Utica is a town in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States.

[6] Utica is in southwest Hinds County at the junctions of Mississippi Highways 18 and 27.

[3] The climate in this area is characterized by relatively high temperatures and evenly distributed precipitation throughout the year.

[7] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 636 people, 337 households, and 199 families residing in the town.

26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Utica is the location of the URJ Henry S. Jacobs Camp, organized by the Union for Reform Judaism and dating to when there were more Jews in smaller communities throughout the South.

Black Baptists soon founded independent state associations of their congregations and organized a national convention by the end of the century.

Utica is served by the Hinds County School District.

[14] It is also the home of the Utica campus of Hinds Community College.

[15] Utica was also home to the former Hinds County Agricultural High School.