Syracuse (New York)

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Syracuse
Nickname : Salt City, (derogatory :) Drearycuse
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Syracuse (New York)
Syracuse
Syracuse
Basic data
Foundation : 1848
State : United States
State : new York
County : Onondaga County
Coordinates : 43 ° 2 ′  N , 76 ° 9 ′  W Coordinates: 43 ° 2 ′  N , 76 ° 9 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Inhabitants :
-  Metropolitan Area :		 143,378 (as of 2016)
662,577 (as of 2010)
Population density : 2,209.2 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 66.3 km 2  (approx. 26 mi 2 ) of
which 64.9 km 2  (approx. 25 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 122 m
Postcodes : 13201-13290
Area code : +1 315
FIPS : 36-73000
GNIS ID : 979539
Website : www.syracuse.ny.us
Mayor : Ben Walsh

Syracuse [ ˈsɪɹəkjuːs ] is a city in the US state of New York in the USA with 145,196 inhabitants (according to the last census in 2010, estimate 2016: around 143,000).

Syracuse is located south of Lake Ontario in the northeast of the Finger Lakes region on Onondaga Lake and is an industrial and commercial city.

The city is named after the ancient Greek city of Syracuse in Sicily .

history

In the area of ​​today's Syracuse - after the native Indians - French missionaries settled from the 17th century . After the War of Independence , more white people came to the region, mostly to trade with the Onondaga tribe . After commercial salt extraction had started in some of Syracuse's salt marshes, further settlers moved to the region. The salt gave the city the nickname "Salt City".

The original settlement has been renamed several times. Originally it was called Salt Point (1780), then Webster's Landing (1786), Bogardus Corners (1796), Milan (1809), South Salina (1812), Cossits' Corners (1814) and Corinth (1817). When Corinth applied to set up a post office, however, the postal administration refused the name because a post office of that name already existed in New York State. Eventually, the name was chosen Syracuse and the village ( village ) formally established the 1825th In the same year the Erie Canal was opened, which ran through what was then the village. With the incorporation of the nearby village of Salina , Syracuse became a city in 1839.

In addition to the prosperous salt industry, Syracuse also became an important point of contact for the growing anti-slavery movement. On October 1, 1851, a released slave , known only as "Jerry", was arrested on the basis of the "Fugitive Slaves Act". When the arrest of this former slave became known, hundreds of slavery opponents stormed the city jail and freed Jerry. During the American Civil War , Syracuse was also a "stop" on the " Underground Railroad ", the most important escape route for slaves from the southern states .

The economic importance of the salt industry declined after the American Civil War, but a new manufacturing industry emerged in its place. Many industrial products were manufactured in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, such as air-cooled motors by the HH Franklin Manufacturing Company . In 1920 Syracuse reached a population of more than 210,000 people.

The population fell again after the Second World War , as more and more residents moved to the suburbs. Many of Syracuse's historic buildings fell into disrepair and were demolished in the 1950s and 1960s. As a result, some new museums and authorities with new government buildings settled in the city in order to revive the center. Funded by foundation programs, many immigrants from Africa and Central America moved to Syracuse in the 1980s .

Syracuse industrial productivity slumped again in the 1990s. Many small businesses had to close during this time, which contributed to a further increase in the already rising unemployment rate . Another major setback in 2003 was Carrier Corporation's announcement that it would close its Syracuse manufacturing facility the following year.

Population development

year 1980 1990 2000 2010 2016
Residents ¹ 170.105 163,860 146.381 145.196 143,378

¹ 1980–2010: census results; 2016: US Census Bureau estimate

religion

Syracuse has been the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Syracuse since 1886 . The main church of the diocese is the Cathedral Immaculate Conception ( Immaculate Conception ) from 1874, which was consecrated a second time as a cathedral in 1910 after renovations and additions (tower).

Economy and Infrastructure

Sports

The local ice hockey club Syracuse Crunch plays in the AHL and has been the Tampa Bay Lightning farm team since the 2012/13 season . The Syracuse Mets baseball team plays at NBT Bank Stadium and is a New York Mets farm team in the International League . The Syracuse University Lacrosse Team is the most successful team in the NCAA with eleven championships .

Others

Tipperary Hill, Syracuse
  • The historic Babcock-Shattuck House is located in Syracuse .
  • In the Tipperary Hill district there is a traffic light with the lights in reverse order (green above, red below). When the first traffic lights were installed in 1920, young people who were bothered by the fact that the “British” red was above the “Irish” green threw stones at the traffic light. After the traffic light was repaired, it was destroyed again and again, so that the city, which considered a traffic light to be necessary at this point, decided to turn the traffic light around. The traffic light still exists in this reverse order.

Town twinning

Sister cities of Syracuse are

sons and daughters of the town

Climate table

Syracuse, New York
Climate diagram
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Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm
Source: National Weather Service, US Dept of Commerce
Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Syracuse, New York
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Max. Temperature ( ° C ) −0.8 0.3 5.9 13.3 20.2 24.8 27.6 26.1 22.0 15.7 8.9 1.9 O 13.9
Min. Temperature (° C) −9.9 −9.2 −3.8 1.9 7.8 12.1 15.0 14.3 10.8 5.1 0.6 −6.1 O 3.3
Precipitation ( mm ) 59.4 54.6 70.4 84.6 83.3 96.3 96.8 89.2 96.3 82.3 94.5 81.3 Σ 989
Rainy days ( d ) 12.3 10.1 11.3 10.8 10.3 9.6 8.5 9.0 9.3 10.5 13.4 13.9 Σ 129
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Web links

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Individual evidence

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