Utica is an unincorporated community in west-central Judith Basin County, Montana, United States. It is approximately 40 miles (64 km) from Lewistown[3] 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.[4]
Utica, Montana
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| Coordinates: 46°58′06″N 110°05′33″W / 46.96833°N 110.09250°W / 46.96833; -110.09250[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 | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 23 |
| • Density | 92.00/sq mi (35.58/km2) |
| FIPS code | 30-76075 |
| GNIS feature ID | 777954[1] |
Judith River Ranger Station is near town. The town itself now consists only of a church and a museum, plus a few houses.
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.[5] Russell stated that he learned most of his frontier skills from Hoover,[6] and the two men remained lifelong friends.[5] He featured Utica in the 1907 painting A Quiet Day In Utica,[7][8] which was originally known as Tinning a Dog. Hoover; local businesswoman Mollie Ringold, a former slave;[9] 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.[8][10][11]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 23 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[12] | |||
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