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Fergus Falls
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city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Minnesota
- County
- Otter Tail
- Platted
- August 1870
- Incorporated village
- February 29, 1872
- Incorporated city
- March 3, 1881
- Mayor
- Anthony J. Hicks
- City council
- Ward 1: Jim Fish & Laura Job, Ward 2: Scott Kvamme & Mark Leighton, Ward 3: Mike Mortenson & Al Kremeier, Ward 4: Scott Rachels & Laurel Kilde
- City
- 15.720 sq mi (40.715 km )
- Land
- 14.388 sq mi (37.264 km )
- Water
- 1.332 sq mi (3.450 km ) 8.47%
- Elevation
- 1,194 ft (364 m)
- Estimate 2024
- 14,258
- Density
- 991.0/sq mi (382.61/km )
- Urban
- 13,116
- Metro
- 60,884 (US: 157th )
- Time zone
- UTC–6 ( Central (CST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC–5 (CDT)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- county seat
- Official name
- Fergus Falls
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Otter Tail County
- Population
- 14119
- Area
- 39.807095
- Elevation
- 1181
- Capital of
- Otter Tail County
- Official website
- www.fergusfallsmn.gov
- Image
- Fergus Falls, Minnesota Montage.jpg
- Households
- 6531
- Dialing code
- 218
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- postal code
- 56537
- Commons category
- Fergus Falls, Minnesota
- topic's main category
- Category:Fergus Falls, Minnesota
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Fergus Falls, Minnesota
- P8168
- IVB
- water as percent of area
- 8.1862
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- per capita income
- 30110
Sources (7)
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Encyclopedic overview
Fergus Falls (/ˈfɜːrɡəs/ FUR-gəss) is a city in and the county seat of Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 14,119 at the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 14,258 in 2024.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fergus Falls” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.