Otselic, New York
| Otselic, New York | |
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U.S. Post Office (Dew Drop Building), South Otselic, November 2010
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 Otselic
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| Coordinates: 42°41′29″N 75°44′11″W / 42.69139°N 75.73639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Chenango |
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| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Evan Williams (R) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 38.0 sq mi (98.5 km2) |
| • Land | 38.0 sq mi (98.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,650 ft (503 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,054 |
| • Density | 28/sq mi (10.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 36-55717 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979330 |
Otselic is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States, situated on the north border of Chenango County, northwest of the city of Norwich. The population of the town was 1,054 at the 2010 census. The town is named after a river flowing through it, the Otselic, which is an Oneida word for "place of wild plums". The Otselic valley is the predominant geographic feature in the town, connecting it to the surrounding region north and south.
The first settler arrived around 1800. Many of the original settlers came from Connecticut. The town of Otselic was founded in 1817 from part of the town of German. The year 1833 was notable for a tornado that passed over the town and measured over a mile in width.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 38.0 square miles (98.5 km2), of which 38.0 square miles (98.4 km2) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.18%, is water.
Over 10 square miles (26 km2) or about 7,000 acres (2,800 ha) are state-owned forest lands dedicated to the production of forest products and open to the public for forest-related recreation such as hunting, camping, fishing, hiking and cross country skiing.
The highest altitude is just over 2,000 feet (610 m) above sea level along the south town line, rising from the lowest elevation of about 1,200 feet (370 m) at the bottom of the Otselic Valley.
The north town line is the border of Madison County.
The Otselic River (sometimes "Otselic Creek") runs through the town and later flows into the Tioughnioga River as part of the Susquehanna River watershed of Chesapeake Bay.
New York State Route 26 intersects New York State Route 80 at Otselic hamlet.
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