Syracuse, Nebraska

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Population in July 2007: 1,863. Population change since 2000: +4.4%

Males: 851	(45.7%)
Females: 1,012	(54.3%)

Median resident age:	45.8 years
Nebraska median age:	35.3 years

Zip codes: 68446.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $49,732 (it was $37,112 in 2000)

Syracuse:	$49,732
Nebraska:	$47,085

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $121,798 (it was $81,500 in 2000)

Syracuse:	$121,798
Nebraska:	$122,200

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $131,026; Detached houses: $133,379; Townhouses or other attached units: $101,506; In 2-unit structures: $74,308; Mobile homes: $6,667

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Races in Syracuse:

White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
Hispanic (0.6%)
Other race (0.5%)

2008 cost of living index in Syracuse: 76.4 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (59.3%), Irish (10.8%), United States (5.8%), English (5.6%), Swedish (3.7%), Czech (2.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1871

Elevation: 1048 feet

Land area: 0.94 square miles.

Population density: 1986 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Syracuse

High school or higher: 81.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.9%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
Unemployed: 3.5%
Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Syracuse city

Never married: 15.0%
Now married: 63.2%
Separated: 0.1%
Widowed: 16.2%
Divorced: 5.5%

14 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.8%
Nebraska:	4.4%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Syracuse:	1.6% ($1,341)
Nebraska:	1.7% ($1,478)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lincoln, NE (27.8 miles , pop. 225,581).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (449.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Unadilla, NE (2.2 miles ), Otoe, NE (2.4 miles ), Dunbar, NE (2.8 miles ), Lorton, NE (3.1 miles) , Avoca, NE (3.2 miles ), Cook, NE (3.2 miles ), Burr, NE (3.2 miles) , Palmyra, NE (3.4 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 2 buildings, average cost: $81,000
1997: 5 buildings, average cost: $138,900
1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $121,400
1999: 13 buildings, average cost: $86,800
2000: 25 buildings, average cost: $73,100
2001: 10 buildings, average cost: $103,600
2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $88,800
2003: 16 buildings, average cost: $76,200
2004: 14 buildings, average cost: $132,100
2005: 7 buildings, average cost: $127,900
2006: 12 buildings, average cost: $177,700
2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $97,500

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Latitude: 40.66 N, Longitude: 96.18 W

Area code: 402

Population change in the 1990s: +53 (+3.1%).

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (18%)
Public administration (7%)
Utilities (6%)
Accommodation and food services (4%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)
Food (3%)
Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (3%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (19%)
Educational services (13%)
Accommodation and food services (10%)
Finance and insurance (7%)
Social assistance (5%)
Food and beverage stores (5%)
Public administration (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (5%)
Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)
Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (6%)
Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (5%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
Child care workers (4%)
Registered nurses (4%)

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Crime in Syracuse by Year
Type	2001	2002	2004	2006
Murders	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Rapes	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robberies	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Assaults	0	0	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Burglaries	3	4	0	4
per 100,000	170.1	224.7	0.0	216.8
Thefts	26	17	25	18
per 100,000	1473.9	955.1	1373.6	975.6
Auto thefts	0	1	3	0
per 100,000	0.0	56.2	164.8	0.0
Arson	0	1	0	0
per 100,000	0.0	56.2	0.0	0.0
City-data.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 320.9)	70.9	58.4	68.1	54.2

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 2 (2 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	1.07
US city average:	3.00

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Syracuse-area historical tornado activity is above Nebraska state average. It is 172% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/22/2004, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.7 miles away from the Syracuse city center killed one person and injured 38 people and caused $160 million in damages.

On 8/13/1952, a category 4 tornado 18.9 miles away from the city center injured 20 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

Hospital/medical center in Syracuse:

COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (PO BOX N, 1579 MIDLAND STREET)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Syracuse:

ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; NEBRASKA CITY, NE)
JOHNSON COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; TECUMSEH, NE)
NEMAHA COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; AUBURN, NE)

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Heliports located in Syracuse:

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Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Syracuse:

SOUTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 26 miles; LINCOLN, NE; Full-time enrollment: 5,137)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT LINCOLN (about 29 miles; LINCOLN, NE; FT enrollment: 19,806)
BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY (about 37 miles; BELLEVUE, NE; FT enrollment: 2,723)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA (about 44 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 10,150)
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 5,806)
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER (about 44 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 2,448)
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE AREA (about 46 miles; OMAHA, NE; FT enrollment: 6,175)

Public high school in Syracuse:

High School At Syracuse (Students: 376; Location: 1500 Education Drive Box P; Grades: 7th Grade - 12th Grade)

Public elementary/middle school in Syracuse:

