Rothsay, Minnesota

Rothsay
Location of Rothsay, Minnesota
Location of Rothsay, Minnesota
Coordinates: 46°28′23″N 96°17′03″W / 46.47306°N 96.28417°W / 46.47306; -96.28417
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountiesWilkin, Otter Tail
Area
 • Total0.86 sq mi (2.22 km2)
 • Land0.86 sq mi (2.22 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,188 ft (362 m)
Population
 • Total498
 • Estimate 
(2021)[4]
491
 • Density580.42/sq mi (224.14/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
56579
Area code218
FIPS code27-56014
GNIS feature ID2396439[2]

Rothsay is a city in Otter Tail and Wilkin counties in the State of Minnesota. The population was 498 at the 2020 census.[3] 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.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rothsay, Minnesota
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 1, 2022.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2021 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).