North Utica
Village
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	LaSalle
Township	Utica
Coordinates	41°20′36″N 89°0′39″W / 41.34333, -89.01083
Area	1.5 sq mi (4 km²)
- land	1.5 sq mi (4 km²)
Population	977 (2000)
Density	648.6 /sq mi (250 /km²)
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	61373
Area code	815
Location of North Utica within Illinois
Wikimedia Commons: North Utica, Illinois

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

North Utica is a village in LaSalle County, Illinois. The population was 977 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Ottawa–Streator Micropolitan Statistical Area.

While North Utica is the proper name for the city, advertising on nearby Interstates 80 and 39 refers to the village by its original name, Utica. In addition, people that live in the area, official Interstate signage, and signs indicating the city limits all refer to the town as Utica.

History

The town of Utica had previously been established on the banks of the Illinois River during the 1830s, but flooding and the construction of the Illinois and Michigan Canal a few miles north encouraged redevelopment of the village there as North Utica.

Utica Tornado of 2004

Main article: April 2004 Utica tornado outbreak

There were 9 fatalities during a F3 tornado on April 20, 2004 which heavily damaged the downtown business district.

For Photos of the Tornado click here >http://www.wildlifescenicphotos.com/utica_storm_photos.htm

Geography

North Utica is located at 41°20′36″N, 89°0′39″W (41.343212, -89.010933).^[1]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 977 people, 420 households, and 268 families residing in the village. The population density was 648.6 people per square mile (249.8/km²). There were 448 housing units at an average density of 297.4/sq mi (114.6/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.34% White, 0.31% African American, 0.20% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 0.61% from other races, and 1.23% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.05% of the population.

There were 420 households out of which 26.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.7% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the village the population was spread out with 22.1% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 30.4% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $43,182, and the median income for a family was $54,107. Males had a median income of $37,614 versus $20,074 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,061. About 3.7% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.1% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

Santa's Village

The Grand Bear Lodge, a small resort and indoor waterpark in Utica, has considered converting its indoor theme park into a Christmas-themed park similar to Santa's Village, a park that closed in East Dundee in 2005. During the park's liquidation proceedings, Grand Bear Resort purchased the Snowball, an original ride in Santa's Village. The resort is also considering obtaining the rights to name its theme park Santa's Village. Utica is one of three locations being looked at by the Santa's Village Project. www.santasvillageproject.com ^[3]

References

See also

• 2004 Utica earthquake

External links

• Utica, Illinois Official Website
• Starved Rock State Park

• North Utica, Illinois is at coordinates 41°20′36″N 89°00′39″W / 41.343212, -89.010933 (North Utica, Illinois)Coordinates: 41°20′36″N 89°00′39″W / 41.343212, -89.010933 (North Utica, Illinois)

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