Otter Tail County, Minnesota
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{{Infobox U.S. County
| county = Otter Tail County
| state = Minnesota
| seal = <!--image of county seal -->
| founded year = [[1858]] [http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hinfo/govseries/No33.htm] <!-- if you include a reference, the year's wikilink won't work so add the [[ ]] to the year -->
| founded date = March 18 <!-- optional, syntax is: February 1 -->
| seat wl = Fergus Falls <!-- county seat; the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in "[[City, State|City]]" -->
| largest city wl = Fergus Falls <!-- largest city; the WikiLink is created for you: "City" results in "[[City, State|City]]" -->
| area_total_sq_mi = 2225
| area_total_km2 = 5762
| area_land_sq_mi = 1980
| area_land_km2 = 5127
| area_water_sq_mi = 245
| area_water_km2 = 635
| area percentage = 11.02%
| census yr = 2000
| pop = 57159
| density_sq_mi = 29
| density_km2 = 11
| time zone = Central
| UTC offset = -6
| DST offset = -5
| footnotes =
| web = www.co.otter-tail.mn.us
| named for = [[Otter Tail Lake]] and [[Otter Tail River]]
}}
'''Otter Tail County''' is a [[county]] located in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Minnesota]]. As of 2000, the population was 57,159. Its [[county seat]] is [[Fergus Falls, Minnesota|Fergus Falls]]{{GR|6}}.
==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of 2,225 [[square mile]]s (5,762 [[km²]]), of which, 1,980 square miles (5,127 km²) of it is land and 245 square miles (635 km²) of it (11.02%) is water. According to the official web site, Otter Tail County contains over 1000 lakes and two Minnesota state parks, Maplewood and Glendalough. The highest point in Otter Tail County is [[Inspiration Peak]] in the [[Leaf Hills Moraines|Leaf Mountains]], at 1750 feet above sea level.
===Major highways===
{|
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*[[Image:I-94.svg|20px]] [[Interstate 94]]
*[[Image:US 10.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 10]]
*[[Image:US 52.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 52]]
*[[Image:US 59.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Highway 59]]
*[[Image:MN-29.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 29]]
*[[Image:MN-34.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 34]]
*[[Image:MN-78.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 78]]
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*[[Image:MN-106.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 106]]
*[[Image:MN-108.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 108]]
*[[Image:MN-210.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 210]]
*[[Image:MN-228.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 228]]
*[[Image:MN-235.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 235]]
*[[Image:MN-297.svg|20px]] [[Minnesota State Highway 297]]
|}
===Adjacent counties===
*[[Becker County, Minnesota|Becker County]] (north)
*[[Wadena County, Minnesota|Wadena County]] (northeast)
*[[Todd County, Minnesota|Todd County]] (southeast)
*[[Douglas County, Minnesota|Douglas County]] (southeast)
*[[Grant County, Minnesota|Grant County]] (southwest)
*[[Wilkin County, Minnesota|Wilkin County]] (west)
*[[Clay County, Minnesota|Clay County]] (northwest)
==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 57,159 people, 22,671 households, and 15,779 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was 29 people per square mile (11/km²). There were 33,862 housing units at an average density of 17 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.11% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.29% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.51% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.44% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.84% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.78% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.67% of the population. 35.5% were of [[German people|German]] and 31.2% [[norwegian people|Norwegian]] ancestry according to [[Census 2000]].
[[Image:USA Otter Tail County, Minnesota age pyramid.svg|thumb|Age pyramid of county residents based on [[2000 U.S. census]] data.]]
There were 22,671 households out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.4% were non-families. 26.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.
The median income for a household in the county was $35,395, and the median income for a family was $42,740. Males had a median income of $30,151 versus $20,930 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $18,014. About 6.7% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.
