Otter Tail Township, Minnesota | |
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  Otter Tail Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Otter Tail Township, Minnesota Otter Tail Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°23′47″N 95°36′14″W / 46.39639°N 95.60389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Otter Tail |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.4 sq mi (78.8 km2) |
| • Land | 16.4 sq mi (42.4 km2) |
| • Water | 14.1 sq mi (36.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,345 ft (410 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 556 |
| • Density | 34.0/sq mi (13.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 56571 |
| Area code | 218 |
| FIPS code | 27-49228[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665239[2] |
Otter Tail Township is a township in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 556 at the 2000 census.
Otter Tail Township was organized in 1870, and named after Otter Tail Lake.[3]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 397.