The Syracuse Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of three counties in

central Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may also refer to: Film and television * '' ...

, anchored by the city of

Syracuse Syracuse may refer to: Places Italy *Syracuse, Sicily, or spelled as ''Siracusa'' *Province of Syracuse United States *Syracuse, New York **East Syracuse, New York **North Syracuse, New York *Syracuse, Indiana * Syracuse, Kansas *Syracuse, Miss ...

. As of the 2010 census, the MSA had a population of 662,577. In the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 650,154.

Counties

Onondaga Onondaga may refer to: Native American/First Nations * Onondaga people, a Native American/First Nations people and one of the five founding nations of the Iroquois League * Onondaga (village), Onondaga settlement and traditional Iroquois capita ...

* Oswego *

Madison Madison may refer to: People * Madison (name), a given name and a surname * James Madison (1751–1836), fourth president of the United States Place names * Madison, Wisconsin, the state capital of Wisconsin and the largest city known by this ...

Communities

Places with more than 75,000 inhabitants

(Principal city)

Places with 25,000 to 75,000 inhabitants

* Cicero (town) * Clay (town) * DeWitt (town) * Manlius (town) * Salina (town)

Places with 5,000 to 25,000 inhabitants

Baldwinsville Baldwinsville is a village in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 7,898 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Syracuse Metropolitan Statistical Area. Baldwinsville (the village itself) is located in the towns of Lysand ...

(village) * Camillus (town) * Cazenovia (town) * Constantia (town) *

Elbridge Elbridge may refer to several places: Places ;In the United States * Elbridge Township, Edgar County, Illinois * Elbridge Township, Michigan * Elbridge, New York, town * Elbridge (village), New York Elbridge is a village. Located in the western pa ...

(town) * Fairmount (census-designated place) * Fulton (city) * Geddes (town) * Granby (town) *

Hamilton Hamilton may refer to: People * Hamilton (name), a common British surname and occasional given name, usually of Scottish origin, including a list of persons with the surname ** The Duke of Hamilton, the premier peer of Scotland ** Lord Hamilt ...

(town) * Hastings (town) *

Lenox Lenox may refer to: Places in the United States * Lenox, Alabama * Lenox, Georgia * Lenox, Iowa ** Lenox College, former college in Hopkinton, Iowa * Lenox, Kentucky * Lenox, Massachusetts, a New England town ** Lenox (CDP), Massachusetts, the m ...

(town) * Lysander (town) * Marcellus (town) * Mattydale (census-designated place) * Mexico (town) *

North Syracuse North Syracuse is a village in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 6,800 at the 2010 census. North Syracuse is located in the towns of Cicero and Clay, north of the city of Syracuse. History The village was origin ...

(village) *

Oneida Oneida may refer to: Native American/First Nations * Oneida people, a Native American/First Nations people and one of the five founding nations of the Iroquois Confederacy * Oneida language * Oneida Indian Nation, based in New York * Oneida Na ...

(city) *

(town) * Oswego (town) * Oswego (city) * Pompey (town) * Richland (town) * Schroeppel (town) * Scriba (town) * Skaneateles (town) * Solvay (village) * Sullivan (town) *

Van Buren Martin Van Buren ( ; nl, Maarten van Buren; ; December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was an American lawyer and statesman who served as the eighth president of the United States from 1837 to 1841. A primary founder of the Democratic Party, he ...

(town) * Volney (town) * Westvale (census-designated place)

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

Albion Albion is an alternative name for Great Britain. The oldest attestation of the toponym comes from the Greek language. It is sometimes used poetically and generally to refer to the island, but is less common than 'Britain' today. The name for Scot ...

(town) *

Amboy Amboy may refer to: Places * Amboy, Córdoba, village in Calamuchita Department, Córdoba province, Argentina United States * Amboy Crater, feature in Mojave National Preserve, California Settled U.S. places * Amboy, California * Amboy, Ge ...

(town) * Borodino *

Brewerton Brewerton is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Cicero in Onondaga County and the town of Hastings in Oswego County in the U.S. state of New York. It lies at the west end of Oneida Lake at its outlet into the Oneida River. The populatio ...

(census-designated place) *

Bridgeport Bridgeport is the most populous city and a major port in the U.S. state of Connecticut. With a population of 148,654 in 2020, it is also the fifth-most populous in New England. Located in eastern Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnoc ...

(census-designated place) *

Brookfield Brookfield may refer to: Australia *Brookfield, Queensland, a suburb of Brisbane *Brookfield, Victoria Canada * Brookfield, Manitoba, on Manitoba Highway 11 *Brookfield, Newfoundland and Labrador *Brookfield, Nova Scotia *Brookfield, Ontario ...

