Utica, Kentucky

Utica is a small rural unincorporated community and census-designated place[3] in Daviess County, Kentucky, in the United States.

Utica, Kentucky
Census-designated place
Utica is located in Kentucky
Utica
Utica
Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°36′8″N 87°6′47″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyDaviess
Area
[1]
 • Total1.05 sq mi (2.73 km2)
 • Land1.05 sq mi (2.72 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
417 ft (127 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total298
 • Density283.81/sq mi (109.58/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
ZIP code
42376
FIPS code21-78708
GNIS feature ID505928[2]

Geography

The community is located in the south-central portion of Daviess County just north of the McLean County line. U.S. Route 431 (US 431) passes through the community, leading 12 miles (19 km) north to Owensboro and 24 miles (39 km) south to Central City.

Amenities

Utica has a post office (utilizing ZIP code 42376), a fire station, a cemetery, several churches, a gas station, and a couple of stores.

History

Utica was probably founded in the early 1800s and named after the City of Utica, New York. Mill Street, which is the first side road on KY 140, was named after the flour mill that was located behind JR's Market. The first property on Mill Street was a passenger train station in the late 1800s to early 1900s that ferried people to the river town of Owensboro across the border from Indiana. This cemetery consists of people from the local community as early as the early 1900s but most are from the 1930s and upward. It is still used to this day.

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
194069—
2020298—
Bureau of the Census[4]

References
  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Utica, Kentucky
  3. "TIGERweb". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
  4. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.



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