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Population: 451. Estimated population in July 2024: 514 (+14.0% change)
Males: 242 (53.7%), Females: 209 (46.3%)

Otter Tail County

Zip code: 56571

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.2 years
Median household income: $32,188
Median house value: $90,000

Population by Race

Races in Ottertail:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.6%)

Ancestries: German (45.7%), Norwegian (27.5%), Swedish (12.4%), Irish (8.9%), English (6.4%), Polish (4.0%).

Elevation: 1350 feet

Land area: 4.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Ottertail

  • High school or higher: 86.7%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 7.7%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Ottertail city

  • Never married: 26.8%
  • Now married: 58.0%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 5.5%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +138 (+44.1%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Ottertail:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Ottertail:

  • BEMIDJI-BELTRAMI COUNTY (about 87 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Abbreviation: BJI)
  • HECTOR INTL (about 92 miles; FARGO, ND; Abbreviation: FAR)
  • BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 100 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Ottertail:

  • HENNING MUNI (about 13 miles; HENNING, MN; Abbreviation: 05Y)
  • PERHAM MUNI (about 13 miles; PERHAM, MN; Abbreviation: 16D)
  • NEW YORK MILLS MUNI (about 17 miles; NEW YORK MILLS, MN; Abbreviation: 25Y)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Ottertail:

  • MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 73 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
  • CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 73 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 73 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
  • NORTHWEST TECHNICAL COLLEGE-BEMIDJI (about 89 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,761)
  • BEMIDJI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 89 miles; BEMIDJI, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,562)
  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 97 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • CENTRAL LAKES COLLEGE-BRAINERD (about 98 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,364)

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