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Syracuse, Kansas
City and County seat
Downtown Syracuse (2010)
Location within Hamilton County and Kansas
KDOT map of Hamilton County (legend)
Coordinates: 37°58′48″N 101°44′45″W / 37.98000°N 101.74583°W / 37.98000; -101.74583[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Hamilton
Founded	1873
Incorporated	1887
Named for	Syracuse, New York
Area [2]
• Total	4.10 sq mi (10.62 km2)
• Land	4.10 sq mi (10.62 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [1]	3,265 ft (995 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	1,826
• Density	450/sq mi (170/km2)
Time zone	UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code	67878
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-69850
GNIS ID	2396023[1]
Website	syracuseks.gov

Syracuse is a city in Hamilton County, Kansas, United States.^[4] It is also the county seat of Hamilton County. In 2020, 1,826 people lived there.^[3]

Syracuse was first called Holidaysburg. It was created in 1873. It was renamed Syracuse before 1878. It was named after the city of Syracuse, New York.^[5][6]

Syracuse is at 37°58′59″N 101°45′04″W / 37.982938°N 101.751224°W / 37.982938; -101.751224 (37.982938, -101.751224).^[7] It is along U.S. Route 50 and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. It is sixteen miles (twenty-six kilometers) away from the Colorado border. The Arkansas River goes south of the City of Syracuse. The countryside south of the Arkansas River has sandhills. The "Syracuse Sand Dunes" is in these sandhills. It is a city park covering 1,300 acres (5.3 km²), including a 40-acre (160,000 m²) fishing pond.

The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 4.10 square miles (10.62 km²). All of it is land.^[2]

The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Syracuse has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.^[8]

The 2020 census says that there were 1,826 people, 673 households, and 449 families living in Syracuse. Of the households, 68.6% owned their home and 31.4% rented their home.

The median age was 33.0 years. Of the people, 57.8% were White, 1.2% were Native American, 0.5% were Black, 0.2% were Asian, 24.8% were from some other race, and 15.6% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 49.4% of the people.^[3][9]

The 2010 census says that there were 1,812 people, 715 households, and 460 families living in Syracuse.^[10]

Syracuse High School is the unified high school for Hamilton County USD 494.^[11] The Syracuse school mascot is Bulldogs.^[12]

• Santa Fe Trail

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Syracuse, Kansas.

City

• City of Syracuse
• Syracuse - Directory of Public Officials

Schools

• USD 494, local school district

Maps

• Syracuse City Map,

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