Oswego County, New York
Founding: 1816 Parent counties: Oneida and Onondaga Namesake: The Oswego River Seat: Oswego (1816–) Land area: 952 square miles Population (2020): 117,525 Population (historic): 12,374 (1820); 62,198 (1850); 77,941 (1870); 70,881 (1900); 69,645 (1930) Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1870; 1900s; 1930–2000 Subdivisions: Two cities; nine villages; six CDPs; 22 towns Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 14,626 (26.7%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 76.5% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 23.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.5% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.2% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,470 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,139 Average farmhouse size (1940): 7.5 rooms Number of farms (1920): 5,539 Average farm size (1920): 49 acres _________________________________________________________________________________ Oswego Namesake: ...