DeWitt is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States.
[2] The town is named after major Moses DeWitt, a judge and soldier.
[3] An eastern suburb of Syracuse, DeWitt also is the site of most of the campus and all of the academic buildings of Le Moyne College.
Natural bodies of water in the Town of DeWitt include: The Long Level section of the Old Erie Canal runs through DeWitt, which in turn is part of the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor.
As of the 2000 United States Census,[8] there were 24,071 people, 10,068 households, and 6,503 families residing in the town.
30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Current offices are:[11][12] The Town Hall is located at 5400 Butternut Drive, East Syracuse, NY 13057-8510.