Syracuse is a town in Turkey Creek Township, Kosciusko County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
History
thumb|Downtown, looking south.
thumb|upright|Downtown, looking West. Bank of Syracuse - Currently an office building Wawasee Plaza
Old State Syracuse was laid out in 1837. It was likely named after the city of Syracuse, New York. The Syracuse post office was established in 1837.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, Syracuse has a total area of , of which (or 83.02%) is land and (or 16.98%) is water.
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.
The town has a lending library, the Syracuse-Turkey Creek Township Public Library.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Syracuse had a population of 3,079. The median age was 39.8 years. 22.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 95.6 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,306 households in Syracuse, of which 27.6% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 38.4% were married-couple households, 23.5% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 27.4% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. there were 2,810 people, 1,158 households and 729 families living in the town. The population density was . There were 1,492 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 95.7% White, 0.6% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 1.6% from other races, and 1.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.2% of the population.
There were 1,158 households, of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.6% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 37.0% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.98.
The median age in the town was 37.4 years. 25.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.4% were from 25 to 44; 27.2% were from 45 to 64; and 13.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 50.4% male and 49.6% female.
2000 census
At the 2000 census,