  worcester is a town in otsego county, new york, united states. the population was 2,220 at the 2010 census. worcester is on the southeast border of the county and is northeast of oneonta. worcester central school presently has 369 students enrolled in grades k-12. == history == settlement began on schenevus creek around 1788. the town was established from part of the town of cherry valley in 1797. in 1808, the towns of decatur, maryland, and westford were formed from part of worcester. ==geography== according to the united states census bureau, the town has a total area of , of which,  of it is land and  of it (0.32%) is water. interstate 88 passes thr
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