Oswego
city in and county seat of Oswego County, New York, United States
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Summary
Oswego is a city in the United States[1]. Oswego ranks in the top 6% of city in the united states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,993 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Oswego County[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Instance of: city in the state of New York[5]
- Postal code: 13126[6]
- Commons category: Oswego, New York[7]
- Local dialing code: 315[8]
- Inception: 1796[9]
- Official website: http://www.oswegony.org/[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Oswego, New York[11]
- Commons gallery: Oswego, New York[12]
- Population: 18,142[13], 16,921[14]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[16], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17]
- Capital of: Oswego County[18]
- Official name: City of Oswego[19], Oswego[20]
- Category for people born here: Q134930027[21]
- Category for people who died here: Q55908063[22]
- Number of households: 7464[23]
- Native label: Oswego[24]
- Category of associated people: Q134930121[25]
- Different from: Owego[26], Oswego[27]
- Elevation above sea level: 87 m[28]
- Area: 29.35 square mile[29], 29.079318 km²[30]
- Water as percent of area: 32.185 percent[31]
- Territory overlaps: Oswego urban area[32]
- Per capita income: 27,636 US dollars[33]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Oswego include Lake Oswego[34], a city of Oregon[35], in United States[36], founded in 1847[37].
Why It Matters
Oswego has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] Oswego is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]
Entities named for Oswego include Lake Oswego[34], a city of Oregon[35], in United States[36], founded in 1847[37].