**Oswego** is a city in Labette County, Kansas, United States, and situated along the Neosho River. It is also the county seat of Labette County. In 2020, 1,668 people lived there.

History
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The first newspaper was the *Oswego Register*. It was created in 1868 by E.R. Trask. The first church was the Congregational, which was created in May 1868. The Presbyterian church was created in July 1868. The first school was created in 1867. The public library association was created in 1877. It still exists as Oswego Public Library, which is a Carnegie Library. The telephone system was put in operation in 1882; the waterworks in 1887; and the first electric lights were turned on on July 12, 1888. The lights were turned off a few months later.

In 2011, the City Council voted to annex the Oswego Municipal Airport into the city limits. This made Oswego be in neighboring Cherokee County.

Geography
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Oswego isat 37°10′4″N 95°6′34″W﻿ / ﻿37.16778°N 95.10944°W﻿ / 37.16778; -95.10944 (37.167728, -95.109453). The city is about 12 miles (19 km) north of the Oklahoma state line and 30 miles (48 km) west of the Missouri line. It is along the southern bluffs, overlooking the Neosho River valley. It is at the junction of U.S. Route 59 and U.S. Route 160. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 2.47 square miles (6.40 km2). Of that, 2.41 square miles (6.24 km2) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) is water.

### Climate

Oswego has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Oswego has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

People
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| Historical population |
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| Census | Pop. |  | %± |
| **1870** | 1,196 |  | — |
| **1880** | 2,531 |  | 111.6% |
| **1890** | 2,574 |  | 1.7% |
| **1900** | 2,208 |  | −14.2% |
| **1910** | 2,317 |  | 4.9% |
| **1920** | 2,386 |  | 3.0% |
| **1930** | 1,845 |  | −22.7% |
| **1940** | 1,953 |  | 5.9% |
| **1950** | 1,997 |  | 2.3% |
| **1960** | 2,027 |  | 1.5% |
| **1970** | 2,200 |  | 8.5% |
| **1980** | 2,218 |  | 0.8% |
| **1990** | 1,870 |  | −15.7% |
| **2000** | 2,046 |  | 9.4% |
| **2010** | 1,829 |  | −10.6% |
| **2020** | 1,668 |  | −8.8% |
| U.S. Decennial Census |

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 1,668 people living in Oswego. There were 678 households, and 462 households with more than one person. Of the households, 68.4% owned their home and 31.6% rented their home.

The median age was 42.3 years. Of the people, 86.4% were White, 2.6% were Native American, 1.6% were Black, 0.2% were Pacific Islanders, 0.1% were Asian, 1.1% were from some other race, and 7.9% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.0% of the people.

Education
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### Schools

The Oswego-Service Valley Unified School District 504 serves Oswego.

### Libraries

Oswego is served by the Oswego Public Library (OPL), which is a Carnegie Library. OPL has a big collection of books, DVDs, periodicals, audio books, and videos. Internet access is also available through the use of computers or the Library's free Wi-Fi.

Media
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*Labette Avenue* is a weekly newspaper that covers mostly local stories and events. *Labette Avenue* is based in Oswego and serves the rural areas of Labette County, Kansas.

The *Parsons Sun*, a newspaper published every day in Parsons, also covers Oswego. The nearest major newspaper is the Joplin Globe.

Oswego is in the Joplin, Missouri/Pittsburg, Kansas broadcast market area. It gets most its television and radio signals from those two cities. KGGF 690 AM Coffeyville covers SE Kansas and Broadcasts from its tower site in Mound Valley.

Related pages
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* Great Flood of 1951

Other websites
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to ***Oswego, Kansas***.

City
* City of Oswego
* Oswego - Directory of Public Officials

Schools
* USD 504, local school district

Newspapers
* Taylor Newspaper

Historical
* Oswego Historical Society and Genealogical Department

Maps
* Oswego City Map, KDOT

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Municipalities and communities of Labette County, Kansas, United States |
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| County seat: **Oswego** |
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* Altamont
* Bartlett
* Chetopa
* Edna
* Labette
* Mound Valley
* Oswego
* Parsons

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* Angola
* Dennis
* Montana
* Valeda

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| Townships | 
* Canada
* Elm Grove
* Fairview
* Hackberry
* Howard
* Labette
* Liberty
* Montana
* Mound Valley
* Mount Pleasant
* Neosho
* North
* Osage
* Oswego
* Richland
* Walton

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