Mexico, New York

For the village located within this town, see Mexico (village), New York.
Mexico
Town
Town of Mexico
Location in Oswego County and the state of New York.
Location in Oswego County and the state of New York.
Coordinates: 43°27′21″N 076°12′20″W / 43.45583°N 76.20556°W / 43.45583; -76.20556
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyOswego
Area
[1]
 • Total
46.99 sq mi (121.70 km2)
 • Land46.27 sq mi (119.84 km2)
 • Water0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2)
Elevation
397 ft (121 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
5,197
 • Estimate 
(2016)[2]
5,107
 • Density110.37/sq mi (42.61/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code36-46822
GNIS feature ID979211
Website[1]

Mexico is a town in the northeastern section of Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 5,197 at the 2010 census.[3] The town contains a village also named Mexico.

Mexico has been referred to as the "Mother of Towns", as the original town as enacted by separate acts of 1792 and 1796 comprised an area that would eventually form six separate counties (Onondaga, Cortland, Oneida, Lewis, Jefferson, and Oswego).[4] These six counties today contain a total of 84 separate towns that were once included in the original Town of Mexico.

NY 69 comes to an end in the village of Mexico, where it intersects with NY 104 (Main Street). U.S. Route 11 also passes through the town.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Churchill, John C.; Smith, H. Perry; Child, W. Stanley, eds. (1895). "The Town of Mexico". Landmarks of Oswego County. D. Mason & Co. Publisher. pp. 570–606. Retrieved October 20, 2015.