Otter Tail Peninsula is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, home to about 78 people across 65 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56633.
Homes sold for a median of $105 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population781 per sq mi
Median home value$315,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$105Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Otter Tail Peninsula. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Otter Tail Peninsula
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)183 miles away
Closer regional airport
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD)69 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN177 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL511 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Otter Tail Peninsula; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Otter Tail Peninsula
U.S. Representative · Minnesota’s 8th DistrictPete Stauber (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Otter Tail Peninsula had 82 residents in the 2020 census, up 91% since 2000.
It’s the 2450th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Cass County grew from 7,777 residents in 1900 to 30,066 in 2020.
Cass County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average -4°F. About 26.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 49 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cass Lake, MN weather station (2 miles away).
Jobs in Cass County
7,493 jobs at 891 businesses in Cass County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
71 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Otter Tail Peninsula.
Nearest hospitals
Cass Lake Indian Health Services HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Cass Lake2.3 miles
Sanford Bemidji Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Bemidji17.1 miles
St. Josephs Area Health ServicesCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Park Rapids36.7 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
11
Specialist doctors
2
Dentists
7
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
15
Mental health providers
25
Physical and occupational therapists
7
Optometrists
4
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Otter Tail Peninsula
Parks (3 nearby)
Farris Park · 16 acres4.6 mi
Forrest E. Villier Memorial Park · 7 acres1.9 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Leech Lake Market2.1 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
Cass Lake Library2.0 mi
Agindaasoo Wigamig3.6 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Cass Lake Museum2.1 mi
Counts are within about 5.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Cass Lake-Bena Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Cass Lake-Bena ElementaryCass Lake
Pre-K–4
450
Public
2.1 mi
Cass Lake-Bena Middle SchoolCass Lake
5–8
312
Public
0.4 mi
Cass Lake-Bena Area Lrng. Cntr.Cass Lake
7–12
94
Alternative Education
2.0 mi
Cass Lake-Bena SecondaryCass Lake
9–12
263
Public
0.4 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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