Utica, South Dakota

About Utica

Utica is a tiny community in southeastern South Dakota, home to 70 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Utica holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.26 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 269 residents per square mile.

📰 Utica News Today

• Floyd M. Hauck Obituary Jun 13, 2026 - Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory Inc. Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory Inc. · Jun 13
• Anna (Bohlman) Goeden Obituary (2026) - Yankton, SD - Wintz & Ray Funeral Home And Crematory Service Inc Legacy obituary · Feb 7
• Jim Klimisch Obituary May 13, 2026 - Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory Inc. Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home & Crematory Inc. · May 13
• Anna (Bohlman) Goeden yankton.net · Feb 3
• Diane K. Schramm Obituary Dec 4, 2023 Wintz and Ray Funeral Home · Dec 4

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Utica Unique

• One of 15 places in the US named Utica — but the South Dakota one has a character all its own.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.26 sq mi.
• With 70 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southeastern South Dakota, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🏫 Schools in Utica

• Jamesville Colony Elementary - 03

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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