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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.

Alphabetically followed by Township and Range, and date organized:

1. Aastad T.131N., R.43W., March 4, 1871
2. Amor T.134N., R.40W., March 19, 1879
3. Aurdal T.133N., R.42W., October 9, 1869
4. Blowers T.136N., R.36W., March 20, 1884
5. Bluffton T.135N., R.36W., July 17, 1878
6. Buse T.132N., R.43W., October 3, 1870
7. Butler T.137N., R.37W., July 26, 1883
8. Candor T.137N., R.41W., January 18, 1880
9. Carlisle T.133N., R.44W., February 24, 1881
10. Clitherall T.132N., R.40W., October 24, 1868
11. Compton T.134N., R.36W., May 10, 1875
12. Corliss T.137N., R.38W., January 3, 1884
13. Dane Prairie T.132N., R.42W., May 10, 1870
14. Dead Lake T.135N., R.40W., March 24, 1897
15. Deer Creek T.134N., R.37W., July 1, 1873
16. Dora T.136N., R.41W., July 22, 1879
17. Dunn T.137N., R.42W., March 16, 1880
18. Eagle Lake T.131N., R.40W., September 5, 1870
19. Eastern T.131N., R.36W., July 29, 1875
20. Edna T.136N., R.40W., March 21, 1882
21. Effington T.131N., R.38W., March 21, 1872
22. Elizabeth T.134N., R.43W., September 5, 1870
23. Elmo T.132N., R.37W., March 16, 1880
24. Erhards Grove T.135N., R.43W., September 24, 1870
25. Everts T.133N., R.40W., July 22, 1879
26. Fergus Falls T.133N., R.43W., June 29, 1870
27. Folden T.132N., R.38W., Februrary 24, 1881
28. Friberg T.134N., R.42W., January 6, 1874
29. Girard T.133N., R.39W., March 21, 1882
30. Gorman T.137N., R.39W., September 4, 1873
31. Henning T.133N., R.38W., July 17, 1878
32. Hobart T.137N., R.40W., July 10, 1871
33. Homestead T.136N., R.37W., July 26, 1880
34. Inman T.133N., R.37W., March 18, 1878
35. Leaf Lake T.134N., R.38W., July 22, 1879
36. Leaf Mountain T.131N., R.39W., January 7, 1874
37. Lida T.136N., R.42W., March 18, 1879
38. Maine T.134N., R.41W., September 5, 1871
39. Maplewood T.135N., R.42W., July 26, 1880
40. Newton T.135N., R.37W., March 22, 1877
41. Nidaros T.132N., R.39W., September 5, 1871
42. Norwegian Grove T.136N., R.44W., January 7, 1873
43. Oak Valley T.133N., R.36W., January 2, 1877
44. Orwell T.132N., R.44W., July 27, 1886
45. Oscar T.134N., R.44W., July 1, 1873
46. Otter Tail T.134N., R.39W., September 5, 1870
47. Otto T.135N., R.38W., March 22, 1883
48. Paddock T.137N., R.36W., March 21, 1882
49. Parkers Prairie T.131N., R.37W., January 4, 1870
50. Pelican T.136N., R.43W., September 5, 1870
51. Perham T.136N., R.39W., March 19, 1872
52. Pine Lake T.136N., R.38W., January 5, 1883
53. Rush Lake T.135N., R.39W., January 3, 1871
54. Scambler T.137N., R.43W., August 8, 1871
55. St. Olaf T.131N., R.41W., March 20, 1869
56. Star Lake T.135N., R.41W., January 18, 1880
57. Sverdrup T.133N., R.41W., March 18, 1878
58. Tordenskjold T.132N., R.41W., September 8, 1869
59. Trondhjem T.135N., R.44W., July 1, 1873
60. Tumuli T.131N., R.42W., September 8, 1869
61. Western T.131N., R.44W., January 7, 1873
62. Woodside T.132N., R.36W., January 2, 1877

By Township and Range:

1. T.131N., R.36W. Eastern
2. T.131N., R.37W. Parkers Prairie
3. T.131N., R.38W. Effington
4. T.131N., R.39W. Leaf Mountain
5. T.131N., R.40W. Eagle Lake
6. T.131N., R.41W. St. Olaf
7. T.131N., R.42W. Tumuli
8. T.131N., R.43W. Aastad
9. T.131N., R.44W. Western

10. T.132N., R.36W. Woodside
11. T.132N., R.37W. Elmo
12. T.132N., R.38W. Folden
13. T.132N., R.39W. Nidaros
14. T.132N., R.40W. Clitherall
15. T.132N., R.41W. Tordenskjold
16. T.132N., R.42W. Dane Prairie
17. T.132N., R.43W. Buse
18. T.132N., R.44W. Orwell

