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New York Counties
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New York Counties
There are 62 counties in the State of New York. The first twelve counties in New York were
created immediately after the British annexation of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, although two of these
counties have since been abolished. The most recent county formation in New York was in 1912, when Bronx County
was created from the portions of New York City that had been annexed from Westchester County. New York's
counties are named for a variety of Native American words, British provinces, cities, and royalty, early
American statesmen and generals, and state politicians. |
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Oswego County, New York
Oswego County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Oswego
Year Organized: 1816
Square Miles: 953 |
Court House: 46 E Bridge Street
County Courthouse
Oswego, NY 13126-2118
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
from the Iroquois word meaning "the out-pouring," referring to
the mouth of the Oswego
Demographics:
County QuickFacts:
Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
Oswego County was taken from Oneida and Onondaga counties in 1816; centrally distant from New York NW. 295, and from
Albany 150 miles. Greatest length E. and W. 37 miles, greatest breadth N. and S. 30 milles. The surface is level upon
the west, south, and southeast; in the interior rolling, and in the north rising into hills. The soil generally is of a
medium quality, some of it highly fertile, better adapted to grass than grain. With the exception of the Oswego river,
there are no large streams. "The towns west of the Oswego river constituted a part of the military tract. The towns east
of the river constitute a part of "Scriba's patent." These lands were originally granted to Nicholas Roosevelt, of New
York, who not complying with the terms of sale, they were sold to George Scriba, a native of Germany, and at that time a
merchant in New York. The town of Richland, a large part of Volney, about one half of Scriba, and the town of Vienna, in
the county of Oneida, upon a sale of part of Mr. Roosevelt's interest by process from chancery, were jointly purchased
by Gen. Alexander Hamilton, John Lawrence, and John B. Church." The county has 20 towns. Pop.43,820. (Historical
Collections of the State of New York, by John W. Barber and Henry Howe, New York; Published for the Authors by S.
Tuttle, 194 Chatham-Square. Price Three Dollars. 1841.)
Oswego County is bounded by the Oneida and Oswego rivers, Lake Ontario and Oneida Lake. Native people used the
rivers and lakes as highways for centuries and there were campsites with names such as Kah-ne-wo-nah (Iroquois)
“Place of the Tall Pines” in Phoenix, Caugh-de-noy (Iroquois) “Eel Lying Down” in the hamlet of the same name, and
Se-ugh-kay (Oneida) “Lake Pours Out” at the mouth of the Oneida River in Brewerton.
Full History at NYSAC
Geography
Oswego County is in northwestern New York State, just north of Syracuse and northwest of Utica, on the eastern
shore of Lake Ontario. Part of the Tug Hill Plateau is in the eastern part of the county and, at 1550', is the
highest point.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,312 square miles (3,399 kmē), of which, 953
square miles (2,469 kmē) of it is land and 359 square miles (929 kmē) of it (27.35%) is water.
There are two harbors in the county, Oswego Harbor at the mouth of the Oswego River and Port Ontario on the Salmon
River. The first major port of call on the Great Lakes is the Port of Oswego Authority dock
Neighboring Counties:
- Lewis County, New York - northeast
- Jefferson County, New York - northeast
- Oneida County, New York - east
- Madison County, New York - southeast
- Onondaga County, New York - south
- Cayuga County, New York - southwest
- Lake Ontario and Canada - northwest
Cities and Towns:
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- Altmar |
village |
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- Amboy |
town |
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- Boylston |
town |
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- Central Square |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Cleveland |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Constantia |
town |
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- Fair Haven |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Fulton |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Granby |
town |
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- Hannibal |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Hastings |
town |
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- Lacona |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Mexico |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Minetto |
town |
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- New Haven |
town |
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- Orwell |
town |
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- Oswego
(County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Palermo |
town |
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- Parish |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Phoenix |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Pulaski |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Redfield |
town |
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- Richland |
town |
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- Sandy Creek |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Schroeppel |
town |
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- Scriba |
town |
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- Volney |
town |
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- West Monroe |
town |
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- Williamstown |
town |
County Resources:
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Online High Schools
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
act locally." |
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