Syracuse, Kansas
| Syracuse, Kansas | |
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| County seat | |
Downtown Syracuse (2010)
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 Location within Hamilton County and Kansas |
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 KDOT map of Hamilton County (legend) |
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| Coordinates: 37°58′59″N 101°45′4″W / 37.98306°N 101.75111°WCoordinates: 37°58′59″N 101°45′4″W / 37.98306°N 101.75111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Hamilton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.10 sq mi (10.62 km2) |
| • Land | 4.10 sq mi (10.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,232 ft (985 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,812 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 1,663 |
| • Density | 440/sq mi (170/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 67878 |
| Area code(s) | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-69850 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0471583 |
| Website | City Website |
Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,812.
Syracuse was originally called Holidaysburg, and under the latter name founded in 1873. It was renamed Syracuse prior to 1878, after the city of Syracuse, New York.
Syracuse is located at 37°58′59″N 101°45′04″W / 37.982938°N 101.751224°W (37.982938, -101.751224), along U.S. Route 50 and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, sixteen miles (twenty-six kilometers) from the Colorado border. The Arkansas River runs just south of the City of Syracuse. The countryside south of the Arkansas River is marked by sandhills. Located within these sandhills is the "Syracuse Sand Dunes," a city park covering 1,300 acres (5.3 km2), including a 40-acre (160,000 m2) fishing pond.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.10 square miles (10.62 km2), all of it land.
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Syracuse has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,812 people, 715 households, and 460 families residing in the city. The population density was 442.0 inhabitants per square mile (170.7/km2). There were 832 housing units at an average density of 202.9 per square mile (78.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 76.7% White, 0.2% African American, 1.8% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 19.4% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 32.7% of the population.
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