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The City of Ithaca, Fact Sheet. The City of Ithaca (named for the Greek island of Ithaca in Homer's Odyssey) sits on the southern shore of Cayuga Lake, in Central New York State. The City of Ithaca is the center of the Ithaca metropolitan area (which also contains the legally distinct Town of Ithaca and other towns and villages in Tompkins County) and county seat of Tompkins County, New York. As of 2000, the city had a population of 29,287, and the metropolitan area had a population of 100,135. 2004 estimates puts the city population at 29,952, an increase of 2.3%. It is the North American seat of his Holiness the Dalai Lama. Contents [hide] 1 History 2 Geography and climate 3 The life of the city 4 Local government 5 Population and income figures 6 Transportation 7 Local transportation issues: growing pains 8 Other recent changes and trends 9 "Most Enlightened Town in America" 10 "City of Evil" 11 Books set (at least partially) in Ithaca 12 Notable residents and natives 13 Points of interest 14 Nearby Parks, Major Trails, and Outdoor Recreation 15 References 16 External links 17 See also