(town) * Camillus (village) * Canastota (village) * Cazenovia (village) * Central Square (village) *

Chittenango Chittenango is a village located in Madison County, New York, United States. The village is in the southern part of the Town of Sullivan. The population was 5,081 at the 2010 census. Chittenango is the birthplace of L. Frank Baum, author of '' ...

(village) * Constantia (census-designated place) * DeRuyter (town) *

East Syracuse East Syracuse is an incorporated village and a suburb of the City of Syracuse in eastern Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the village had a population of 3,084. It is located immediately east of Syracuse, i ...

(village) *

Eaton Eaton may refer to: Buildings Canada * Eaton Centre, the name of various shopping malls in Canada due to having been anchored by an Eaton's store * Eaton's / John Maryon Tower, a cancelled skyscraper in Toronto * Eaton Hall (King City), a confere ...

(town) *

(village) * Fabius (town) * Fayetteville (village) * Fenner (town) * Galeville (census-designated place) *

(village) *

Hannibal Hannibal (; xpu, 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋, ''Ḥannibaʿl''; 247 – between 183 and 181 BC) was a Carthaginian general and statesman who commanded the forces of Carthage in their battle against the Roman Republic during the Second Puni ...

(town) * Jordan (village) * LaFayette (town) * Lakeland (census-designated place) * Lebanon (town) * Lincoln (town) * Liverpool (village) *

Lyncourt Lyncourt is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 4,250 at the 2010 census. Lyncourt is in the town of Salina. Geography Lyncourt is located at (43.080266, -76.122450). Accordin ...

(census-designated place) *

(town) * Manlius (village) * Marcellus (village) * Mexico (village) * Minetto (census-designated place) * Minetto (town) * Minoa (village) * Morrisville (village) * Nedrow (census-designated place) * Nelson (town) * New Haven (town) * Onondaga Reservation *

Orwell Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic. His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to totalitari ...

(town) * Otisco (town) *

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(town) * Parish (town) * Phoenix (village) * Pulaski (village) * Sandy Creek (town) * Seneca Knolls (census-designated place) * Skaneateles (village) * Smithfield (town) *

Spafford Spafford may refer to: People * Belle S. Spafford (1895–1982), American president of the Relief Society * Gene Spafford (born 1956), American professor of computer science at Purdue University * Horatio Spafford (1828–1888), American author of ...

(town) * Stockbridge (town) * Tully (town) * Village Green (census-designated place) *

West Monroe West Monroe is a city in Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is situated on the Ouachita River, across from the neighboring city of Monroe. The two cities are often referred to as the Twin Cities of northeast Louisiana. Its populati ...

(town) * Williamstown (town)

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants

Altmar Altmar is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 407 at the 2010 census. The former Village of Altmar (formerly "Sand Bank" and now dissolved) is in northern part of the Town of Albio ...

(village) *

Boylston Boylston may refer to the following communities: ;Canada * Boylston, Nova Scotia ;United States * Boylston, Massachusetts * Boylston, New York * Boylston, Wisconsin * Boylston Junction, Wisconsin It may also refer to: * Helen Dore Boylston, author ...

(town) * Cleveland (village) * DeRuyter (village) * Earlville (village; partial) * Fabius (village) * Georgetown (town) *

(village) * Lacona (village) *

(village) *

Munnsville Munnsville is a village located in the Town of Stockbridge in Madison County, New York, United States. The population was 474 at the 2010 census. The village is named for an early settler, Asa Munn, and located on New York State Route 46. Histo ...

(village) * Parish (village) * Redfield (town) * Sand Ridge (census-designated place) * Sandy Creek (village) * Tully (village) * Wampsville (village)

Hamlets

* Cardiff * Fruit Valley *

Hinmansville Hinmansville is a hamlet in the town of Schroeppel in Oswego County, New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York * New York (state), a state in the ...

* Jack's Reef * Jamesville * Leonardsville * Memphis * Messina Springs * Mottville * Mycenae * Onondaga Hill * Pennellville * Plainville * Shepard Settlement * South Spafford * Spafford Valley * Split Rock * Taunton * Texas * West Edmeston (partial)

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 650,154 people, 252,043 households, and 164,202 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 88.36% White, 6.87% African American, 0.74% Native American, 1.61%

Asian Asian may refer to: * Items from or related to the continent of Asia: ** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia ** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia ** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...

, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.74% from other races, and 1.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or

Latino Latino or Latinos most often refers to: * Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America * Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States * The people or cultures of Latin America; ** Latin A ...

of any race were 2.08% of the population. The median income for a household in the MSA was $39,210, and the median income for a family was $47,862. Males had a median income of $35,698 versus $25,373 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $19,098.

