Otsego County is located in central part of New York state. Otsego County has a total area of approximately 1015 square miles of which 99% is land and 1% water. As of the census of 2000, there were 61,676 people, 23,291 households, and 15,115 families residing in Otsego County, New York. Out of New York's 58 counties, Otsego County ranks as 38th most populous. The population density of the Otsego County is 62 per square mile. The county's name comes from an Indian word meaning "place of the rock."