THE PELICAN RAPIDS LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Alexandria Moraines and Detroit Lakes Outwash Plain setting.
Pelican Rapids city has 2.58 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
Pelican Rapids and Otter Tail County
Pelican Rapids 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.
Pelican Rapids by land and water
The Census records 0.13 square miles of water within Pelican Rapids, or 4.6% of its total area. It is 6.7 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, Pelican Rapids city has 8.3% of the land area of nearby Pelican township (31.1 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.