== Cities and towns ==
[[Image:phelpsmill ottertailcounty.jpg|thumb|200px|right|The Otter Tail River as it passes Phelps Mill in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. Photo by Scott Backstrom. June 2004]]
{|
|-----
! Cities
! colspan="2" | Townships
! Unincorporated
|----- valign="top"
|
*[[Battle Lake, Minnesota|Battle Lake]]
*[[Bluffton, Minnesota|Bluffton]]
*[[Clitherall, Minnesota|Clitherall]]
*[[Dalton, Minnesota|Dalton]]
*[[Deer Creek, Minnesota|Deer Creek]]
*[[Dent, Minnesota|Dent]]
*[[Elizabeth, Minnesota|Elizabeth]]
*[[Erhard, Minnesota|Erhard]]
*[[Fergus Falls, Minnesota|Fergus Falls]]
*[[Henning, Minnesota|Henning]]
*[[New York Mills, Minnesota|New York Mills]]
*[[Ottertail, Minnesota|Ottertail]]
*[[Parkers Prairie, Minnesota|Parkers Prairie]]
*[[Pelican Rapids, Minnesota|Pelican Rapids]]
*[[Perham, Minnesota|Perham]]
*[[Richville, Minnesota|Richville]]
*[[Rothsay, Minnesota|Rothsay]] †
*[[Underwood, Minnesota|Underwood]]
*[[Urbank, Minnesota|Urbank]]
*[[Vergas, Minnesota|Vergas]]
*[[Vining, Minnesota|Vining]]
*[[Wadena, Minnesota|Wadena]] ‡
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*[[Aastad Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Aastad Township]]
*[[Amor Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Amor Township]]
*[[Aurdal Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Aurdal Township]]
*[[Blowers Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Blowers Township]]
*[[Bluffton Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Bluffton Township]]
*[[Buse Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Buse Township]]
*[[Butler Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Butler Township]]
*[[Candor Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Candor Township]]
*[[Carlisle Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Carlisle Township]]
*[[Clitherall Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Clitherall Township]]
*[[Compton Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Compton Township]]
*[[Corliss Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Corliss Township]]
*[[Dane Prairie Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Dane Prairie Township]]
*[[Dead Lake Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Dead Lake Township]]
*[[Deer Creek Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Deer Creek Township]]
*[[Dora Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Dora Township]]
*[[Dunn Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Dunn Township]]
*[[Eagle Lake Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Eagle Lake Township]]
*[[Eastern Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Eastern Township]]
*[[Edna Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Edna Township]]
*[[Effington Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Effington Township]]
*[[Elizabeth Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Elizabeth Township]]
*[[Elmo Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Elmo Township]]
*[[Erhards Grove Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Erhards Grove Township]]
*[[Everts Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Everts Township]]
*[[Fergus Falls Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Fergus Falls Township]]
*[[Folden Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Folden Township]]
*[[Friberg Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Friberg Township]]
*[[Girard Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Girard Township]]
*[[Gorman Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Gorman Township]]
*[[Henning Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Henning Township]]
|
*[[Hobart Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Hobart Township]]
*[[Homestead Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Homestead Township]]
*[[Inman Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Inman Township]]
*[[Leaf Lake Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Leaf Lake Township]]
*[[Leaf Mountain Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Leaf Mountain Township]]
*[[Lida Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Lida Township]]
*[[Maine Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Maine Township]]
*[[Maplewood Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Maplewood Township]]
*[[Newton Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Newton Township]]
*[[Nidaros Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Nidaros Township]]
*[[Norwegian Grove Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Norwegian Grove Township]]
*[[Oak Valley Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Oak Valley Township]]
*[[Orwell Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Orwell Township]]
*[[Oscar Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Oscar Township]]
*[[Otter Tail Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Otter Tail Township]]
*[[Otto Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Otto Township]]
*[[Paddock Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Paddock Township]]
*[[Parkers Prairie Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Parkers Prairie Township]]
*[[Pelican Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Pelican Township]]
*[[Perham Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Perham Township]]
*[[Pine Lake Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Pine Lake Township]]
*[[Rush Lake Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Rush Lake Township]]
*[[Scambler Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Scambler Township]]
*[[St. Olaf Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|St. Olaf Township]]
*[[Star Lake Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Star Lake Township]]
*[[Sverdrup Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Sverdrup Township]]
*[[Tordenskjold Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Tordenskjold Township]]
*[[Trondhjem Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Trondhjem Township]]
*[[Tumuli Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Tumuli Township]]
*[[Western Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Western Township]]
*[[Woodside Township, Otter Tail County, Minnesota|Woodside Township]]
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*[[Dunvilla, Minnesota|Dunvilla]]
*[[Parkton, Minnesota|Parkton]]
|}
† a part of Rothsay extends into [[Wilkin County, Minnesota|Wilkin County]].<br>
‡ Wadena is in [[Wadena County, Minnesota|Wadena County]], but a small part of the city extends into Otter Tail County.
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==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ottertailcountry.com/ Otter Tail Country Tourism Association]
*[http://www.co.otter-tail.mn.us/ Otter Tail County government’s website]
*[http://www.otchs.org/ Otter Tail County Historical Society]
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