Oswego County, New York
Oswego County | |
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Location within the U.S. state of New York | |
New York's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 43°28′N 76°12′W / 43.47°N 76.2°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Founded | 1816 |
| Seat | Oswego |
| Largest city | Oswego |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,312 sq mi (3,400 km2) |
| • Land | 952 sq mi (2,470 km2) |
| • Water | 360 sq mi (900 km2) 27% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 117,525 |
| • Density | 123.5/sq mi (47.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional districts | 22nd, 24th |
| Website | www |
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Oswego County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 117,525. The county seat is Oswego. The county name is from a Mohawk-language word meaning "the pouring out place", referring to the point at which the Oswego River feeds into Lake Ontario at the northern edge of the county in the city of Oswego. The county is part of the Central New York region of the state.
Oswego County is part of the Syracuse, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area.