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Syracuse (/ ˈ s ɪr ə k j uː z, ˈ s ɛr-,-k j uː s / SIRR-ə-kewz, SERR-, -kewss) [3] [4] [5] is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States.With a population of 148,620 and a metropolitan area of 662,057, [6] it is the fifth-most populated city and 13th-most populated municipality in the state of New York.
The Syracuse Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area comprising three counties in central New York, with the city of Syracuse as its core. The three counties are Onondaga , Madison , and Oswego .
The National Register of Historic Places listings in Syracuse, New York are described below. There are 120 listed properties and districts in the city of Syracuse, including 19 business or public buildings, 13 historic districts, 6 churches, four school or university buildings, three parks, six apartment buildings, and 43 houses.
Syracuse is a city in Central New York sited on the former lands of the Onondaga Nation.Officially incorporated as a village in 1825, it has been at a major crossroads over the last two centuries, first of the Erie Canal and its branch canals, then on the railway network.
Downtown Syracuse is the economic center of Syracuse, New York, and Central New York, employing over 30,000 people, and housing over 4,300. [ 1 ] It is also one of the 26 officially recognized neighborhoods of Syracuse.
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Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) [10] is a private research university in Syracuse, New York, United States. Established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church , the university has been nonsectarian since 1920. [ 11 ]
The city's Black community dates to the early 19th century when the first African slave settled in the area. [3]Syracuse was an active center for the abolitionist movement, due in large part to the influence of Gerrit Smith and a group allied with him, mostly associated with the Unitarian Church and their pastor The Reverend Samuel May in Syracuse, as well as with Quakers in nearby Skaneateles ...