Otsego County (New York)
Otsego County Courthouse |
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US state : | new York |
Administrative headquarters : | Cooperstown |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Office Building 197 Main Street Cooperstown, NY 13326 |
Foundation : | February 16, 1791 |
Made up from: | Montgomery County |
Area code : | 001 607 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 61,676 (2000) |
Population density : | 24 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 2597 km² |
Water surface : | 32 km² |
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Website : www.otsegocounty.com |
Otsego County is a county in the state of New York in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 61,676 residents and a population density of 24 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Cooperstown on Otsego Lake , which is home to the Baseball Hall of Fame .
The name Otsego is derived from an Indian word meaning place of the rock .
geography
The county covers an area of 2,629 square kilometers, of which 32 square kilometers are water.
history
One place has the status of a National Historic Landmark , Hyde Hall . A total of 71 buildings and sites in the county are registered on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 20, 2018).
Cities and towns
Web links
Commons : Otsego County (New York) - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files
Individual evidence
- ^ Otsego County (New York) ( English ) In: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011.
- ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: New York . National Park Service , accessed February 20, 2018.
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 20, 2018.
Coordinates: 42 ° 38 ′ N , 75 ° 2 ′ W