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Fergus Falls is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,471 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Otter Tail County6.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 36.5 km (14.1 mi). 33.8 km (13.1 mi) of it is land and 2.7 km (1.0 mi) of it (7.44%) is water.

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 13,471 people, 5,633 households, and 3,306 families residing in the city. The population density was 398.3/km (1,031.5/mi). There were 5,909 housing units at an average density of 174.7/km (452.5/mi). The racial makeup of the city was 97.02% White, 0.62% African American, 0.76% Native American, 0.57% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.20% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.91% of the population.

There were 5,633 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.3% were non-families. 35.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 2.94.