THE DEER CREEK LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Wadena/Todd Drumlins and Osakis Till Plain setting.
Deer Creek township has 32.2 square miles of land in Otter Tail County. Its Census reference point is in Wadena/Todd Drumlins and Osakis Till Plain, within North Central Hardwood Forests.
This transition between northern forests and southern farming country includes lakes, wetlands and hardwood woodland. Glacial landforms support a mosaic of open land and wooded areas.
Regional context: North Central Hardwood Forests ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Deer Creek and Otter Tail County
Deer Creek is associated with Otter Tail County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Deer Creek by land and water
The Census records 0.3 square miles of water within Deer Creek, or 0.9% of its total area. It is 10.4 percentage points lower than the 11.4% recorded for Otter Tail County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Deer Creek township has 8 times the land area of nearby Deer Creek city (4.01 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.