Combined Statistical Area

The Syracuse–

Auburn Auburn may refer to: Places Australia * Auburn, New South Wales * City of Auburn, the local government area *Electoral district of Auburn *Auburn, Queensland, a locality in the Western Downs Region *Auburn, South Australia *Auburn, Tasmania *Aub ...

Combined Statistical Area is made up of four counties in central New York. The statistical area includes one

metropolitan area A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. A metro area usually com ...

and one micropolitan area. As of 2014 population estimates, the CSA had a population of 742,603. *Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) **Syracuse (Onondaga, Oswego, and Madison counties) *Micropolitan Statistical Areas (μSAs) **Auburn ( Cayuga County)

Sports

Current teams

Professional teams in Syracuse include: *

Syracuse Mets The Syracuse Mets are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A (baseball), Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets. They are located in Syracuse, New York, and play their home games at NBT Bank Stadium, which open ...

(

International League The International League (IL) is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in the United States. Along with the Pacific Coast League, it is one of two leagues playing at the Triple-A level, which is one grade below Major League Baseball ...

affiliate of the New York Mets) Stadium: NBT Bank Stadium *

Syracuse Crunch The Syracuse Crunch are a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League (AHL). They play in Syracuse, New York, at the Upstate Medical University Arena. They are the primary development affiliate of the National Hockey League's Tampa ...

( American Hockey League affiliate of the Tampa Bay Lightning) Arena:

War Memorial at Oncenter The Upstate Medical University Arena (originally known as Onondaga County War Memorial and later as the Oncenter War Memorial Arena) is a multi-purpose arena located in Syracuse, New York. It is part of the Oncenter Complex. Designed by Edgart ...

College teams in Syracuse include: *

Syracuse University Syracuse University (informally 'Cuse or SU) is a Private university, private research university in Syracuse, New York. Established in 1870 with roots in the Methodist Episcopal Church, the university has been nonsectarian since 1920. Locate ...

Orange ( NCAA Division I-A) Stadium: JMA Wireless Dome * Le Moyne College Dolphins ( NCAA Division II) *

Onondaga Community College Onondaga Community College (OCC) is a public community college that serves Onondaga County, New York, at two campuses. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY) system. History The college was founded in 1961 and began instruction ...

Lazers ( NJCAA) * SUNY Environmental Science and Forestry Mighty Oaks ( USCAA) Syracuse University sports are by far the most attended sporting events in the Syracuse area. Basketball games often draw over 30,000 fans, and football games over 40,000. The university has bred dozens of famous professional players since starting an athletics program in the late nineteenth century, including all-time greats

Jim Brown James Nathaniel Brown (born February 17, 1936) is a former American football player, sports analyst and actor. He played as a fullback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL) from 1957 through 1965. Considered to be one ...

Larry Csonka Larry Richard Csonka (; born December 25, 1946) is a former professional American football fullback who played for the Miami Dolphins for the majority of his career, along with the New York Giants for three years, and a short stint with the Mem ...

and

Dave Bing David Bing (born November 24, 1943) is an American former professional basketball player, businessman, and politician who served as the 74th mayor of Detroit, Michigan from 2009 to 2013. He is a member of the Democratic Party. After starring a ...

, and present professional stars Marvin Harrison, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Freeney, Jason Hart, and

Donovan McNabb Donovan Jamal McNabb (born November 25, 1976) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons, primarily with the Philadelphia Eagles. Before his NFL career, he played football and b ...

. Both teams play in the JMA Dome.

Colleges and universities

*Syracuse **

SUNY Upstate Medical University The State University of New York Upstate Medical University (SUNY Upstate) is a public medical school in Syracuse, New York. Founded in 1834, Upstate is the 15th oldest medical school in the United States and is the only medical school in Centra ...

** SUNY-ESF ** SUNY Oswego Metro Center **Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital **St. Joseph's College of Nursing *Elsewhere in Onondaga County ** Le Moyne College in DeWitt **

in Onondaga Hill **

Bryant & Stratton College Bryant & Stratton College (BSC) is a private for-profit college with campuses in New York, Ohio, Virginia, and Wisconsin, as well as an online campus. Founded in 1854, the college offers associate degree programs at all campuses and bachelor's ...

has campuses in Liverpool and Syracuse ** Columbia College has a campus at Hancock Field in Salina"About Hancock Field Campus,"
Columbia College website. Accessed: 11 July 2018. ** Empire State College has a campus in

*Madison County **

Colgate University Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York. The college was founded in 1819 as the Baptist Education Society of the State of New York and operated under that name until 1823, when it was renamed Hamilton Theologi ...

