North Utica, Illinois
Encyclopedia
North Utica is a village in Utica Township
, LaSalle County, Illinois
. The population was 977 at the 2000 United States 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.
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.
Local attractions include Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort.
Utica is the location of the annual Burgoo Festival on Columbus Day weekend in October. The Burgoo Festival is a fundraising event hosted by the LaSalle County Historical Society.
Utica was the setting, as Tutter, Illinois, in the 1920s, for the Jerry Todd and Poppy Ott children's novels written by Leo Edwards
.
Utica is the Hometown of famous baseball player Joe Atkins.
tornado
on April 20, 2004, which heavily damaged the downtown business district.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the village has a total area of 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km²), all of it land.
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 per square mile (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.
Utica Township, LaSalle County, Illinois
Utica Township is located in LaSalle County, Illinois. The population was 1,638 at the 2000 census.- External links :***...
, LaSalle County, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. The population was 977 at the 2000 United States Census. It is part of the Ottawa
Ottawa, Illinois
Ottawa is a city located at the confluence of the Illinois River and Fox River in LaSalle County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 18,786...
–Streator
Streator, Illinois
Streator is a city in LaSalle and partially in Livingston counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The city is situated on the Vermilion River approximately southwest of Chicago, Illinois in the prairie and farm land of north-central Illinois. It is the center of the geographic region known as...
Micropolitan Statistical Area
Ottawa-Streator Micropolitan Statistical Area
The Ottawa-Streator Micropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in north central Illinois, anchored by the cities of Ottawa and Streator....
.
While North Utica is the proper name for the city, advertising on nearby Interstates
Interstate Highway System
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80
Interstate 80
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and 39
Interstate 39
Interstate 39 is a highway in the midwestern United States. I-39 runs from Normal, Illinois at Interstate 55 to Highway 29 in Rothschild, Wisconsin, approximately six miles south of Wausau. I-39 was designed to replace US Highway 51, which in the early 1980s was one of the busiest two-lane...
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 RiverIllinois River
The Illinois River is a principal tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately long, in the State of Illinois. The river drains a large section of central Illinois, with a drainage basin of . This river was important among Native Americans and early French traders as the principal water route...
during the 1830s, but flooding and the construction of the Illinois and Michigan Canal
Illinois and Michigan Canal
The Illinois and Michigan Canal ran from the Bridgeport neighborhood in Chicago on the Chicago River to LaSalle-Peru, Illinois, on the Illinois River. It was finished in 1848 when Chicago Mayor James Hutchinson Woodworth presided over its opening; and it allowed boat transportation from the Great...
a few miles north encouraged redevelopment of the village there as North Utica.
Local attractions include Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort.
Utica is the location of the annual Burgoo Festival on Columbus Day weekend in October. The Burgoo Festival is a fundraising event hosted by the LaSalle County Historical Society.
Utica was the setting, as Tutter, Illinois, in the 1920s, for the Jerry Todd and Poppy Ott children's novels written by Leo Edwards
Edward Edson Lee
Edward Edson Lee , who wrote under the pen name of Leo Edwards, was a popular children's literature author in the 1920s and 1930s.- Biography :...
.
Utica is the Hometown of famous baseball player Joe Atkins.
Utica Tornado of 2004
There were 9 fatalities during a F3Fujita scale
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tornado
Tornado
A tornado is a violent, dangerous, rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud. They are often referred to as a twister or a cyclone, although the word cyclone is used in meteorology in a wider...
on April 20, 2004, which heavily damaged the downtown business district.
Geography
North Utica is located at 41°20′32"N 89°0′51"W (41.3422775, -89.0142070).According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the village has a total area of 1.5 sq mi (3.9 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 977 people, 420 households, and 268 families residing in the village. The population density
Population density
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was 648.6 people per square mile (249.8/km²). There were 448 housing units at an average density of 297.4 per square mile (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
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
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
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the village was $23,061. About 3.7% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line
Poverty threshold
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, including 13.1% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.