Skunk City

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Skunk City

Alternative Name: (none)
Location in Syracuse
Annexed	1886
Population (2000)	2,355
Median Age	28.7
Median Household Income	$22,424
Owner-Occupied Housing	36.6%
Postal code	13204

Skunk City is a Syracuse, New York neighborhood that for a number of years has been known by this name, and before 1886 was a rural part of the Town of Geddes. The neighborhood boundaries are Geddes St. on the east, Grand Ave. and Burnet Park on the north, and West Onondaga St. on the south. Harbor Brook Retention area is to the west. The neighborhood takes its name for the unusually high number of skunks that roam the area at night.

[edit] External links

• A City With Too Much Housing; Syracuse Hopes to Clear Deserted Eyesores From Streets - A New York Times article focusing on Skunk City
• Syracuse Neighborhoods - City of Syracuse Website

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