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Rothsay is a city in Otter Tail and Wilkin counties in the State of Minnesota. The population was 498 at the 2020 census. One of Rothsay’s major tourist attractions is the large prairie chicken statue near the northwest outskirts of the town.

The Otter Tail County portion of Rothsay is part of the Fergus Falls Micropolitan Statistical Area, while the Wilkin County portion is part of the Wahpeton, ND—MN Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Rothsay city overview:
Name:	Rothsay city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Minnesota
County:	Otter Tail County, Wilkin County
Elevation:	1,211 ft (369 m)
Total Area:	0.86 sq mi (2.22 km²)
Land Area:	0.86 sq mi (2.22 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	498
Population Density:	580.42/sq mi (224.14/km²)
ZIP code:	56579
Area code:	218
FIPS code:	2756014
GNISfeature ID:	0650315

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History

A post office called Rothsay has been in operation since 1880. The city was named after Rothesay, in Scotland. Rothsay contains one property listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the 1903 J. A. Johnson Blacksmith Shop.