Otselic, New York

Otselic, New York
U.S. Post Office (Dew Drop Building), South Otselic, November 2010
Otselic
Otselic
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
  Total
38.04 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)
  Total
1,054
  Estimate 
(2016)
1,023
  Density26.94/sq mi (10.40/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
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. 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.