Otisco, New York
| Otisco, New York | |
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Otisco countryside
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 Location in Onondaga County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 42°52′N 76°14′W / 42.867°N 76.233°WCoordinates: 42°52′N 76°14′W / 42.867°N 76.233°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Onondaga |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Wayne S. Amato (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 31.2 sq mi (80.7 km2) |
| • Land | 29.6 sq mi (76.7 km2) |
| • Water | 1.5 sq mi (4.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,460 ft (445 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,541 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 13159 |
| Area code(s) | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-55651 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979328 |
Otisco is a town in Onondaga County, New York, United States. The population was 2,541 at the 2010 census. Otisco is in the southwest part of the county, situated at the northern edge of the Appalachian Highlands, where an escarpment declines to the Lake Ontario plain and the city of Syracuse five miles to the north. Extremely hilly terrain affords a sense of spatial grandeur and magnificent views.
The town was part of the former Central New York Military Tract. The town was first settled by outsiders around 1798, but permanent settlement began around 1801. The Town of Otisco was formed in 1806 from parts of other towns: Pompey, Marcellus, and Tully.
The name "Otisco" may have been derived from the Iroquois name for Nine Mile Creek, Us-te-ke, meaning "bitter-nut-hickory". At least one older map, published in 1825, has the name spelled as "Ostisco". The name may also have been derived from the word ostickney, meaning "waters much dried away", or from the Onondaga word ostick, meaning "the water is low".
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 31.2 square miles (81 km2), of which, 29.6 square miles (77 km2) of it is land and 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2) of it (4.94%) is water.
Otisco is in the Finger Lakes District of New York and borders Otisco Lake.
New York State Route 80 is a north-south highway in the town. A short part of US Route 20 crosses the northeast corner of the town.
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