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Place Name
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Oswego County
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Pronunciation
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ahs-WEE-go
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Place Status (Type)
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county
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Capital is
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Oswego and Pulaski
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Population
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121,771 (1990)
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Location
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New York, United States, North America
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Latitude
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43°28'N
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Longitude
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76°12'W
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Oswego
(ahs-WEE-go), county (
1,312 sq mi/3,398 sq km; 1990
pop. 121,771), N central N.Y.;  Oswego and Pulaski; 43°28'N
76°12'W. Bounded NW by L. Ontario, S by Oneida L. and Oneida R.;
crossed by the N.Y. State Barge Canal; drained by Oswego and Salmon
rivers. Diversified mfg., esp. at Oswego. Dairying area; farming
(strawberries); poultry, dairy cows. Limited shipping of bldg. cement,
fuel oil, and limestone uses Barge Canal access to L. Ontario.
Intensive recreational use of lakes and lakeshores. Formed 1816.
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