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Mexico, New York
Town in New York, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
For the village located within this town, see Mexico (village), New York.
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Mexico | |
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Town of Mexico | |
![]() Location in Oswego County and the state of New York. | |
Coordinates: 43°27′21″N 076°12′20″W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Oswego |
Area | |
• Total | 46.99 sq mi (121.70 km2) |
• Land | 46.27 sq mi (119.84 km2) |
• Water | 0.72 sq mi (1.86 km2) |
Elevation | 397 ft (121 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,197 |
• Estimate (2016)[2] | 5,107 |
• Density | 110.37/sq mi (42.61/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
FIPS code | 36-46822 |
GNIS feature ID | 979211 |
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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 passes through the town of Mexico and 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.