Perham, Minnesota

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Perham
Perham Village Hall and Fire Station.jpg
Location in county and Minnesota
Otter Tail County Minnesota Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Perham Highlighted.svg
Basic data
State : United States
State : Minnesota
County : Otter Tail County
Coordinates : 46 ° 36 ′  N , 95 ° 34 ′  W Coordinates: 46 ° 36 ′  N , 95 ° 34 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 2,985 (as of 2010)
Population density : 364 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 8.2 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) of
which 8.2 km 2  (approx. 3 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 417 m
Postal code : 56573
Area code : +1 218
FIPS : 27-50470
GNIS ID : 0649298
Website : www.ci.perham.mn.us
Perham Minnesota Rail Railroad Line 2282179148 o.jpg

Perham is a city ( City ) in Otter Tail County in Minnesota , United States , with about 3,000 inhabitants.

geography

Perham lies between Detroit Lakes in the northwest and Wadena in the southeast and is named after Josiah Perham , the first president of the Northern Pacific Railway . Not far from Perham flows the Otter Tail River , which here flows through Mud Lake , Little Pine Lake and Big Pine Lake .

Neighboring towns to Perham are Frazee (11 miles north), New York Mills (11.5 miles southeast), Richville (8.5 miles south) and Dent (10 miles west).

traffic

The four-lane US Highway 10 runs on the western edge of the town . A BNSF Railway runs through the center of the town .

Perham Municipal Airport is in the northwest of the city .

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Commons : Perham, Minnesota  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Perham in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed April 8, 2014