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The city of Syracuse, New York developed relatively late, due to its marshy situation.

It was incorporated as a village in 1825 and as a city in 1847 ; by contrast, the Village of Manlius, along the Cherry Valley and Seneca Turnpikes, was incorporated in 1813.

Population of rural towns was greatest in the late nineteenth century, when more people cultivated land and farms were relatively small, supporting large households.