Utica, Montana
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Utica, Montana | |
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  Utica  Utica | |
| Coordinates: 46°58′04″N 110°05′37″W / 46.96778°N 110.09361°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Judith Basin County |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2) |
| • Land | 0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,475 ft (1,364 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 23 |
| • Density | 92.2/sq mi (35.58/km2) |
| FIPS code | 30-76075 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2806634[1] |
Utica is an unincorporated community in west-central Judith Basin County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Utica had a population of 23.[3] It is approximately 40 miles (64 km) from Lewistown[4] at the intersections of Pig Eye Road, Montana Route 239 (the "Utica highway"), and Montana Route 541. Yogo sapphires were found near Utica in the mid-1890s.[5]
Judith River Ranger Station is near town.
One of Utica's most famous local residents was the western painter C.M. Russell, who at the time was a young cowhand hired by a local rancher and gold miner named Jake Hoover.[6] Russell stated that he learned most of his frontier skills from Hoover,[7] and the two men remained lifelong friends.[6] He featured Utica in the 1907 painting A Quiet Day In Utica,[8][9] which was originally known as Tinning a Dog. Hoover; local businesswoman Millie Ringold, a former slave;[10] store owner Charles Lehman and Russell himself are all depicted in the painting, seen standing between the hitching post and door of the general store.[9][11][12]
