Perham, Minnesota

Perham
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Location in county and Minnesota
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
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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).

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 .

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