Schoharie County is located in the central part of New York. It is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. Much of the southern portion of the county lies within the Catskill Mountains. The Schoharie Creek is a northward-flowing tributary of the Mohawk River. Schoharie County has a total area of approximately 626 square miles of which 99% is land and 1% water. As of the census of 2000, there were 31,582 people, 11,991 households, and 8,177 families residing in Schoharie County, New York.