** Cazenovia College in Cazenovia **

Morrisville State College State University of New York at Morrisville (formerly Morrisville State College) or SUNY Morrisville is a public college with two locations in New York, one in Morrisville and one in Norwich. It is part of the State University of New York syst ...

in Morrisville *Oswego County ** SUNY Oswego in Fulton, Oswego, and Phoenix

Notable persons

Several well-known individuals have ties to the Syracuse metropolitan area, including: *

L. Frank Baum Lyman Frank Baum (; May 15, 1856 – May 6, 1919) was an American author best known for his children's books, particularly ''The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'' and its sequels. He wrote 14 novels in the ''Oz'' series, plus 41 other novels (not includ ...

– author of '' The Wonderful Wizard of Oz''; born in Chittenango, New York * Joey Belladonna – singer of heavy metal band

Anthrax Anthrax is an infection caused by the bacterium ''Bacillus anthracis''. It can occur in four forms: skin, lungs, intestinal, and injection. Symptom onset occurs between one day and more than two months after the infection is contracted. The sk ...

; born Joseph Belardini in

Oswego, New York Oswego () is a city in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 16,921 at the 2020 census. Oswego is located on Lake Ontario in Upstate New York, about 35 miles (55km) northwest of Syracuse. It promotes itself as "The Port C ...

* Grover Cleveland – two-term United States President; childhood resident of

Fayetteville, New York Fayetteville is a village located in Onondaga County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the village had a population of 4,225. The village is named after the Marquis de Lafayette, a national hero of both France and the United S ...

Robin Curtis Robin Curtis (born in New York Mills, New York) is an American actress. She is best known for replacing Kirstie Alley in the role of Vulcan Lieutenant Saavik in the films '' Star Trek III: The Search for Spock'' and '' Star Trek IV: The Voyage ...

– actress of

Star Trek ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction media franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which began with the eponymous 1960s television series and quickly became a worldwide pop-culture phenomenon. The franchise has expanded into vari ...

films, resident of

Cazenovia, New York Cazenovia is an incorporated Administrative divisions of New York#Town, town in Madison County, New York. The population was 6,740 at the time of the 2020 census. The town is named after Theophilus Cazenove , Theophile Cazenove, the ''Agent Gener ...

* Matilda Joslyn Gage – 19th century

feminist *

Gym Class Heroes Gym Class Heroes was an American rap rock band from Geneva, New York. The group formed in 1997 when Travie McCoy met drummer Matt McGinley during their high school gym class. The band's music displays a wide variety of influences, including hip h ...

– band from Geneva, New York * Beezie Madden – Olympic Gold Medal Equestrian Show Jumper, resident of Cazenovia, New York *

Dave Mirra David Michael Mirra (April 4, 1974 – February 4, 2016) was an American BMX rider who also competed in rallycross racing. He set the record for most medals in BMX Freestyle at the X Games (later tied by Scotty Cranmer) and earned at least on ...

– professional BMX bike rider, former resident of Chittenango, New York * Jonathan Murray – American television producer, born in

* Eliza Orlins – contestant on '' Survivor: Vanuatu'', '' Survivor: Micronesia'', and ''

The Amazing Race 31 ''The Amazing Race 31'' (also promoted as ''The Amazing Race: Reality Showdown'') is the thirty-first season of the American reality television show ''The Amazing Race''. It featured eleven teams of two, each consisting of former contestants from ...

'' *

Leland Stanford Amasa Leland Stanford (March 9, 1824June 21, 1893) was an American industrialist and politician. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 8th governor of California from 1862 to 1863 and represented California in the United States Se ...

– founder of

Stanford University Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...

; graduate of

Cazenovia Seminary Cazenovia College is a private college in Cazenovia, New York. Founded as the Genesee Seminary in 1824 and sponsored by the Methodist Church, in 1894 the college adopted the name of Cazenovia Seminary. It was reorganized in 1942 after church spon ...

* David Foster Wallace – author, born in Ithaca, New York * Bobcat Goldthwait – Actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film and television director born and raised in Syracuse * Tom Kenny – Actor and comedian, voice of SpongeBob SquarePants (character), born and raised in Syracuse * John Katko – Four-term Congressman from Camillus, New York, serving the 24th Congressional District

References

{{Authority control Onondaga County, New York Oswego County, New York Madison County, New York

Counties

Communities

Places with more than 75,000 inhabitants

Places with 25,000 to 75,000 inhabitants

Places with 5,000 to 25,000 inhabitants

Places with 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants

Hamlets

Demographics

Combined Statistical Area

Sports

Current teams

Colleges and universities

Notable persons

See also

References