Oswego

city in and county seat of Oswego County, New York, United States
Organization city_in_the_united_states Q1017583
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Oswego

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 (4,576 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Oswego is located in Oswego County[3].
  • Oswego is in the country of United States[4].
  • Oswego's instance of is recorded as city in the United States[5].
  • Oswego's instance of is recorded as city in the state of New York[6].
  • Oswego's postal code is recorded as 13126[7].
  • Oswego's Commons category is recorded as Oswego, New York[8].
  • Oswego's local dialing code is recorded as 315[9].
  • 1796 marks the founding of Oswego[10].
  • Oswego's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 43.454722222222, 'longitude': -76.506666666667}[11].
  • Oswego's official website is recorded as http://www.oswegony.org/[12].
  • Oswego's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Oswego, New York[13].
  • Oswego's Commons gallery is recorded as Oswego, New York[14].
  • Oswego has a population of {'amount': '+18142'}[15].
  • Oswego has a population of {'amount': '+16921'}[16].
  • Oswego's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Oswego's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18].
  • Oswego's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Oswego's capital of is recorded as Oswego County[20].
  • Oswego's official name is recorded as City of Oswego[21].
  • Oswego's official name is recorded as Oswego[22].
  • Oswego's category for people born here is recorded as Q134930027[23].
  • Oswego's category for people who died here is recorded as Q55908063[24].
  • Oswego's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+7464'}[25].
  • Oswego's native label is recorded as Oswego[26].
  • Oswego's category of associated people is recorded as Q134930121[27].

Body

Founding

1796 marks the founding of Oswego[10].

Identity

Official names include City of Oswego[21] and Oswego[22].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Oswego include Lake Oswego[28], a city of Oregon[29], in United States[30], founded in 1847[31].

Why It Matters

Oswego ranks in the top 6% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,576 views/month).[2] Oswego has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] Oswego is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for Oswego include Lake Oswego[28], a city of Oregon[29], in United States[30], founded in 1847[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Number of households {'amount': '+7464'}
    Category of associated people Q134930121
    Population {'amount': '+18142'}, {'amount': '+16921'}
    Coordinates
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: oswego, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289951076|oswego (#289951076)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'mat"
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