The city now known as Utica was platted by Joseph Stead in 1829, who named it "Harlow".

By the 1940s, Utica was the center of a region of dairy farms and truck gardens.

[5] As the 1950s progressed, Detroit auto companies began to build factories in neighboring Sterling and Shelby Townships, and the surrounding area began a transformation to an industrial economy.

Utica boasts a small historic district centered on Cass Avenue and Auburn Road, but few of the buildings predate 1906, due to destructive fires in 1905 and 1906.

Utica is in western Macomb County, bordered to the south by the city of Sterling Heights and to the north by Shelby Charter Township.

[1] The Clinton River passes through the center of the city, flowing southeast and then east to Lake St. Clair.

38.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

34.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

They serve the communities of Sterling Heights, Utica, and Shelby Township.