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]
Judith River Ranger Station is near town. The town itself now consists only of a church and a museum, plus a few houses.
Notable residents
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]
Demographics
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 23 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[12] | |||
Notes
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Utica, Montana
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
- ^ Map
- ^ Voynick, Stephen M. (1985). Yogo: The Great American Sapphire (March 1995 printing, 1987 ed.). Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Publishing. pp. 12, 15, 22–24. ISBN 978-0-87842-217-3.
- ^ a b Paladin, Vivian A. "Facts and Reflections About Charles M. Russell". Art Montana. Retrieved November 6, 2011.
- ^ Voynick 1985, pp. 22–30.
- ^ Voynick 1985, pp. 27–30, 110–113.
- ^ a b "Utica (A Quiet Day in Utica) By Charles M. Russell". Sid Richardson Museum. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
- ^ Voynick 1985, p. 21.
- ^ "Yogo Sapphires". Russell Country. Retrieved October 31, 2011.
- ^ Boggs, Johnny D. (September 25, 2009). "Following Charlie Russell's Paintbrush". True West Magazine. Cave Creek, AZ: True West Publishing. Archived from the original on July 8, 2013. Retrieved November 2, 2011.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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