Otego (town), New York

Otego is a town in Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 3,115 at the 2010 census. The name is a native word meaning "where there is fire."

The Town of Otego is on the south border of the county and contains a village called Otego. The town and village are southwest of Oneonta.

The town was first settled around 1775, but few more arrived until after the American Revolution. Tension between ethnic Germans and New Englanders slowed early development.

The Town of Otego was formed in 1822 from the Towns of Unadilla and Franklin (in Delaware County) as the "Town of Huntsville." In 1830, the name was changed to Otego, when part of the Town of Milford was added.

The Otsdawa Creek Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 44.9 square miles (116.2 km²), all of it land.

The south town line is the border of Delaware County.

The Susquehanna River flows through the south part of the town. Otego Creek enters the Susquehanna River east of the east town line. Otsdawa Creek flows down the east side of Otego.

Interstate 88 and New York State Route 7 follow the course of the Susquehanna River.

jacob-alperin-sheriffs As of the census of 2000, there were 3,183 people, 1,234 households, and 874 families residing in the town. The population density was 70.9 people per square mile (27.4/km²). There were 1,383 housing units at an average density of 30.8 per square mile (11.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.55% White, 1.01% Black or African American, 0.22% Native American, 0.44% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.19% of the population.

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