Richland is a town in the northeastern part of Oswego County, New York, United States.

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 5,824 people, 2,257 households, and 1,543 families residing in the town.

There were 2,890 housing units at an average density of 50.5 per square mile (19.5/km2).

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.