Syracuse, Kansas

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

## History

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.

## Geography

Syracuse is at  (37.982938, -101.751224). 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 , including a  fishing pond.

The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### Weather

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

### 2020 census

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.

### 2010 census

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

## Education

Syracuse High School is the unified high school for Hamilton County USD 494. The Syracuse school mascot is Bulldogs.

## Related pages

- Santa Fe Trail

## Other websites

- City
- City of Syracuse
- Syracuse - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 494, local school district
- Maps
- Syracuse City Map ,

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Syracuse, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and County seat
- **image skyline**: Another view of downtown Syracuse, KS IMG_5834.JPG
- **image caption**: Downtown Syracuse (2010)
- **image map**: Hamilton_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Syracuse_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Hamilton County, Kansas, Hamilton County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Hamilton Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Hamilton County, Kansas, Hamilton County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Hamilton County, Kansas, Hamilton
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1873
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1887
- **named for**: Syracuse, New York
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 4.10
- **area land sq mi**: 4.10
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 10.62
- **area land km2**: 10.62
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 3265
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 1826
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Mountain Time Zone, Mountain (MST)
- **utc offset**: -7
- **timezone dst**: MDT
- **utc offset dst**: -6
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 67878
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 620, 620
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-69850
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2396023