Syracuse, Indiana

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Downtown, looking north.

Downtown, looking south.

Syracuse is a town in Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States. The population was 3,038 at the 2000 census.

1 Attractions
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Education
5 External links
6 External links

[edit] Attractions

Syracuse is town situated in north central Indiana. It is home to Lake Syracuse, and its larger brother Lake Wawasee, in addition to several other lakes in the region.

[edit] Geography

Syracuse is located at 41°25′24″N, 85°44′60″W (41.423389, -85.749887)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Syracuse has a total area of 5.0 km² (1.9 mi²). 4.2 km² (1.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (16.15%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 3,038 people, 1,236 households, and 779 families residing in the town. The population density was 728.6/km² (1,888.5/mi²). There were 1,380 housing units at an average density of 330.9/km² (857.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 93.75% White, 0.86% African American, 0.36% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.67% from other races, and 1.78% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.64% of the population.

Main Street looking west cir. 1930s

Aerial view of downtown with Syracuse Lake and Lake Wawasee in distance

Out of 1,236 households 31.4% had children under the age of 18, 46.1% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. Of all households, 30.1% were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $40,000, and the median income for a family was $45,968. Males had a median income of $34,526 versus $22,820 for females. The per capita income for the town was $18,822. About 3.2% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Education

Syracuse is the headquarters of the Wawasee School Corporation teaching students in K-12. It is the location of Administration, Wawasee High School, Syracuse Elementary, and Wawasee Middle School. Other schools in the corporation are located in the towns of Milford and North Webster. Wawasee High School is known for its 2006 high school football team, and Wawasee Warrior swim team.