Otisville, New York
| Otisville, New York | |
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| Village | |
 Location in Orange County and the state of New York. |
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 Otisville, New York
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| Coordinates: 41°28′15″N 74°32′22″W / 41.47083°N 74.53944°WCoordinates: 41°28′15″N 74°32′22″W / 41.47083°N 74.53944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Orange |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
| • Land | 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 853 ft (260 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,068 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 10963 |
| Area code(s) | 845 |
| FIPS code | 36-55673 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0959548 |
Otisville is a village in Orange County, New York, in the United States. The population was 1,068 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.
The village of Otisville is in the town of Mount Hope, located near the west town line.
The mayor of Otisville is Brian Wona.
The name "Otisville" also refers to Federal Correctional Institution, Otisville and Otisville Correctional Facility, a NY prison, both located nearby. There is also the station on Metro-North's Port Jervis Line.
The community was settled in 1816.
A former sanitarium located near the village is now a New York state prison. The sanitarium became a boys' training school for the state, and served as such until some time in the 1970s, when it was transformed into a N.Y. State prison facility. A boys' training school was another name for a reform school for male juvenile delinquents.
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