Map of Syracuse city, Kansas

Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Hamilton County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,826.

Syracuse city overview:
Name:	Syracuse city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Kansas
County:	Hamilton County
Founded:	1873
Incorporated:	1887
Elevation:	3,232 ft (985 m)
Total Area:	4.10 sq mi (10.62 km²)
Land Area:	4.10 sq mi (10.62 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,826
Population Density:	450/sq mi (170/km²)
ZIP code:	67878
Area code:	620
FIPS code:	2069850
Website:	syracuseks.gov

Online Interactive Map

Syracuse online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

Syracuse began its existence as a stop on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The site was originally called Holidayburg or Holliday in honor of Cyrus K. Holliday, first President of the ATSF railway. In 1873 a group of settlers from Syracuse, New York arrived and the site was renamed to Syracuse. In 1886, Syracuse was recognized as the county seat of Hamilton County. Syracuse secured its place in American history on April 5, 1887 by electing an all-woman city council, the first in the nation. The council consisted of Mrs. N. E. Wheeler (mayor), Caroline Johnson Barber, Mrs. W. A. Swartwood, Mrs. S. P. Nott, Mrs. Charles Coe, and Mrs. G. C. Riggles.

By 1912, Syracuse was home to more than a thousand souls, 2 banks, a hotel belonging to the Fred Harvey Company, a flour mill, several machine shops, 2 weekly newspapers (Syracuse Journal and the Republican-News), 4 churches, a county high school with 10 teachers, a telegraph and express office, and an international money order post office.

Syracuse Road Map

Syracuse city Satellite Map

Geography

Syracuse is located at 37°58′59″N 101°45′04″W / 37.982938°N 101.751224°W / 37.982938; -101.751224 (37.982938, -101.751224), along U.S. Route 50 and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, sixteen miles (twenty-six kilometers) from the Colorado border. The Arkansas River runs just south of the City of Syracuse. The countryside south of the Arkansas River is marked by sandhills. Located within these sandhills is the “Syracuse Sand Dunes,” a city park covering 1,300 acres (5.3 km), including a 40-acre (160,000 m) fishing pond.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.10 square miles (10.62 km), all of it land.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Syracuse has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated “BSk” on climate maps.