Utica, Michigan
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Utica City. It lies in ZIP code area 48317. The Survey maps it on the Utica quadrangle. 5,245 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 650 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresUtica grew from 4,757 to 5,245 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,757 | |
| 2020 | 5,245 | +488 (+10%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1908 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1936 USGS Washington quadrangle1:31680
- 1946 USGS Utica quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Utica quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Detroit quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Utica quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Pontiac quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
67 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Utica between 2018 and 2020, burning about 114 acres in total. 3 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2018 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHELBY TOWNSHIP FD 0005784 - 2018 |
| 22 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHELBY TOWNSHIP FD 0002381 - 2019 |
| 18 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CLINTON TOWNSHIP FIRE/RESCUE 0009868 - 2019 |
| 17 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHELBY TOWNSHIP FD 0005593 - 2018 |
| 9 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CITY OF STERLING HEIGHTS FD 0009742 - 2019 |
| 30 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CITY OF STERLING HEIGHTS FD 0010507 - 2018 |
| 22 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | SHELBY TOWNSHIP FD 0001684 - 2019 |
| 1 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | CITY OF STERLING HEIGHTS FD 0009420 - 2019 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Utica: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory). Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fries Tile Works' Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Macomb Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Morgan Number 1 Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
32 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Utica in 32 storm reports between 1994 and 2024: 19 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2000 | Flash Flood | Utica | $125,000 | no account filed |
| December 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Utica | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Utica | $30,000 | Sterling Estates, a mobile home park, suffered thunderstorm wind damage. Most of the damage was roof/shingle damage, but a few trees and sheds were also reported blown down. One home had the roof/awning completely ripped off. |
| September 1999 | Flash Flood | Utica | $30,000 | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Utica | $20,000 | Many trees reported down. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Utica | $15,000 | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Lightning | Utica | $10,000 | Lightning struck a home, destroying the chimney. Damage to the chimney was estimated at $10K. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Utica | $8,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Utica | $6,000 | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Utica | $3,000 | Trees and powerlines were reported blown down. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Utica | $2,000 | A large tree was blown down on Van Dyke Avenue and struck a car, causing minor damage. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Utica | - | One foot diameter tree reported down. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Utica | - | Wind damage was reported by the utility company. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Utica | - | Two six inch diameter tree branches down. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Utica | - | A large tree was blown down. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Utica | - | A trained spotter estimated wind speeds at 60 MPH. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Utica | - | A trained spotter estimated a 65 mph thunderstorm wind gust. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Utica | - | A 59 MPH thunderstorm wind gust was measured by a storm spotter. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Utica | - | Sixty mph wind gust reported at Hall Road and M-59. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Utica | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Utica | - | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Hail | Utica | - | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Hail | Utica | - | no account filed |
| March 2007 | Hail | Utica | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Utica | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Utica | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Utica | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Utica | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Hail | Utica | - | no account filed |
| September 1999 | Hail | Utica | - | no account filed |
| March 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Utica | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Utica | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Sterling Heights | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Disco | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Preston Corners | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Waldenburg | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Cady | 5.8 miles | 18 | |
| Rudgate East Company Mobile Home Park | 6.4 miles | 18 | |
| Macomb | 6.5 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Utica | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q969722 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1615434. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








