Richland, New York
| Richland, New York | |
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| Town | |
 Location in Oswego County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 43°32′53″N 76°8′7″W / 43.54806°N 76.13528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Oswego |
| Area | |
| • Total | 60.1 sq mi (155.6 km2) |
| • Land | 57.2 sq mi (148.1 km2) |
| • Water | 2.9 sq mi (7.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 387 ft (118 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,718 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 13144 |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-61533 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979419 |
Richland is a town in Oswego County, New York, United States. The population was 5,718 at the 2010 census.
The Town of Richland is in the northeast part of Oswego County.
The town was first settled around 1801. The Town of Richland was formed from part of the Town of Williamstown in 1807.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 60.1 square miles (156 km2), of which, 57.2 square miles (148 km2) of it is land and 2.9 square miles (7.5 km2) of it (4.86%) is water.
The west border of the town is Lake Ontario.
As of the census of 2000, there were 5,824 people, 2,257 households, and 1,543 families residing in the town. The population density was 101.9 people per square mile (39.3/km²). There were 2,890 housing units at an average density of 50.5 per square mile (19.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.15% White, 0.19% African American, 0.33% Native American, 0.39% Asian, 0.12% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.65% of the population.
There were 2,257 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.6% were non-families. 26.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.10.
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