There are 39 cities in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
Note: As defined by the US Census Bureau, a city's official boundaries often extend miles beyond the city itself and may even cross county lines. As such, several thousand US cities officially exist in two or more counties (and therefore appear on multiple counties' lists of cities.)
City | Rank | 2024 Population | 2020 Population | Annual Change | Density (/mi²) | Area (mi²) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fergus Falls | 1 | 14,245 | 14,121 | 0.22% | 990 | 14.4 | City |
| Detroit Lakes | 2 | 9,969 | 10,017 | -0.12% | 848 | 11.8 | City |
| Wadena | 3 | 4,327 | 4,343 | -0.09% | 782 | 5.5 | City |
| Perham | 4 | 3,716 | 3,514 | 1.36% | 1,039 | 3.6 | City |
| Barnesville | 5 | 2,767 | 2,762 | 0.04% | 1,305 | 2.1 | City |
| Pelican Rapids | 6 | 2,598 | 2,592 | 0.04% | 1,006 | 2.6 | City |
| New York Mills | 7 | 1,355 | 1,353 | 0% | 913 | 1.5 | City |
| Menahga | 8 | 1,347 | 1,347 | 0% | 363 | 3.7 | City |
| Frazee | 9 | 1,301 | 1,329 | -0.53% | 1,214 | 1.1 | City |
| Parkers Prairie | 10 | 1,030 | 1,020 | 0.19% | 827 | 1.2 | City |
| Battle Lake | 11 | 928 | 859 | 1.87% | 646 | 1.4 | City |
| Henning | 12 | 859 | 857 | 0% | 260 | 3.3 | City |
| Sebeka | 13 | 740 | 740 | 0% | 299 | 2.5 | City |
| Ottertail | 14 | 732 | 639 | 3.24% | 171 | 4.3 | City |
| Evansville | 15 | 586 | 601 | -0.68% | 747 | 0.8 | City |
| Bertha | 16 | 547 | 561 | -0.73% | 505 | 1.1 | City |
| Eagle Bend | 17 | 537 | 551 | -0.74% | 398 | 1.4 | City |
| Brandon | 18 | 496 | 504 | -0.4% | 1,027 | 0.5 | City |
| Rothsay | 19 | 488 | 499 | -0.61% | 569 | 0.9 | City |
| Ashby | 20 | 481 | 479 | 0% | 873 | 0.6 | City |
| Underwood | 21 | 364 | 358 | 0.27% | 620 | 0.6 | City |
| Vergas | 22 | 356 | 346 | 0.56% | 227 | 1.6 | City |
| Deer Creek | 23 | 332 | 332 | 0% | 83 | 4.0 | City |
| Hewitt | 24 | 248 | 251 | -0.4% | 120 | 2.1 | City |
| Dalton | 25 | 216 | 216 | 0% | 911 | 0.2 | City |
| Bluffton | 26 | 212 | 212 | 0% | 78 | 2.7 | City |
| Dent | 27 | 170 | 170 | 0% | 470 | 0.4 | City |
| Elizabeth | 28 | 167 | 167 | 0% | 448 | 0.4 | City |
| Wendell | 29 | 164 | 166 | -0.61% | 165 | 1.0 | City |
| Campbell | 30 | 158 | 162 | -0.63% | 667 | 0.2 | City |
| Erhard | 31 | 131 | 131 | 0% | 237 | 0.6 | City |
| Millerville | 32 | 98 | 100 | -1.01% | 114 | 0.9 | City |
| Nimrod | 33 | 82 | 82 | 0% | 86 | 1.0 | City |
| Richville | 34 | 78 | 77 | 0% | 79 | 1.0 | City |
| Clitherall | 35 | 69 | 63 | 1.47% | 361 | 0.2 | City |
| Wolf Lake | 36 | 66 | 69 | -1.49% | 206 | 0.3 | City |
| Vining | 37 | 59 | 59 | 0% | 51 | 1.1 | City |
| Urbank | 38 | 51 | 51 | 0% | 77 | 0.7 | City |
| Doran | 39 | 33 | 35 | -2.94% | 159 | 0.2 | City |
Note: City markers shown outside the county boundary mean that a part of the city extends into this county, but is primarily located in an adjacent county.
Fergus Falls is the largest city in Otter Tail County.
Doran is the smallest city in Otter Tail County.
There are 39 cities in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.