Oswego County > Fulton

County: Oswego

Population:
  11,389 city
  1,199 town


Fulton was named after Robert Fulton, inventor.



On the Oswego River. Nestle operated a plant here for a century; the city smelled of chocolate. The factory, which made the Crunch bar, closed in 2003.


School districts: Fulton City School District
Libraries: Fulton Public Library

Emergency services: Oswego County Ambulance & Hearse Service, Fulton Fire Department

Fraternal organizations: American Legion, Elks, Lions, Moose, Rotary, VFW

State parks: Battle Island State Park

Not-for-profit cemeteries: Mount Adnah Cemetery, North Volney Cemetery, Palermo Center Cemetery, Southside Cemetery of Volney, Vermillion Cemetery, Western Mt Pleasant Cemetery


Change agents:

Grants to local organizations have funded teen pregnancy prevention, transitional housing for victims of sexual assault and domestic violence, and other initiatives.



Recent grants:
GRANT KEY:


City of Fulton
  NYS revenue sharing (Aid and Incentives for Municipalities)  -  Albany, NY  -  $1,626,822  (2023)

City of Fulton Police Department
  NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services  -  Albany, NY  -  $191,900  (2024)

Palermo Volunteer Fire Department
  Federal Emergency Management Agency  -  Washington, DC  -  $51,428  (2023)



Largest nonprofits in Fulton (by assets) include:

Oswego County Opportunities
Oswego Industries
Volney Volunteer Fire Corporation
Nysarc
Palermo Volunteer Fire Corporation
C A C Foundation
Fulton Family YMCA
Business Network of Emergency Resources
Oswego County Development Corp
Mt Adnah Cemetery Association
United Way of Greater Oswego County
Pathfinder Fish & Game Club
Fulton Public Library
Friends of History in Fulton New York
Civil Service Employees Association
Benevolent & Protective Order of Elks of the USA
Oswego Housing Development Council
CNY Arts Center
Fulton Community Basketball
Mt Adnah Preservation Foundation
United Steelworkers
Fulton Wrestling Club
Athletic Booster Fulton I
Fulton Police Benevolent Association
International Association of Lions Clubs