THE FERGUS FALLS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Alexandria Moraines and Detroit Lakes Outwash Plain setting.
Fergus Falls city has 14.4 square miles of land in Otter Tail County. Its Census reference point is in Alexandria Moraines and Detroit Lakes Outwash 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
Fergus Falls and Otter Tail County
Fergus Falls 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.
Fergus Falls by land and water
The Census records 1.33 square miles of water within Fergus Falls, or 8.5% of its total area. It is 2.9 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, Fergus Falls city has 54.2% of the land area of nearby Fergus Falls township (26.5 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.