Townships

Otter Tail County lies in the central part of west central Minnesota. It is 54 miles east-west, and 42 miles north-south. That equals 1,433,726 acres; 162,749 are covered by water. A major continental divide runs through the county. This separates waters that drain south into the Mississippi river or those that flow into the Red River of the North. Most of the county is generally flat with rolling hills. The Leaf Mountains occupy the south central portion, rising one to three hundred feet. Two-thirds of the county was originally forested. The other third was prairie, and occupied the western edge of the county. Today, a large portion of the county is farm land or pasture.

For historical information about each township check out the Townships page on Otter Tail County’s GenWeb site.

1. Aastad T.131N., R.43W.
2. Amor T.134N., R.40W.
3. Aurdal T.133N., R.42W.
4. Blowers T.136N., R.36W.
5. Bluffton T.135N., R.36W.
6. Buse T.132N., R.43W.
7. Butler T.137N., R.37W.
8. Candor T.137N., R.41W.
9. Carlisle T.133N., R.44W.
10. Clitherall T.132N., R.40W.
11. Compton T.134N., R.36W.
12. Corliss T.137N., R.38W.
13. Dane Prairie T.132N., R.42W.
14. Dead Lake T.135N., R.40W.
15. Deer Creek T.134N., R.37W.
16. Dora T.136N., R.41W.
17. Dunn T.137N., R.42W.
18. Eagle Lake T.131N., R.40W.
19. Eastern T.131N., R.36W.
20. Edna T.136N., R.40W.
21. Effington T.131N., R.38W.
22. Elizabeth T.134N., R.43W.
23. Elmo T.132N., R.37W.
24. Erhards Grove T.135N., R.43W.
25. Everts T.133N., R.40W.
26. Fergus Falls T.133N., R.43W.
27. Folden T.132N., R.38W.
28. Friberg T.134N., R.42W.
29. Girard T.133N., R.39W.
30. Gorman T.137N., R.39W.
31. Henning T.133N., R.38W.
32. Hobart T.137N., R.40W.
33. Homestead T.136N., R.37W.
34. Inman T.133N., R.37W.
35. Leaf Lake T.134N., R.38W.
36. Leaf Mountain T.131N., R.39W.
37. Lida T.136N., R.42W.
38. Maine T.134N., R.41W.
39. Maplewood T.135N., R.42W.
40. Newton T.135N., R.36W.
41. Nidaros T.132N., R.39W.
42. Norwegian Grove T.136N., R.44W.
43. Oak Valley T.133N., R.36W.
44. Orwell T.132N., R.44W.
45. Oscar T.134N., R.44W.
46. Otter Tail T.134N., R.39W.
47. Otto T.135N., R.38W.
48. Paddock T.137N., R.36W.
49. Parkers Prairie T.131N., R.37W.
50. Pelican T.136N., R.43W.
51. Perham T.136N., R.39W.
52. Pine Lake T.136N., R.38W.
53. Rush Lake T.135N., R.39W.
54. Scambler T.137N., R.43W.
55. St. Olaf T.131N., R.41W.
56. Star Lake T.135N., R.41W.
57. Sverdrup T.133N., R.41W.
58. Tordenskjold T.132N., R.41W.
59. Trondhjem T.135N., R.44W.
60. Tumuli T.131N., R.42W.
61. Western T.131N., R.44W.
62. Woodside T.132N., R.36W.