Oswego (town), New York

Oswego, New York
Town
Town of Oswego
Location in Oswego County and the state of New York.
Coordinates: 43°25′0″N 76°33′4″W / 43.41667°N 76.55111°W / 43.41667; -76.55111Coordinates: 43°25′0″N 76°33′4″W / 43.41667°N 76.55111°W / 43.41667; -76.55111
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Oswego
Area
• Total	29.3 sq mi (76.0 km²)
• Land	27.4 sq mi (71.0 km²)
• Water	1.9 sq mi (5.0 km²)
Elevation	341 ft (104 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	7,984
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	13126
Area code(s)	315
FIPS code	36-55585
GNIS feature ID	0979326

Oswego is a town in Oswego County, New York. The population was 7,984 at the 2010 census.

The Town of Oswego is immediately west of the City of Oswego, with which it has a common border. The town is in the western part of Oswego County.

The State University of New York at Oswego is in the northeast part of the town next to the City of Oswego.

History

The town was first settled around 1797. The Town of Oswego was established in 1818 from the Town of Hannibal and is on the western border of the county. Part of the town was annexed by the Town of Granby in 1836. The incorporation of the "Village of Oswego" as the City of Oswego in 1848 removed a portion of the town. Later, the formation of the Town of Minetto reduced Oswego further.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 29.3 square miles (76.0 km²), of which, 27.4 square miles (71.0 km²) of it is land and 1.9 square miles (5.0 km²) of it (6.54%) is water.

Lake Ontario and the Oswego River help define the town's borders. The west town line is the border of Cayuga County.

The eastern junction of New York State Route 104 and New York State Route 104A are in the town at Southwest Oswego.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1820	992		—
1830	2,703		172.5%
1840	4,665		72.6%
1850	2,445		−47.6%
1860	3,181		30.1%
1870	3,043		−4.3%
1880	3,022		−0.7%
1890	2,772		−8.3%
1900	2,737		−1.3%
1910	2,671		−2.4%
1920	1,662		−37.8%
1930	1,830		10.1%
1940	1,972		7.8%
1950	2,106		6.8%
1960	2,796		32.8%
1970	6,514		133.0%
1980	7,865		20.7%
1990	8,027		2.1%
2000	17,954		123.7%
2010	7,984		−55.5%
Est. 2014	7,920	^[1]	−0.8%
U.S. Decennial Census^[2]

As of the census of 2000, there were 7,287 people, 1,734 households, and 1,255 families residing in the town. The population density was 265.8 people per square mile (102.6/km²). There were 1,904 housing units at an average density of 26.8 persons/km² (69.4 persons/sq mi). The racial makeup of the town was 94.00% White, 2.46% African American, 0.14% Native American, 1.25% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.15% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. 2.00% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 1,734 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.9% were married couples living together, 7.4% have a woman whose husband does not live with her, and 27.6% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the town the population was spread out with 16.4% under the age of 18, 41.9% from 18 to 24, 18.1% from 25 to 44, 16.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $49,883, and the median income for a family was $61,648. Males had a median income of $47,051 versus $25,833 for females. The per capita income for the town was $14,835. 7.8% of the population and 4.9% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 6.6% are under the age of 18 and 10.6% are 65 or older.

Communities and locations in the town of Oswego

Burts Point – A location west of Oswego Beach and a projection into Lake Ontario.
Camp Hollis – A location near Lake Ontario, north of Southwest Oswego.
Fruit Valley – A hamlet on Route 104, west of the City of Oswego. It is sometimes known as "Union Village." Fruit Valley is one of the oldest communities in the town.
Furniss – A hamlet south of Oswego Center.
Oswego Beach – A lakeside hamlet on the shore of Lake Ontario near the City of Oswego.
Oswego Center – A hamlet near the center of the town.
Southwest Oswego – A hamlet in the northwest corner of the town on Route 104.

References

↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.

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Municipalities and communities of Oswego County, New York, United States

County seat: Oswego

Cities	Fulton Oswego

Towns	Albion Amboy Boylston Constantia Granby Hannibal Hastings Mexico Minetto New Haven Orwell Oswego Palermo Parish Redfield Richland Sandy Creek Schroeppel Scriba Volney West Monroe Williamstown

Villages	Central Square Cleveland Hannibal Lacona Mexico Parish Phoenix Pulaski Sandy Creek

CDPs	Altmar Brewerton‡ Constantia Minetto Sand Ridge Cayuga Community College SUNY Oswego

Other hamlets	Albion Center Bardeen Corners Beecherville Bernhards Bay Boylston Center Bundy Crossing Butterfly Corners Cains Corners Carley Mills Carterville Catfish Caughdenoy Clifford Cribbs Corners Cummings Bridge Demster Demster Beach Dexterville Doris Park Drakes Corner Dugway Dutcherville East Amboy East Boylston East Palermo Fairdale Farley Corners Fruit Valley Furmiss Gayville Gilbert Mills Graftons Square Greenboro Hannibal Center Happy Valley Hastings Center Hinmansville Howardville Ingalls Crossing Kasoag Little France Loomis Corner Lycoming Mallory Mallory Station Maple Hill McMahon Corners Morse Mosher Corners Mud Hill Mungers Corners New Scriba Nicholsville North Amboy North Boylston North Constantia North Church Corner North Hannibal North Scriba North Shores North Volney Oswego Beach Oswego Center Panther Lake Peacock Corners Peat Corners Pennellville Pineville Plantz Corners Pleasant Point Crossing Prattham Red Mill Ricard Roosevelt Corners Russ Mills Sala Sandy Pond Shephard Corners Smartville South Hannibal South New Haven South Scriba Stewart Corners Texas The Elms Toad Harbor Upson Corner Vermillion Vorea Vorhees Corners West Amboy

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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