Profile for Ithaca, New York, NY

Ithaca is on the southern end of Cayuga Lake

Former and merged names include:
· Cayuga City
· Flats
· Markle's Flats
· Sodom

Known as "Sodom" and "The Flats" in its days as an unruly frontier town. By the mid-19th century, the city was a busy transportation center for the region, served by several rail lines and daily steamboat departures

Ezra Cornell, who had made a fortune through his early involvement in the telegraph industry, founded the university bearing his name. The school opened to students in 1868

Lays claim to being the birthplace of the ice cream sundae

Public transportation: Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT) (See the transit and travel sections below.)

Rated No. 19 on Healthy Cities list, by Organic Style magazine, September/October 2003

Identified as "best emerging area" in "Cities Ranked & Rated," 2004

Ithaca received national attention for 1969 protests by black students at Cornell, who took over the student union and demanded that the university establish a black studies department

Filming location for:
· 1985 movie, "The Sure Thing"

Well-known residents have included:
· Carl Sagan, scientist
· Alex Haley, writer
· Vladimir Nabokov, writer
· Mary McDonnell, actress
· Rod Serling, creator of "The Twilight Zone"
· Toni Morrison, writer

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Collegetown Bagels, Gimme Coffee, Ithaca Bakery

Local festivals include:

• Ithaca Festival - May 31-June 3, 2007
• Apple Harvest Festival - Sept. 28-30, 2007
• Light in Winter Festival - Jan. 26-28, 2007

Performing arts: Cayuga Chamber Orchestra, Hangar Theater, Ithaca Ballet, Kitchen Theatre

Nearby parks & recreation: Ithaca Falls, Cascadilla Glen and Stewart Park; in easy driving distance are Buttermilk Falls, Robert H. Treman, and Taughannock Falls state parks

Ithaca attractions: Cornell Plantations

Historic routes: Cayuga-Seneca Canal

Historic sites and museums: History Center, Herbert F Johnson Museum of Art, Museum of the Earth, Sciencenter

Colleges and universities: Cornell University, Ithaca College

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was on par with the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
National index: 100
Local index: 231

Quotes:
They took 13 uphill, the lake black beneath them, a V of geese making for the north end. 'Pretty,' she said.
-- The Names of the Dead
Stewart O'Nan

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12% of Ithaca residents report German ancestry, and 11% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Ithaca ancestry & family history guide.

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Dance

• Ithaca Ballet

Music

• Cayuga Chamber Orchestra

Theater

• Hangar Theater

Recommendations: Glenwood Pines for Bloody Marys, fish fry and a game of pool; Valentine Cafe for bistro-style food in an elegant setting

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Ithaca was $13,408, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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58% of Ithaca residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Ithaca festival dates:

• Ithaca Festival - May 31-June 3, 2007
• Apple Harvest Festival - Sept. 28-30, 2007
• Light in Winter Festival - Jan. 26-28, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Ithaca festival web sites:

• Ithaca Festival
• Light in Winter Festival

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Historic districts in Ithaca include Cornell Heights Historic District, De Witt Park Historic District, East Hill Historic District ... View historic districts

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Median rent in Ithaca, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $515.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,031.

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Libraries in Ithaca include Tompkins County Public Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Ithaca include Ithaca Journal

TV stations in Ithaca include WNYI.

National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WSQG-FM.

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Tompkins County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Ithaca political report.

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The average commute time for Ithaca workers is 14 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 8 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Ithaca between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 2.7 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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Hotels in Ithaca include Best Western, Clarion University Hotel, Comfort Inn Ithaca, Courtyard by Marriott, Econo Lodge, Holiday Inn Executive Towers of Ithaca, Inn at City Lights, Ramada Inn, Statler Hotel at Cornell University, Super 8.

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