Parish is a town in Oswego County, New York, United States.

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 2,694 people, 955 households, and 741 families residing in the town.

There were 1,034 housing units at an average density of 24.8 per square mile (9.6/km2).

The racial makeup of the town was 98.63% White, 0.37% Black or African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.07% Asian, 0.04% from other races, and 0.52% from two or more races.

17.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.