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Otsego County
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county in New York, United States
Otsego County is a county located in New York State in the United States. It is part of the state's administrative divisions and serves as a local government jurisdiction for the communities within its borders.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New York
- Founded
- February 16, 1791
- Seat
- Cooperstown
- Largest city
- Oneonta
- Total
- 1,016 sq mi (2,630 km )
- Land
- 1,002 sq mi (2,600 km )
- Water
- 14 sq mi (36 km ) 1.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 60,589
- Density
- 58.4/sq mi (22.5/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 19th
- Website
- www .otsegocounty .com
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Encyclopedic overview
Otsego County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 58,524. The county seat is Cooperstown. The county's population center is Oneonta. The name Otsego is from a Mohawk or Oneida word meaning "place of the rock." The county is part of the Mohawk Valley region of the state.
History
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