19. T.133N., R.36W. Oak Valley
20. T.133N., R.37W. Inman
21. T.133N., R.38W. Henning
22. T.133N., R.39W. Girard
23. T.133N., R.40W. Everts
24. T.133N., R.41W. Sverdrup
25. T.133N., R.42W. Aurdal
26. T.133N., R.43W. Fergus Falls
27. T.133N., R.44W. Carlisle

28. T.134N., R.36W. Compton
29. T.134N., R.37W. Deer Creek
30. T.134N., R.38W. Leaf Lake
31. T.134N., R.39W. Otter Tail
32. T.134N., R.40W. Amor
33. T.134N., R.41W. Maine
34. T.134N., R.42W. Friberg
35. T.134N., R.43W. Elizabeth
36. T.134N., R.44W. Oscar

37. T.135N., R.36W. Bluffton
38. T.135N., R.37W. Newton
39. T.135N., R.38W. Otto
40. T.135N., R.39W. Rush Lake
41. T.135N., R.40W. Dead Lake
42. T.135N., R.41W. Star Lake
43. T.135N., R.42W. Maplewood
44. T.135N., R.43W. Erhards Grove
45. T.135N., R.44W. Trondhjem

46. T.136N., R.36W. Blowers
47. T.136N., R.37W. Homestead
48. T.136N., R.38W. Pine Lake
49. T.136N., R.39W. Perham
50. T.136N., R.40W. Edna
51. T.136N., R.41W. Dora
52. T.136N., R.42W. Lida
53. T.136N., R.43W. Pelican
54. T.136N., R.44W. Norwegian Grove

55. T.137N., R.36W. Paddock
56. T.137N., R.37W. Butler
57. T.137N., R.38W. Corliss
58. T.137N., R.39W. Gorman
59. T.137N., R.40W. Hobart
60. T.137N., R.41W. Candor
61. T.137N., R.42W. Dunn
62. T.137N., R.43W. Scambler

By Range and Township

1. R.36W., T.131N. Eastern
2. R.36W., T.132N. Woodside
3. R.36W., T.133N. Oak Valley
4. R.36W., T.134N. Compton
5. R.36W., T.135N. Bluffton
6. R.36W., T.136N. Blowers
7. R.36W., T.137N. Paddock

8. R.37W., T.131N. Parkers Prairie
9. R.37W., T.132N. Elmo
10. R.37W., T.133N. Inman
11. R.37W., T.134N. Deer Creek
12. R.37W., T.135N. Newton
13. R.37W., T.136N. Homestead
14. R.37W., T.137N. Butler

15. R.38W., T.131N. Effington
16. R.38W., T.132N. Folden
17. R.38W., T.133N. Henning
18. R.38W., T.134N. Leaf Lake
19. R.38W., T.135N. Otto
20. R.38W., T.136N. Pink Lake
21. R.38W., T.137N. Corliss

22. R.39W., T.131N. Leaf Mountain
23. R.39W., T.132N. Nidaros
24. R.39W., T.133N. Girard
25. R.39W., T.134N. Otter Tail
26. R.39W., T.135N. Rush Lake
27. R.39W., T.136N. Perham
28. R.39W., T.137N. Gorman

29. R.40W., T.131N. Eagle Lake
30. R.40W., T.132N. Clitherall
31. R.40W., T.133N. Everts
32. R.40W., T.134N. Amor
33. R.40W., T.135N. Dead Lake
34. R.40W., T.136N. Edna
35. R.40W., T.137N. Hobart

36. R.41W., T.131N. St. Olaf
37. R.41W., T.132N. Tordenskjold
38. R.41W., T.133N. Sverdrup
39. R.41W., T.134N. Maine
40. R.41W., T.135N. Star Lake
41. R.41W., T.136N. Dora
42. R.41W., T.137N. Candor

43. R.42W., T.131N. Tumuli
44. R.42W., T.132N. Dane Prairie
45. R.42W., T.133N. Aurdal
46. R.42W., T.134N. Friberg
47. R.42W., T.135N. Maplewood
48. R.42W., T.136N. Lida
49. R.42W., T.137N. Dunn

50. R.43W., T.131N. Aastad
51. R.43W., T.132N. Buse
52. R.43W., T.133N. Fergus Falls
53. R.43W., T.134N. Elizabeth
54. R.43W., T.135N. Erhards Grove
55. R.43W., T.136N. Pelican
56. R.43W., T.137N. Scambler

57. R.44W., T.131N. Western
58. R.44W., T.132N. Orwell
59. R.44W., T.133N. Carlisle
60. R.44W., T.134N. Oscar
61. R.44W., T.135N. Trondhjem
62. R.44W., T.136N. Norwegian Grove