Otsego County, New York
| Otsego County, New York | |
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 Location in the U.S. state of New York |
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 New York's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | February 16, 1791 |
| Seat | Cooperstown |
| Largest city | Oneonta |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,016 sq mi (2,631 km2) |
| • Land | 1,002 sq mi (2,595 km2) |
| • Water | 14 sq mi (36 km2), 1.4% |
| Population | |
| • (2010) | 62,259 |
| • Density | 62/sq mi (24/km²) |
| Congressional district | 19th |
| Time zone | Eastern: UTC-5/-4 |
| Website | www |
Otsego County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 62,259. The county seat is Cooperstown. The name Otsego is from a Mohawk or Oneida word meaning "place of the rock."
Otsego County comprises the Oneonta, NY Micropolitan Statistical Area.
In 1789, Ontario County was split off from Montgomery. The area split off from Montgomery County was much larger than the present county, as it included the present Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Orleans, Steuben, Wyoming, Yates, and part of Schuyler and Wayne counties.
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