Otselic, New York

Otselic, New York
U.S. Post Office (Dew Drop Building), South Otselic, November 2010
U.S. Post Office (Dew Drop Building), South Otselic, November 2010
Otselic is located in New York
Otselic
Otselic
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°41′29″N 75°44′11″W / 42.69139°N 75.73639°W / 42.69139; -75.73639
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyChenango
Government
 • TypeTown Council
 • Town SupervisorEvan Williams (R)
 • Town Council
Members' List
Area
 • Total38.04 sq mi (98.52 km2)
 • Land37.98 sq mi (98.36 km2)
 • Water0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation
1,650 ft (503 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,054
 • Estimate 
(2016)[2]
1,023
 • Density26.94/sq mi (10.40/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code36-017-55717
GNIS feature ID0979330
Websitewww.townofotselic.org

Otselic is a town in Chenango County, New York, United States, situated on the northern border of Chenango County, northwest of the city of Norwich. The population of the town was 1,054 at the 2010 census.[3] 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.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Otselic town, Chenango County, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2014.