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Welcome to Oswego ...The village of Oswego is located in Kendall County<1>. The pronunciation of Oswego: os-WEE-goh<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Oswego, you might consider that their post office opened in 1838. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Oswego has a population of 36,233 people<3> (see below for details). Oswego is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Oswego lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Oswego: (630) & (331)<5> The ZIP code for Oswego: 60543<6> Websites for Oswego ...Official Website: www.oswegoil.org/ Chamber of Commerce: www.oswegochamber.org/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Oswego had an population of 36,233 people. This is an increase of 19.36% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 171.9% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Oswego had a population of 30,355 people (which is 26.46% of the total population of Kendall County). This makes Oswego the county's most populous community. The population of Oswego represents 0.24% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 64th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 30,355 people, the population of Oswego increased 127.79% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 13,326 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Oswego. Communities Also Named Oswego ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Oswego - they are located in Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Montana (2), New York, North Carolina, Oregon (3), South Carolina and Tennessee. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Oswego. Communities near Oswego ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Oswego.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Oswego. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oswego. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Oswego. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Oswego. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Oswego. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Oswego. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oswego ...Looking for more information about Oswego? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Oswego, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Oswego. Adding Oswego to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Oswego in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Oswego was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9> We also found Oswego in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Oswego. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Oswego: www.oswegoil.org/ The official website for Kendall County: www.co.kendall.il.us/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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