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Ottertail is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 629 at the 2020 census.

Ottertail city overview:
Name:	Ottertail city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Minnesota
County:	Otter Tail County
Founded:	1903
Elevation:	1,352 ft (412 m)
Total Area:	5.97 sq mi (15.47 km²)
Land Area:	4.28 sq mi (11.08 km²)
Water Area:	1.70 sq mi (4.39 km²)
Total Population:	629
Population Density:	147.07/sq mi (56.79/km²)
ZIP code:	56571
Area code:	218
FIPS code:	2749210
GNISfeature ID:	0649060

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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.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 5.10 square miles (13.21 km), of which 4.28 square miles (11.09 km) is land and 0.82 square miles (2.12 km) 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.