Otoe County, NE covers an area measuring 566 square miles in southern Nebraska where 8121 inhabitants were counted according to figures listed by United States public records service during the 2018-2019 interval study done here on behalf of the federal government. Nebraska City stands as Otoe's county seat located close to other interesting sites like Arbor Park Natural Resources Center or Wildwood Historic Center allowing visitors getting up close with nature while also learning more about culture surrounding local wildlife living off these lands together with sustaining livelihoods generated by logging activities ending up feeding timber industry found across Otoe's expanse .