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Time Zone: Onondaga County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Syracuse is the Seat for Onondaga County.

Onondaga County was founded in 1792 and was created by taking area from Herkimer County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Onondaga had a population of 460,870 people. This is a decrease of 1.32% since the last Census (which gave a population of 467,026 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Onondaga represented 2.41% of the total population of New York.

Below are some of the communities located in Onondaga County:

  • Baldwinsville
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,791 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Camillus
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camillus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Cicero
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,692 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Clay
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,104 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • De Witt
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,962 people
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  • East Syracuse
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,907 people
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  • Elbridge
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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  • Fabius
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    • Fayetteville
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,028 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayetteville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Geddes
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,254 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geddes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Jordan
    • LaFayette
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,794 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaFayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Liverpool
    • Lysander
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,919 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lysander have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Manlius
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,412 people
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    • Marcellus
    • Minoa
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minoa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • North Syracuse
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
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    • Onondaga
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,295 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onondaga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Otisco
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,534 people
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    • Pompey
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,285 people
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    • Salina
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,325 people
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    • Skaneateles
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,465 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skaneateles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Solvay
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,256 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Solvay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Spafford
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spafford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Syracuse
    • Tully
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tully have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Van Buren
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,332 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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Websites of Interest ...

  • Of Special Interest ...
    • The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
    • At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.

Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we have found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.

 

 

 

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