[5] Utica was the largest hand blown window glass factory city in the US at the turn of the 20th century due to natural occurring silica and natural gas.

The glass would be gathered in a molten ball and blown into a long tube.

[6] Prior to the Civil War, Utica was an important stop on the Underground Railroad.

However, some local residents and a village historian claim that Utica was later a sundown town and recall Ku Klux Klan activity in the area in the 1920s.

There were 937 housing units at an average density of 554.4 per square mile (214.1/km2).

28.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

There were 888 housing units at an average density of 523.2 per square mile (202.0/km2).

27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.