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Ottertail, Minnesota

Ottertail, Minnesota, in Otter Tail county, is 66 miles SE of Fargo, North Dakota (center to center) and 149 miles NW of Minneapolis, Minnesota. There are 451 residents in the city.

The People and Families of Ottertail

In Ottertail, about 67% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Ottertail had a median family income of $43,750.

Ottertail Housing

As of 2000, the share of housing units in Ottertail that were owner-occupied was 82%.

Commuting

In Ottertail, 91% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	66 miles SE of Fargo, North Dakota (center to center)
Nearest Large City	149 miles NW of Minneapolis, Minnesota
County	Otter Tail
Standard Zip Codes	56571
Phone Area Codes	218
Time Zone	Central (-6 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	46.426
Longitude	-95.556

Station	OTTERTAIL
Distance	0.8 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	DETROIT LAKES 1 NNE
Distance	31.5 miles
Jan Temp	-3 to 16 F
Apr Temp	31 to 55 F
Jul Temp	58 to 81 F
Oct Temp	36 to 56 F
Annual Precip	26.3 inches

Station	ALEXANDRIA CHANDLER AP
Distance	39.4 miles
Jan Temp	0 to 17 F
Apr Temp	33 to 53 F
Jul Temp	60 to 81 F
Oct Temp	36 to 55 F
Annual Precip	26 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	451	100%
Male	242	53.7%
Female	209	46.3%
Under 18	95	21.1%
18+	356	78.9%
65+	67	14.9%
Median Age	43.2
Average Family Size	2.82
White	449	99.6%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	2	0.4%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	0	0%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	0	0%
Median Family Income (1999)	$43,750
Population In Poverty	56	12.7%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	514
Growth	63
Growth %	14%

Ancestry	Percent
German	42.8%
Norwegian	23.7%
Swedish	7.7%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	5.9%
English	4.1%
Finnish	3.9%
Irish	3.6%
US/American	2.8%
Polish	1.5%
French (except Basque)	1%
French Canadian	1%
Scandinavian	0.5%
European	0.5%
Czech	0.5%
Dutch	0.3%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Ottertail	451	$43,750
Clitherall	118	$30,625
Deer Creek	328	$37,656
Henning	719	$31,932
New York Mills	1,158	$35,536
Perham	2,559	$40,184
Richville	124	$42,813

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