Ottertail, Minnesota facts for kids
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Ottertail
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Looking southwest along Main Street (State Hwy. 108)
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Location of Ottertail, Minnesota
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| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Otter Tail |
| Founded | 1903 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.97 sq mi (15.47 km2) |
| • Land | 4.28 sq mi (11.08 km2) |
| • Water | 1.70 sq mi (4.39 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,355 ft (413 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 629 |
| • Estimate
(2021)
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656 |
| • Density | 147.07/sq mi (56.79/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code |
56571
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| Area code(s) | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-49210 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2396107 |
Ottertail is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 629 at the 2020 census.
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History
Ottertail was platted in 1903, and named for nearby Otter Tail Lake.
"Otter Tail" City appeared on the United States Census as early as 1860.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 5.10 square miles (13.21 km2), of which 4.28 square miles (11.09 km2) is land and 0.82 square miles (2.12 km2) is water.
Minnesota State Highways 78 and 108 are two of the main routes in the community.
Climate
Like the rest of Minnesota, Ottertail has a humid continental climate. It is above the line between the hot and cool summer types of the climate, which means the climate classification is Dfb on the Köppen climate classification. Winters are long and very cold and nights average subzero Fahrenheit. Summers are warm but frequently that weather gets broken up by convective rainfall.
| Climate data for Ottertail, Minnesota, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1961–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 56 (13) |
59 (15) |
73 (23) |
94 (34) |
94 (34) |
98 (37) |
102 (39) |
101 (38) |
97 (36) |
91 (33) |
72 (22) |
57 (14) |
102 (39) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 40.5 (4.7) |
44.3 (6.8) |
58.1 (14.5) |
74.2 (23.4) |
84.8 (29.3) |
88.2 (31.2) |
89.8 (32.1) |
89.0 (31.7) |
84.7 (29.3) |
76.8 (24.9) |
58.6 (14.8) |
42.7 (5.9) |
91.9 (33.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 17.4 (−8.1) |
23.4 (−4.8) |
35.9 (2.2) |
51.6 (10.9) |
64.8 (18.2) |
74.5 (23.6) |
78.6 (25.9) |
77.3 (25.2) |
68.9 (20.5) |
53.8 (12.1) |
36.6 (2.6) |
23.4 (−4.8) |
50.5 (10.3) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 7.7 (−13.5) |
12.5 (−10.8) |
25.5 (−3.6) |
40.6 (4.8) |
54.5 (12.5) |
65.1 (18.4) |
69.4 (20.8) |
68.0 (20.0) |
58.9 (14.9) |
44.6 (7.0) |
29.0 (−1.7) |
15.2 (−9.3) |
40.9 (5.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | −2.0 (−18.9) |
1.6 (−16.9) |
15.1 (−9.4) |
29.7 (−1.3) |
44.2 (6.8) |
55.8 (13.2) |
60.2 (15.7) |
58.7 (14.8) |
49.0 (9.4) |
35.4 (1.9) |
21.3 (−5.9) |
7.1 (−13.8) |
31.3 (−0.4) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −25.8 (−32.1) |
−21.8 (−29.9) |
−10.5 (−23.6) |
14.6 (−9.7) |
30.7 (−0.7) |
43.6 (6.4) |
50.4 (10.2) |
48.8 (9.3) |
35.7 (2.1) |
22.7 (−5.2) |
3.1 (−16.1) |
−15.7 (−26.5) |
−28.6 (−33.7) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −40 (−40) |
−45 (−43) |
−33 (−36) |
−7 (−22) |
18 (−8) |
33 (1) |
37 (3) |
35 (2) |
19 (−7) |
10 (−12) |
−21 (−29) |
−38 (−39) |
−45 (−43) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.62 (16) |
0.62 (16) |
1.24 (31) |
2.23 (57) |
3.43 (87) |
4.76 (121) |
4.27 (108) |
3.29 (84) |
3.16 (80) |
2.69 (68) |
1.07 (27) |
0.79 (20) |
28.17 (715) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 6.3 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 10.6 | 11.8 | 12.0 | 9.4 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 105.1 |
| Source 1: NOAA | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service | |||||||||||||
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 176 | — | |
| 1920 | 223 | 26.7% | |
| 1930 | 221 | −0.9% | |
| 1940 | 254 | 14.9% | |
| 1950 | 237 | −6.7% | |
| 1960 | 164 | −30.8% | |
| 1970 | 180 | 9.8% | |
| 1980 | 239 | 32.8% | |
| 1990 | 313 | 31.0% | |
| 2000 | 451 | 44.1% | |
| 2010 | 572 | 26.8% | |
| 2020 | 629 | 10.0% | |
| 2021 (est.) | 656 | 14.7% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census 2020 Census |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 572 people, 245 households, and 171 families living in the city. The population density was 133.6 inhabitants per square mile (51.6/km2). There were 401 housing units at an average density of 93.7 per square mile (36.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 99.0% White, 0.2% Native American, and 0.9% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.9% of the population.
There were 245 households, of which 22.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 30.2% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.75.
The median age in the city was 47.7 years. 18.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.4% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 21.4% were from 25 to 44; 35.2% were from 45 to 64; and 19.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 51.2% male and 48.8% female.
See also
In Spanish: Ottertail (Minnesota) para niños
