Editing East Otto, New York

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|leader_name              = James A. Beach ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
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 |1           = • David Forster ([[United States Republican Party|R]])
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[[File:Winter Scene in East Otto, New York, January 1998.jpg|thumb|Winter scene in East Otto, January 1998]]

'''East Otto''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Cattaraugus County, New York|Cattaraugus County]], [[New York (state)|New York]], United States. The population was 977 at the 2020 census.<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/> The town, along with neighboring [[Otto, New York|Otto]], is named after an agent of the [[Holland Land Company]], Jacob Otto. The town of East Otto is on the northern border of the county.

== History ==

The town of East Otto was founded in 1854. As its name implies, the town was formed from the eastern half of the town of Otto, which at the time covered most of the north-central portion of the county. East Otto was one of the last towns to be formed in Cattaraugus County.

The [[East Otto Union School]], which was constructed in 1920 and now serves as a town hall, is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2009a}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|104.6|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|103.8|km2|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.8|km2|disp=flip}}, or 0.81%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3600922678| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212154908/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/0600000US3600922678| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): East Otto town, Cattaraugus County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=October 23, 2014}}</ref>

The north town line is marked by [[Cattaraugus Creek]] and is the border of [[Erie County, New York|Erie County]].

[[List of county routes in Cattaraugus County, New York|Cattaraugus County Route 12]] is the primary highway through the area, heading westward toward Otto and northward to [[U.S. Route 219 in New York|U.S. Route 219]] in [[Ashford, New York|Ashford]]. Cattaraugus County Route 14 (Reed Hill Road) heads southward toward [[Little Valley, New York|Little Valley]], while Cattaraugus County Route 75 (Plato Road) travels east/southeast to US 219 along a more southerly route. Routes 12, 14, and 75 converge at the hamlet of East Otto.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 1300
|1870= 1164
|1880= 1251
|1890= 1288
|1900= 1138
|1910= 1093
|1920= 915
|1930= 751
|1940= 732
|1950= 743
|1960= 701
|1970= 910
|1980= 942
|1990= 1003
|2000= 1105
|2010= 1062
|2020= 977
|estyear=2021
|estimate=971
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2020-2021"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,105 people, 412 households, and 285 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|26.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 545 housing units at an average density of {{convert|13.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 98.37% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.45% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.09% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.27% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.36% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.45% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.72% of the population.

There were 412 households, out of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.14.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 27.2% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 106.9 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 108.3 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $42,917. Males had a median income of $31,917 versus $20,795 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $15,607.  About 10.2% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 15.2% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in East Otto ==
* '''Allegany Mountain Resort at Rainbow Lake''' &ndash; A seasonal community and campground in the southeast part of the town.
* '''Brooklyn''' &ndash; A [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] on Route 12 in the north-central part of the town, and north of East Otto village.
* '''East Otto''' &ndash; The hamlet of East Otto at the junction of County Roads 12, 14, and 75 is in the south-central part of the town on East Otto Creek.
* '''Edies Siding''' &ndash; A hamlet in the northeast corner of the town by Cattaraugus Creek.
* [[Griffis Sculpture Park]] &ndash; An outdoor sculpture park on Mill Valley Road.
* '''Plato''' &ndash; A hamlet at the south town line.
* '''Whiteford Hollow''' &ndash; A hamlet southeast of Brooklyn.

== Adjacent towns and areas ==
[[File:Griffis_sculpture_park1.JPG|thumb|250px|right|Griffis Sculpture Park]] 
([[Clockwise]])
*'''[[Collins, New York|Collins]]; [[Concord, New York|Concord]] [[Image:North.svg]]'''
*'''[[Ashford, New York|Ashford]]; [[Ellicottville, New York|Ellicottville]] [[Image:Boxed East arrow.svg]]'''
*'''[[Mansfield, New York|Mansfield]] [[Image:South.svg]]'''
*'''[[Otto, New York|Otto]] [[Image:West.svg]]'''

==Notable people==
*[[Benjamin F. Rice]], former US senator from [[Arkansas]]
*[[Gilbert A. Pierce]], eight governor of [[Dakota Territory]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://eastottony.org/ Town of East Otto official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20190217001128/http://littlevalleyny.com/ Little Valley Area Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.eastotto.com East Otto community website]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nycattar/bios.htm  Early biographies of East Otto, NY]

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[[Category:Towns in Cattaraugus County, New York]]
[[Category:Towns in New York (state)]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1854]]
[[Category:1854 establishments in New York (state)]]