- Utica, Mississippi
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Utica, Mississippi
settlement_type =Town
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mapsize = 250px
map_caption = Location of Utica, Mississippi
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map_caption1 =subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Mississippi
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Hinds
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established_date =unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 7.8
area_land_km2 = 7.7
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 3.0
area_land_sq_mi = 3.0
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 966
population_density_km2 = 124.7
population_density_sq_mi = 323.0timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 90
elevation_ft = 295
latd = 32 |latm = 6 |lats = 12 |latNS = N
longd = 90 |longm = 37 |longs = 20 |longEW = Wpostal_code_type =
ZIP code
postal_code = 39175
area_code = 601
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 28-75760
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blank1_info = 0679161
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footnotes =Utica is a town in Hinds County,
Mississippi ,United States . The population was 966 at the 2000 census. It is the location of theURJ Henry S. Jacobs Camp and the Museuem of the Southern Jewish Experience.Utica is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Utica is located at coor dms|32|6|12|N|90|37|20|W|city (32.103426, -90.622214)GR|1.
According to the
United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 3.0square mile s (7.8km² ), of which, 3.0 square miles (7.7 km²) of it is land and 0.33% is water.Demographics
As of the
census GR|2 of 2000, there were 966 people, 339 households, and 241 families residing in the town. Thepopulation density was 323.0 people per square mile (124.7/km²). There were 397 housing units at an average density of 132.7/sq mi (51.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 30.54% White, 66.36% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 2.07% from other races, and 0.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.83% of the population.There were 339 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.8% were married couples living together, 27.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.9% were non-families. 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. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.43.
In the town the population was spread out with 28.8% under the age of 18, 11.7% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 94.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $27,614, and the median income for a family was $30,083. Males had a median income of $28,594 versus $21,932 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $11,491. About 17.1% of families and 27.1% of the population were below thepoverty line , including 37.1% of those under age 18 and 24.5% of those age 65 or over.Education
The Town of Utica is served by the
Hinds County School District .References
External links
* [http://www.isjl.org/history/archive/ms/utica.htm History of Utica's Jewish community] (from the
Institute of Southern Jewish Life )
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
