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Syracuse (NY)

Syracuse, New York
City
A view of the downtown Syracuse skyline
A view of the downtown Syracuse skyline
Nickname(s): The 'Cuse, Salt City, Emerald City, The Heart of New York
Location in Onondaga County and the state of New York.
Location in Onondaga County and the state of New York.
Syracuse is located in New York
Syracuse
Syracuse
Syracuse is located in the US
Syracuse
Syracuse
Location in state of New York and the USA
Coordinates: 43°02′49″N 76°08′40″W / 43.04694°N 76.14444°W / 43.04694; -76.14444Coordinates: 43°02′49″N 76°08′40″W / 43.04694°N 76.14444°W / 43.04694; -76.14444
Country  United States
State  New York
County Onondaga
Incorporated 1825 (village)
Incorporated 1847 (city)
Named for Syracuse, Sicily
Government
 • Type Mayor-Council
 • Mayor [[]] (D)
 • Common Council
Area
 • City 25.61 sq mi (66.33 km2)
 • Land 25.05 sq mi (64.87 km2)
 • Water 0.56 sq mi (1.46 km2)  2.15%
Elevation 380 ft (116 m)
Population (2010)
 • City 145,170
 • Estimate (2016) 143,378
 • Density 5,724.82/sq mi (2,210.33/km2)
 • Metro 662,577
Demonym(s) Syracusan
Time zone Eastern (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
Area code(s) 315, 680
FIPS code 36-73000
GNIS feature ID 0966966
Website www.Syracuse.ny.us

Syracuse (locally /ˈsɛrəkjuːs/) is a city in, and the county seat of, Onondaga County, New York, in the United States. It is the largest U.S. city with the name "", and is the fifth most populous city in the state of New York following New York City, Buffalo, Rochester, and Yonkers. At the 2010 census, the city population was 145,170, and its metropolitan area had a population of 662,577. It is the economic and educational hub of Central New York, a region with over a million inhabitants. Syracuse is also well-provided with convention sites, with a downtown convention complex. Syracuse was named after the original Greek city Syracuse (Siracusa in Italian), a city on the eastern coast of the Italian island of Sicily.

The city has functioned as a major crossroads over the last two centuries, first between the Erie Canal and its branch canals, then of the railway network. Today, Syracuse is located at the intersection of Interstates 81 and 90, and its airport is the largest in the region. Syracuse is home to Syracuse University, a major research university, as well as Le Moyne College, a nationally recognized liberal arts college. In 2010, Forbes rated Syracuse 4th in the top 10 places in the U.S. to raise a family.


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