Utica (New York)
| Utica | |||
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| Nickname : Handshake City, Renaissance City, Second Chance City | |||
Location in New York
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | 1832 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | new York | ||
| County : | Oneida County | ||
| Coordinates : | 43 ° 6 ′ N , 75 ° 14 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
60,652 (as of 2016) 293,803 (as of 2016) |
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| Population density : | 1,397.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 44.1 km 2 (approx. 17 mi 2 ) of which 43.4 km 2 (approx. 17 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 151 m | ||
| Postcodes : | 13500-13599 | ||
| Area code : | +1 315 | ||
| FIPS : | 36-76540 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 979575 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofutica.com | ||
is a city andcounty seatinOneida Countyin the US state ofNew Yorkwith a population of 62,235 (2010 census). The city lies on the banks of theMohawk River. The city area is 44.1 km².
history
The area of today's city belonged to the Iroquois territory . There was already trading here when the first European settlers came to the country in 1773. In 1794 a road connection to Albany was built, and in 1798 the trading center became a settlement. The place was named after the ancient city of Utica in North Africa.
The settlement area was expanded in 1805 and 1817. At that time the population consisted of 2,860 inhabitants. From 1817 to 1825 the Erie Canal was built, which connects the Great Lakes with New York City via the Mohawk River and the Hudson River . This contributed significantly to the industrial development of the city. Textile processing and tool-making companies settled in the city. General Electric was represented with a plant that produced radios until the 1960s. At times 8,000 people were employed. The plant was closed and relocated to the eastern United States.
After many industries moved from Utica, the town fared much like many towns in the Rust Belt . The number of unemployed rose and the city got into financial difficulties. The focus was on cultural things. For example, the Stanley Theater was renovated to attract more guests to the city again. The theater has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1976 . Further cultural events enlivened the city and made it attractive for more and more guests. In 2010, under Mayor David Roefaro, the city took part in the Rust 2 Green program , which emphasizes environmental protection and urban greening.
Over the past three decades, more and more immigrants from countries such as Bosnia and Herzegovina , Vietnam , Cambodia and Somalia have come to the city and keep the population at a constant level. Today Utica is a lively city with a diverse cultural life.
There are many parks in Utica, which are great for doing sports in both summer and winter.
sons and daughters of the town
- Henry Inman (1801–1846), portrait painter
- James Dwight Dana (1813–1895), geologist, mineralogist and zoologist
- Victor H. Metcalf (1853–1936), US Secretary of Commerce and Navy
- James S. Sherman (1855–1912), Vice President of the United States
- Harold Frederic (1856–1898), writer and journalist
- Walter Sutton (1877–1916), founder of the chromosome theory of inheritance
- Henry Sheldon Fitch (1909–2009), zoologist and herpetologist
- William D'Amico (1910–1984), bobsledder
- Neave Brown (1929-2018), architect
- Torrie Zito (1933–2009), pianist, arranger and composer
- Ron O'Neal (1937-2004), actor
- Annette Funicello (1942–2013), singer
- David Mancuso (1944-2016), legendary DJ
- Debbie Friedman (1951-2011), singer-songwriter
- Richard L. Hanna (1951-2020), politician
- Mike Arcuri (* 1959), US Congressman
- Laura Wilson (* 1969), cross-country skier
- Joe Bonamassa (* 1977), blues musician
- Robert Esche (* 1978), ice hockey goalkeeper
- Jimmie Hunt (born 1982), basketball player
- Tiffany Pollard (* 1982), actress, also known as New York
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ R2G Utica. Rust to Green New York Action Research Initiative.