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Dent, Minnesota

Dent, Minnesota, in Otter Tail county, is 55 miles SE of Fargo, North Dakota (center to center) and 160 miles NW of Minneapolis, Minnesota. The city has a population of 192.

The People and Families of Dent

In Dent, about 64% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Dent had a median family income of $34,167.

Political Inclinations

Residents of Dent gave more campaign money ($4,000) to John Kerry than to the other people running for President in 2004. Residents gave more to the Democratic party than any of the others.

Dent Housing

Owners occupy 86% of the housing units in Dent.

Commuting

In Dent, 87% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	55 miles SE of Fargo, North Dakota (center to center)
Nearest Large City	160 miles NW of Minneapolis, Minnesota
County	Otter Tail
Standard Zip Codes	56528
Phone Area Codes	218
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	46.554
Longitude	-95.715

Station	OTTERTAIL
Distance	11.8 miles
Jan Temp	-1 to 20 F
Apr Temp	33 to 56 F
Jul Temp	61 to 82 F
Oct Temp	37 to 58 F
Annual Precip	26.6 inches

Station	WADENA 3 S
Distance	29 miles
Jan Temp	-4 to 16 F
Apr Temp	29 to 53 F
Jul Temp	56 to 79 F
Oct Temp	32 to 55 F
Annual Precip	26.4 inches

Station	ELBOW LAKE
Distance	41.2 miles
Jan Temp	-4 to 16 F
Apr Temp	31 to 54 F
Jul Temp	58 to 81 F
Oct Temp	33 to 57 F
Annual Precip	23.3 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	192	100%
Male	93	48.4%
Female	99	51.6%
Under 18	55	28.6%
18+	137	71.4%
65+	29	15.1%
Median Age	36.7
Average Family Size	3.18
White	192	100%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	0	0%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	0	0%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	188
Growth	-4
Growth %	-2.09%

Ancestry	Percent
German	53.4%
Norwegian	10.7%
Irish	7.3%
US/American	5.6%
French (except Basque)	5.6%
Swedish	4.5%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	3.9%
Finnish	2.8%
Polish	1.7%
English	1.1%
Yugoslavian	1.1%
Italian	1.1%
Danish	1.1%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Dent	192	$34,167
Frazee	1,377	$31,576
New York Mills	1,158	$35,536
Ottertail	451	$43,750
Perham	2,559	$40,184
Richville	124	$42,813
Vergas	311	$37,250

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