Editing Oswego County, New York (section)

==Demographics==

{{US Census population
| 1820 = 12374
| 1830 = 27119
| 1840 = 43619
| 1850 = 62198
| 1860 = 75958
| 1870 = 77941
| 1880 = 77911
| 1890 = 71883
| 1900 = 70881
| 1910 = 71664
| 1920 = 71045
| 1930 = 69645
| 1940 = 71275
| 1950 = 77181
| 1960 = 86118
| 1970 = 100897
| 1980 = 113901
| 1990 = 121771
| 2000 = 122377
| 2010 = 122109
| 2020 = 117525
| estref = <ref name="USCensus 2020">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/oswegocountynewyork/POP010220|title=US Census QuickFacts|access-date=May 21, 2020}}</ref>
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| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref><br />1790–1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref> 1900–1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/ny190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref><br />1990–2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref> 2010–2019<ref name="QF"/>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |title=U.S. Census website |url=https://www.census.gov |access-date=January 31, 2008 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> of 2000, there were 122,377 people, 45,522 households, and 31,228 families residing in the county. The population density was {{convert|128|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 52,831 housing units at an average density of {{convert|55|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 97.17% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.59% Black or African American, 0.41% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.42% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.01% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.48% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.93% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.30% of the population. 15.5% were of Irish, 14.0% German, 13.7% Italian, 13.3% English, 9.6% American, 7.9% French and 5.3% Polish ancestry according to [[Census 2000]]. 96.2% spoke English and 1.7% Spanish as their first language.

There were 45,522 households, out of which 35.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.80% were married couples living together, 10.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.40% were non-families. 24.30% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.80% under the age of 18, 10.90% from 18 to 24, 28.90% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 11.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 97.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $36,598, and the median income for a family was $43,821. Males had a median income of $34,976 versus $23,938 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $16,853. About 9.70% of families and 14.00% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.10% of those under age 18 and 9.50% of those age 65 or over.

Oswego County is also home to two colleges: [[State University of New York at Oswego]] in the Town of Oswego and the Fulton Branch Campus of [[Cayuga County Community College]] in the City of Fulton.

=== 2020 census ===

{| class="wikitable"
|+Oswego County racial composition<ref>{{Cite web |title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Oswego County, New York |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Oswego%20County,%20New%20York&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|105,710
|90%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|1,370
|1.7%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|457
|0.4%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|870
|0.7%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|19
|0.01%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/mixed]] (NH)
|5,483
|4.7%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|3,616
|3.1%
|}