Elementary School At Syracuse (Students: 338; Location: 550 7th Street Box P; Grades: Prekindergarten - 6th Grade)

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Library in Syracuse:

SYRACUSE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $30,666; Location: 496 6TH STREET; 15,108 books; 155 audio materials; 244 video materials; 16 serial subscriptions)

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Notable locations in Syracuse: Syracuse Grain Incorporated Elevator (A), Syracuse Country Club (B), Syracuse Campground (C), Syracuse (D), Otoe County Museum of Memories (E), Syracuse Public Library (F), Syracuse Police Department (G), Syracuse Fire Department (H). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Syracuse include: Christ Lutheran Church (A), Luther Memorial Church (B), Syracuse Baptist Church (C), Saint Paulinus Catholic Church (D), Saint Johns United Church of Christ (E), United Methodist Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemetery: Park Hill Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Syracuse Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Tourist attraction: Hunters Creek Preserve (Recreation Areas; 2404 E Road).

Hotels: Sleep Inn - Inn & Suites (130 North 30th Road), Mustang Motel (940 Park Street).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Syracuse that have no violations reported:

OTOE CO. RWD # 3 (Population served: 3250, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This city:	2.2 people
Nebraska:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	65.9%
Whole state:	66.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	2.9%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	5.7%
Whole state:	9.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	1.6%
Whole state:	4.0%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Syracuse, NE

85 people in nursing homes

Syracuse compared to Nebraska state average:

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Unemployed percentage below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age significantly above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Length of stay since moving in above state average.
House age above state average.
Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.

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Banks with branches in Syracuse (2009 data):

First National Bank and Trust of Syracuse: First National Bank And Trust Of Syr at Fifth And Midland Streets, branch established on 1883-11-05. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $57.1 mil, Deposits: $46.7 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Syracuse Agency, Inc.
Countryside Bank: Syracuse Countryside Branch at 976 11th Street, branch established on 1996-11-25. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $56.8 mil, Deposits: $48.2 mil, headquarters in Unadilla, NE, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Ub, Inc.
Farmers Bank of Cook: Syracuse Branch at 930 12th Street, branch established on 2002-09-11. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $88.5 mil, Deposits: $70.4 mil, headquarters in Cook, NE, negative income in the last year, Agricultural Specialization, 9 total offices, Holding Company: Bancook Corporation

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School Enrollment by Level of School

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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (83%) Electricity (15%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%) Wood (1%)

Religon statistics for Syracuse

Adherents

Name	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Catholic Church	United Methodist Church	United Church of Christ	Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
Adherents	27.5%	24.6%	12.3%	11.9%	9.2%
Congregations	18.2%	13.6%	13.6%	11.4%	4.5%

Name	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Christian Churches and Churches of Christ	Assemblies of God	Evangelical Free Church of America	Other religions
Adherents	4.8%	1.7%	1.4%	1.4%	5.2%
Congregations	9.1%	4.5%	2.3%	2.3%	20.5%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$450
Other Government Administration	1	$2,677	$32,124	1	$400
Police Protection - Officers	2	$5,327	$31,962	1	$664
Police - Other	0	$0		1	$465
Firefighters	0	$0		2	$200
Streets and Highways	0	$0		1	$1,129
Health	0	$0		2	$225
Sewerage	1	$2,152	$25,824	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	2	$4,572	$27,432	0	$0
Water Supply	2	$4,906	$29,436	0	$0
Electric Power	2	$5,880	$35,280	0	$0
Local Libraries	0	$0		1	$1,320
Totals for Government	10	$25,514	$30,617	10	$4,853

Syracuse government finances in 2002:

Charges - All Other: $41,000
Parks & Recreation: $35,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $148,000
Current Operations - Water Utilities: $1,300,000
Parks & Recreation: $150,000

Police Protection: $94,000

Regular Highways: $76,000

Fire Protection: $63,000

Central Staff Services: $55,000

Financial Administration: $42,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $24,000

General Public Buildings: $8,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $5,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $43,000
Interest Earnings: $31,000
Other Capital Outlay - Protective Inspection & Regulation, NEC: $35,000
Police Protection: $18,000

Fire Protection: $12,000

Parks & Recreation: $10,000

Central Staff: $6,000

Financial Administration: $4,000

General Public Building: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,551,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $1,500,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $118,000
All Other: $44,000

General Support: $20,000
Tax - Property: $289,000
NEC: $24,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $373,000

7.63% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,231 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.63%
Nebraska average:	7.03%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Lancaster County, NE	1.96% ($45,092 average AGI)
from Douglas County, NE	0.60% ($28,514)
from Cass County, NE	0.42% ($44,885)

