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Ithaca (city, New York), city, seat of Tompkins County, south central New York, on hills at the southern tip of Cayuga Lake; settled 1789, incorporated as a city 1888. It is ruggedly beautiful, with towering cliffs, deep ravines, and lovely waterfalls. Ithaca is famous as the home of Cornell University; Ithaca College (1892) and a community college also are here. The restored home of the American statesman De Witt Clinton is a historical museum. Ithaca is named for the Greek island of Ithaca (Itháki). Population 28,732 (1980); 29,541 (1990); 29,287 (2000); 29,829 (2006).



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