Utica Township, Winona County, Minnesota
township in Winona County, Minnesota
Utica Township is a township in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 639 at the 2010 census.
Utica Township was organized in 1858, and named after Utica, New York.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33.9 square miles (87.7 km2), all land.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 649 people, 201 households, and 174 families residing in the township. The population density was 19.2 people per square mile (7.4/km2). There were 209 housing units at an average density of 6.2/sq mi (2.4/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 99.38% White, 0.15% African American, and 0.46% from two or more races.
There were 201 households, out of which 42.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.1% were married couples living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.4% were non-families. 10.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Utica Township, Winona County, Minnesota” is township in Winona County, Minnesota. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Utica, Township and Winona, not as a finished interpretation.
Why this record matters
The phrase “township in Winona County, Minnesota” supplies a clear boundary for inquiry. It also exposes the unanswered questions: who defined that boundary, when it became stable and which sources sit outside it.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Apr 5, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1916897. The first chronological checks are 2010, 1858 and 2000.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Utica Township, Winona County, Minnesota”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Utica Township, Winona County, Minnesota primary sources, Utica Township, Winona County, Minnesota archive and Utica research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Utica Township, Winona County, Minnesota”?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Utica Township, Winona County, Minnesota” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.