<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.cityofithaca.org </Td> </Tr> <P> Ithaca / ˈɪθəkə / is a city in the Finger Lakes region of New York . It is the seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca--Tompkins County metropolitan area . This area contains the municipalities of the Town of Ithaca, the village of Cayuga Heights, and other towns and villages in Tompkins County . The city of Ithaca is located on the southern shore of Cayuga Lake, in Central New York . It is named for the Greek island of Ithaca . </P> <P> Ithaca is home to Cornell University, an Ivy League school of over 20,000 students, most of whom study at its local campus . Ithaca College is located just south of the city in the Town of Ithaca, adding to the area's "college town" atmosphere . Nearby is Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3). These three colleges bring tens of thousands of students, who increase Ithaca's seasonal population during the school year . Some students settle in the area after graduation . The city's voters are notably more liberal than those in the remainder of Tompkins County or in upstate New York, generally voting for Democratic Party candidates . </P> <P> As of 2010, the city's population was 30,014 . </P>

Ny city that's home to cornell university