UTICA, a city of New York. the coun ty-seat of Oneida co. It is on the Mohawk river, the State Barge canal, and on the New York Central, the New York, On tario and Western, the Delaware, Lacka wanna and Western, the Adirondack and St. Lawrence, and the West Shore rail roads. The city is attractively situated at an elevation of about 430 feet. The streets are well laid out and maintained. The city has an area of 1,055 square miles. The notable buildings include a city hall, United States Government building, State armory, Munson Wil liams Memorial, Y. M. C. A. building, Y. W. C. A. building, Utica Free Acad emy, and the State Masonic Home. There is a national public library with nearly 100,000 volumes. There are also several other libraries in the city. Utica has an unusual number of charitable institu tions. These include the Home for Aged Men and Couples, Utica Orphan Asylum, St. Vincent's Industrial School, St. John's Orphan Asylum, House of the Good Shepherd, and four hospitals. The State Insane Asylum is also located here. The city is an important industrial center. It is surrounded by a rich agri
cultural and dairy farming country, and the growing of hops is an important in dustry in the surrounding district. In 1914, Utica ranked eighth in industrial importance among the cities of the State. There were over 300 establishments, with a product valued at nearly $35, 000,000. The industries include the manufacture of men's clothing, knit goods, woolen goods, heating apparatus, farm implements, paints, fire extin guishers, automobile parts, saddlery 'and harness, cutlery, etc. The assessed real estate value in 1919 was $87,795,495. The net funded debt was $2,876,722.
History. — During the Revolutionary period it was a frontier trading post, and the site of Fort Schuyler. It is a part of the original tract of 22,000 acres which the king granted to William Crosby, the colonial governor in 1734.
Utica was settled by colonists from Eng land and New England. It was incor porated a village in 1798, and chartered a city in 1832. Pop. (1910) 74,419; (1920) 94,156.