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{{Infobox settlement
| name = North Utica, Illinois
| official_name = North Utica
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| settlement_type = [[List of towns and villages in Illinois|Village]]
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| image_caption = Looking north through Utica
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| motto = "Historical Past Promising Future"
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| map_caption = Location of North Utica in LaSalle County, Illinois.
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Illinois
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| subdivision_name2 = [[LaSalle County, Illinois|LaSalle]]
| subdivision_type3 = Township
| subdivision_name3 = [[Utica Township, LaSalle County, Illinois|Utica]]
| established_title = Founded
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| leader_title = Mayor
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| leader_title1 = Village president
| leader_name1 = David Stewart
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| area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_17.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 15, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 8.98
| area_total_sq_mi = 3.47
| area_land_km2 = 8.95
| area_land_sq_mi = 3.46
| area_water_km2 = 0.03
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.01
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| elevation_ft = 614
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
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| population_total = 1323
| population_density_km2 = 147.84
| population_density_sq_mi = 382.92
| timezone1 = [[Central Time Zone (Americas)|CST]]
| utc_offset1 = -6
| timezone1_DST = [[Central Time Zone (Americas)|CDT]]
| utc_offset1_DST = -5
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| postal_code = 61373
| area_codes = [[Area codes 815 and 779|815 and 779]]
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| website = [http://www.utica-il.gov/ www.utica-il.gov]
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'''North Utica''', often known as '''Utica''', is a village in [[Utica Township, LaSalle County, Illinois|Utica Township]], [[LaSalle County, Illinois|LaSalle County]], [[Illinois]]. The population was
While North Utica is the proper name for the city, advertising on nearby [[Interstate Highway System|Interstates]] [[Interstate 80|80]] and [[Interstate 39|39]] refers to the village by its original name, Utica. In addition, people who live in the area, official Interstate signage, and signs indicating the city limits all refer to the town as Utica.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}}
== History ==
The town of Utica had previously been established on the banks of the [[Illinois River]] near the Indian village of [[Kaskaskia, Illinois|Kaskaskia]] during the 1830s, but flooding and the construction of the [[Illinois and Michigan Canal]] a few miles north encouraged redevelopment of the village there as North Utica.<ref>[http://www.utica-il.gov/history/ Welcome to North Utica, Illinois-History]</ref>
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An F3 tornado struck Utica on April 20, 2004, heavily damaging the downtown business district, causing $8 million in damage and killing 8, with another indirect fatality officially recognized by the village.<ref name="UniverseOfAdventures">{{Cite web |url=https://universeofadventures.com/2004-utica-tornado-an-unlikely-tornado-day-turned-horrific/ |title=2004 Utica Tornado - An Unlikely Tornado Day Turned Horrific |date=August 10, 2020 |access-date=December 7, 2022 |website=UniverseOfAdventures |publisher=UniverseOfAdventuresBlog }}</ref>
=== Fire at Grand Bear Resort ===
{{unreferenced section|date=March 2023}}
A 2022 Memorial Day fire damaged twenty eight privately owned cabins near the entrance to Starved Rock State Park. The Grand Bear lodge, waterpark and a majority of the cabins and villas on site were not affected.
==Geography==
According to the
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1880= 767
|1890= 1094
|1900= 1150
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|2000= 977
|2010= 1352
|2020= 1323
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]<ref
There were
The median income for a household in the village was $
==
{{Unreferenced section|date=April 2012}}
Local attractions include Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort, Starved Rock Entertainment Indoor Playland and Escape Rooms and [[Starved Rock State Park]].
Utica is the location of the annual Burgoo Festival on [[Columbus Day]] weekend in October. The Burgoo Festival is a fundraising event hosted by the LaSalle County Historical Society.
==Transportation==
{{See also|List of intercity bus stops in Illinois}}
While there is no fixed-route transit service in North Utica, intercity bus service is provided by [[Burlington Trailways]] in nearby [[Peru, Illinois|Peru]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://burlingtontrailways.com/locations/illinois/|title=Illinois Bus Stops|access-date=September 28, 2023}}</ref>
== Notable people ==
* [[Leo Cahill]], pro football coach and executive
* [[George M. Reynolds]], Illinois state senator and businessman
==References==
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