Utica, Indiana

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This article is about Utica in Indiana, USA. For other places with this name, see Utica.

Memorial in Utica, Indiana

Utica is a town in Clark County, Indiana, United States. The population was 591 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Utica is located at 38°20′4″N, 85°39′18″W (38.334556, -85.654961)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 591 people, 254 households, and 164 families residing in the town. The population density was 530.7/km² (1,361.7/mi²). There were 279 housing units at an average density of 250.5/km² (642.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.63% White, 1.02% African American, 0.17% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.51% from other races, and 0.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.18% of the population.

There were 254 households out of which 23.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.4% were non-families. 30.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.85.

In the town the population was spread out with 21.0% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 33.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 87.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,023, and the median income for a family was $38,750. Males had a median income of $35,156 versus $19,821 for females. The per capita income for the town was $23,518. About 5.3% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.7% of those under age 18 and 19.4% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] History

Between 1800-1825 Utica was a popular ferry crossing, as ferry crossings were considered too dangerous at Jeffersonville, due to inexperienced ferry operators and the Falls of the Ohio.

After a flood in 1997, Utica saw growth because it had to strengthen its building, planning, and zoning laws in order to get FEMA and Indiana DNR rebuilding funds. However, Utica is unlikely to see much more growth due to being surrounded by Jeffersonville, Charlestown State Park, the Ohio River, and the River Ridge Commerce Center.[1]