Utica, New York | |||||||||
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Clockwise from top: Panorama of downtown from I-790, Looking south on Utica's Genesee Street, Utica Tower and harbor lock, Union Station, Utica Memorial Auditorium, Liberty Bell Corner, Stanley Theater
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Nickname(s): The Handshake City, Sin City, The City that God Forgot, Elm Tree City | |||||||||
Location in Oneida County and New York |
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Coordinates: 43°05′41″N 75°16′33″W / 43.09472°N 75.27583°WCoordinates: 43°05′41″N 75°16′33″W / 43.09472°N 75.27583°W | |||||||||
Country | United States | ||||||||
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Metro | Utica–Rome | ||||||||
County | Oneida | ||||||||
Land grant (village) | January 2, 1734 | ||||||||
Incorporated (village) | April 3, 1798 | ||||||||
Incorporated (city) | February 13, 1832 | ||||||||
Government | |||||||||
• Type | Mayor-council | ||||||||
• Mayor | Robert M. Palmieri (D) | ||||||||
Area | |||||||||
• City | 17.02 sq mi (44.1 km2) | ||||||||
• Land | 16.76 sq mi (43.4 km2) | ||||||||
• Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.7 km2) | ||||||||
Elevation | 456 ft (139 m) | ||||||||
Population (2010) | |||||||||
• City | 62,235 | ||||||||
• Estimate (2014) | 61,332 | ||||||||
• Density | 3,818.1/sq mi (1,471.3/km2) | ||||||||
• Urban | 117,328 (U.S.: 268th) | ||||||||
• Metro | 296,615 (U.S.: 163rd) | ||||||||
Demonym(s) | Utican | ||||||||
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | ||||||||
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | ||||||||
ZIP codes | 13501-13505, 13599 | ||||||||
Area code(s) | 315 | ||||||||
FIPS code | 36-76540 | ||||||||
GNIS feature ID | 0968324 | ||||||||
Website | cityofutica.com |
Utica, New York | |
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Crime rates* (2014) | |
Violent crimes | |
Homicide | 6 |
Forcible rape | 22 |
Robbery | 125 |
Aggravated assault | 237 |
Total violent crime | 390 |
Property crimes | |
Burglary | 432 |
Larceny-theft | 1,845 |
Motor vehicle theft | 107 |
Total property crime | 2,384 |
Notes
*Number of reported crimes per 100,000 population.
Arson data not provided; 2014 est. population: 61,332
Source: Utica City Police Department |
Utica (pronounced i/ˈjuːtᵻkə/) is a city in the Mohawk Valley and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The tenth-most-populous city in New York, its population was 62,235 in the 2010 U.S. census. Located on the Mohawk River at the foot of the Adirondack Mountains, Utica is approximately 90 miles (145 km) northwest of Albany and 45 miles (72 km) east of Syracuse. Although Utica and the neighboring city of Rome have their own metropolitan area, both cities are also represented and influenced by the commercial, educational and cultural characteristics of the Capital District and Syracuse metropolitan areas.