7.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,969 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.35%
Nebraska average:	7.41%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Lancaster County, NE	2.27% ($28,252 average AGI)
to Douglas County, NE	0.72% ($23,636)
to Nemaha County, NE	0.46% ($26,107)

Strongest AM radio stations in Syracuse:

KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KYDZ (1180 AM; 25 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KOZN (1620 AM; 10 kW; BELLEVUE, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KLNG (1560 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA)
WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KOMJ (590 AM; 5 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KMA (960 AM; 5 kW; SHENANDOAH, IA; Owner: KMA BROADCASTING L.P.)
KYFR (920 AM; 5 kW; SHENANDOAH, IA; Owner: FAMILY STATIONS, INC.)
KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KMMJ (750 AM; 11 kW; GRAND ISLAND, NE; Owner: JRK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Syracuse:

KFRX (102.7 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THREE EAGLES OF LINCOLN, INC.)
KBBX-FM (97.7 FM; NEBRASKA CITY, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KEFM (96.1 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WEBSTER COMMUNICATIONS CO.)
KLTQ (101.9 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KGBI-FM (100.7 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: GRACE UNIVERSITY)
KIBZ (106.3 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KMLV (88.1 FM; RALSTON, NE; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KBBK (107.3 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
KTGL (92.9 FM; BEATRICE, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KGOR (99.9 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KQCH (94.1 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
K220GT (91.9 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
KEZO-FM (92.3 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KUCV (91.1 FM; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
KQKQ-FM (98.5 FM; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KSRZ (104.5 FM; OMAHA, NE; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
KIWR (89.7 FM; COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA; Owner: IOWA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE)
KSLI-FM (104.1 FM; CRETE, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KNCY-FM (103.1 FM; AUBURN, NE; Owner: RADIO 2000 NE, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Syracuse:

KPTM (Channel 42; OMAHA, NE; Owner: PAPPAS TELECASTING OF THE MIDLANDS)
KXVO (Channel 15; OMAHA, NE; Owner: MITTS TELECASTING COMPANY)
KLKN (Channel 8; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: CITADEL COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
KUON-TV (Channel 12; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA)
KYNE-TV (Channel 26; OMAHA, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMM.)
KMTV (Channel 3; OMAHA, NE; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
KETV (Channel 7; OMAHA, NE; Owner: KETV HEARST-ARGYLE TELEVISION, INC.)
WOWT-TV (Channel 6; OMAHA, NE; Owner: GRAY MIDAMERICA TV LICENSEE CORP.)
K58GD (Channel 58; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
KWAZ-LP (Channel 22; LINCOLN, NE; Owner: COLINS BROADCASTING COMPANY)

Syracuse fatal accident list:
Apr 11, 2006 04:15 AM, Sr-50, 3rd Ave, Lat: 40.655864, Lon: -96.179017, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: Inconsistent data
Jun 11, 1981 06:00 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1

National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 2
Total length: 1 meters (3ft)
Total costs: $169,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,300
Total average daily truck traffic: 130
Total future (year 2027) average daily traffic: 1,755

FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 2 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Syracuse)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers in Syracuse, NE)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2

Syracuse Service Ctr, Overall height: 10.7 m, Call Sign: WPND289
Assigned Frequencies : 19265.0 MHz
Grant Date: 06/05/2002, Expiration Date: 08/20/2012
Registrant: Phone: (402) 552-5152
STATION, 2 1/2 Miles Nw Of, Overall height: 121.9 m, Call Sign: WGY99
Assigned Frequencies : 6404.79 MHz, 6256.54 MHz, 6315.84 MHz, 17705.0 MHz
Grant Date: 06/05/2002, Expiration Date: 08/20/2012
Registrant: Phone: (402) 552-5152

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 4

Call Sign: KA0TOY, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00252428
Grant Date: 03/28/2005, Expiration Date: 06/14/2015, Certifier: Verna M Lang
Registrant: Verna M Lang, 1007 Cherl Dr, Syracuse, NE 68446
Call Sign: KB0BZF, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 04/28/1999, Expiration Date: 04/28/2009
Registrant: Alfred K Klaasmeyer, 131 Ash St, Syracuse, NE 68446
Call Sign: KB0CWM, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 11/01/1988, Expiration Date: 11/01/1998, Cancelation Date: 11/02/2000
Registrant: Clifford L Lang, 1007 Cherl Dr, Syracuse, NE 68446
Call Sign: WB0EJC, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 03/14/1996, Expiration Date: 03/14/2006, Cancelation Date: 03/15/2008
Registrant: Elmer H Rowe, 225 Poplar St, Syracuse, NE 68446

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 16
Hazardous Condition: 1
Good Intent Call: 1

Incident types - Syracuse

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