Mexico, New York
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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 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Oswego |
| Government | |
| • Town Supervisor | Eric Behling |
| 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 (2020) | |
• Total | 5,257 |
| • Density | 110.4/sq mi (42.61/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 36-46822 |
| GNIS feature ID | 979211 |
| Website | townofmexicony |
Mexico is a town in the northeastern section of Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 5,257 at the 2020 census. 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). 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.