Oswego County

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Oswego County Courthouse
Oswego County Courthouse
administration
US state : new York
Administrative headquarters : Oswego and Pulaski
Foundation : March 1, 1816
Made up from: Oneida County and Onondaga County
Area code : 315
Demographics
Residents : 122,109  (2010)
Population density : 49.6 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 3,396.8 km²
Water surface : 933.1 km²
map
Map of Oswego County within New York

Oswego County is a county in the state of New York in the United States . At the 2010 census , Oswego County had 122,109 residents and a population density of 49.6 people per square kilometer. The county has two county seats ; these are Oswego and Pulaski .

geography

Oswego County is located on the south bank of Lake Ontario , which is also the border between the United States and Canada . The shape of the area is shaped by Ice Age influences and is largely flat and only crossed by low elevations. Important rivers are the Oswego River , which has its source in Oneida Lake , has been navigable since 1828 and is connected to the Mohawk River by the Erie Canal , and the Salmon River in the north of the county. The country is crossed by a large number of other small watercourses. The county is primarily used for agriculture and forestry and has an area of ​​3,396.8 square kilometers, of which 933.1 square kilometers are water, which is primarily part of Lake Ontario.

history

The Nash (2009)

Oswego County was founded in 1816 as the 48th County of New York State. Two locations have National Historic Landmark status , the New York State Barge Canal and the WWII Tugboat Nash . A total of 89 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 20, 2018).

Surrounding areas

Lake Ontario Jefferson County Lewis County
Lake Ontario Compass card (de) .svg Oneida County
Cayuga County Onondaga County Madison County

Population development

Census Results - Oswego County, New York
year 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890
Residents - - 12,374 27,119 43,619 62.198 75,958 77,941 77,911 71,883
year 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990
Residents 70,881 71,664 71,045 69,645 71,275 77.181 86,118 100..897 113.901 121,771
year 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060 2070 2080 2090
Residents 122,377 122.109

Cities and towns

In addition to the independent communities listed below, there are several villages in Oswego County .

Locality status Population
(2010)		 Total area
[km²]		 Land area
[km²]		 Population density
[inhabitants / km²]		 founding Specialty
Albion town 000000000002073.00000000002,073 123.8 122.4 16.9 24 Mar 1825
Amboy town 000000000001263.00000000001,263 97.7 95.9 13.2 25th Mar 1830
Boylston town 000000000000549.0000000000549 101.4 101.4 5.4 0Feb. 7, 1828
Constantia town 000000000004973.00000000004,973 258.1 147.0 33.8 0Apr 8, 1808
Fulton City 000000000011896.000000000011,896 12.3 9.7 1,226.4 Apr 29, 1835 founded as a village
Granby town 000000000006821.00000000006,821 120.2 115.8 58.9 Apr 20, 1818
Hannibal town 000000000004854.00000000004,854 116.0 115.6 42.0 28 Feb 1806
Hastings town 000000000009450.00000000009,450 119.0 118.2 79.9 April 20, 1825
Mexico town 000000000005197.00000000005,197 121.6 119.8 43.4 Apr 10, 1792
Minetto town 000000000001659.00000000001,659 15.6 14.9 11.3   Hived off from Oswego Town between 1910 and 1920 according to the footnote in the 1920 Census
New Haven town 000000000002856.00000000002,856 86.5 80.5 35.5 0Apr 2, 1812
Orwell town 000000000001167.00000000001,167 106.8 102.5 11.4 Feb. 28, 1817
Oswego City 000000000018142.000000000018,142 29.1 19.7 920.9 14 Mar 1828 founded as a village ; the City appointed on March 24, 1848
Oswego Town town 000000000007984.00000000007,984 76.0 70.8 112.8 Apr 20, 1818
Palermo town 000000000003664.00000000003,664 105.5 104.8 35.0 0Apr 4, 1832
Parish town 000000000002558.00000000002,558 108.6 108.0 23.7 20 Mar 1828
Redfield town 000000000000550.0000000000550 241.9 232.8 2.4 14 Mar 1800
Richland town 000000000005718.00000000005,718 155.5 148.2 38.6 Feb 20, 1807
Sandy Creek town 000000000003939.00000000003,939 120.2 109.5 36.0 24 Mar 1825
Schroeppel town 000000000008501.00000000008,501 111.8 109.3 77.8 0Apr 4, 1832
Scriba town 000000000006840.00000000006,840 113.7 105.0 65.1 0Apr 5, 1811
Volney town 000000000005926.00000000005,926 127.3 124.9 47.4 21 Mar 1806 founded under the name Fredericksburgh
West Monroe town 000000000004252.00000000004,252 99.9 87.4 48.6 21 Mar 1839
Williamstown town 000000000001277.00000000001,277 101.4 100.1 12.8 24 Mar 1804

literature

  • John Homer French: Gazetteer of the State of New York . RP Smith, Syracuse, NY 1860 (English, archive.org [PDF; 63.8 MB ; accessed on January 1, 2017]).
  • Franklin Benjamin Hough: Gazetteer of the State of New York . tape 2 . A. Boyd, Albany, NY 1873, pp. 517 ff . (English, archive.org [PDF; 67.9 MB ; accessed on January 1, 2017]).

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Oswego County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
  2. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: New York . National Park Service , accessed February 20, 2018.
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 20, 2018.
  4. ↑ Population 1820–2010 according to census results
  5. ↑ Population data from the 2010 US Census in the American Factfinder
  6. ↑ a b Official data of the United States Board on Geographic Names
  7. ^ Franklin Benjamin Hough: Gazetteer of the State of New York . tape 2 . A. Boyd, Albany, NY 1873, pp. 520 ff. PDF 67.9 MB, accessed on January 1, 2017 .

Web links

Commons : Oswego County, New York  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Coordinates: 43 ° 28 '  N , 76 ° 13'  W