Utica, New York, USA
1906

Utica, a city, capital of Oneida co., N.Y., on the Mo hawk River and the Erie Canal, 95 miles WNW. of Albany, on the New York Central and Hudson River, the Lacka wanna and other railroads. It is pleasantly situated on the S. bank of the Mohawk, on a nearly level site, about 400 feet above the sea. The surrounding region is one of extensive dairying and floricultural pursuits, the production of cheese being an important industry. Utica stood in 1900 eighth among the industrial cities of the state, its manufactured product being valued at $19,550,000, and comprising cotton, woollen and knitted goods, yarns, agricultural implements, clothing, stoves and heaters, lumber, and malted liquors. The city is noted for the number of its charitable institutions and organizations, and contains, in addition to various hospitals and homes, a state lunatic asylum and the Utica Orphan Asylum. Among the more notable public buildings are the Federal building, the city-hall, and the state armory. Utica was incorporated as a city in 1830. Pop. in 1830, 8323; in 1850, 17,565; in 1860, 22,529; in 1870, 28,804; in 1880, 33,914; in 1890, 44,007 ; in 1900, 56,383.

Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906

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