs along the southern border of the city, leading east to Interstate 94 and west to Pontiac. Downtown Detroit is to the south.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Utica has a total area of , of which are water. The Clinton River passes through the center of the city, flowing southeast and then east to Lake St. Clair.
As of the census of 2010, there were 4,757 people, 2,218 households, and 1,245 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 2,463 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 90.4% White, 1.9% African American, 0.5% Native American, 3.5% Asian, 1.9% from other races, and 1.
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