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Otsego County Facts

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  • Population: 61,676
  • Year Organized: 1791
  • Area: 1,003 Square Miles
  • County Seat: Cooperstown
  • Main Industry: Health Care and Social Services
  • County Representatives: 14
  • County Nursing Homes: 1
  • Colleges and Universities: 2
  • State Parks: 4
  • Cities, Towns and Villages: 40
  • 36 Uniformed Police Officers
  • School Districts: 12

  • Named from an Indian word meaning “place of the rock.”
  • Home of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
  • Home of the National Soccer Hall of Fame and the National Soccer Museum.
Last modified: February 25, 2008
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