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Oswego County Facts

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Facts of Interest

  • Population: 122,377
  • Year Organized: 1816
  • Area: 953 Square Miles
  • County Seat: Oswego
  • Main Industry: Retail Trade
  • County Legislators: 25
  • County Nursing Homes: 1
  • Colleges and Universities: 1
  • State Parks: 4
  • School Districts: 9
  • Communites: 60
  • 112 Uniformed Police Officers

  • The name Oswego is from the the Iroquois word meaning “the out-pouring” referring to the mouth of the Oswego River.
  • Home of many of the final stops on the Underground Railroad, assisting thousands
    of slaves to reach freedom in Canada.
  • Home of the Age of Invention Museum.
Last modified: February 25, 2008
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