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Otto is a town in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. The population was 831 at the 2000 census. The name comes from Jacob S. Otto, an agent of the Holland Land Company.
The Town of Otto lies on the northern border of the county.
The town was first settled around 1816.
The Town of Otto was formed in 1823 from part of the Town of Perrysburg. Otto returned territory to Perrysburg in 1823 and ceded land to Ashford in 1835. In 1854, the eastern half of the town was spun off and renamed the Town of East Otto.
The First Congregational Church of Otto is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 32.3 square miles (84 km), of which, 32.2 square miles (83 km) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km) of it (0.34%) is water.
The north town lins is formed by Cattaraugus Creek and is the border of Erie County, New York, and the west town line is formed by South Branch (of Cattaraugus Creek).
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