Otter Creek | |
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Coordinates: 46°37′31″N92°32′20″W / 46.62528°N 92.53889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Minnesota |
County | Carlton County |
Township | Twin Lakes Township |
Elevation | 1,152 ft (351 m) |
ZIP code | 55718 |
Area code | 218 |
GNIS feature ID | 0649043 |
Otter Creek is an unincorporated community in Twin Lakes Township, Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. The community took its name from nearby Otter Creek.
The community is located between Cloquet and Mahtowa at the junction of Carlton County Roads 5 and 61.
Otter Creek is located six miles southwest of Cloquet. The communities of Atkinson and Iverson are both nearby. Black Bear Casino Resort is also nearby.
Carlton County is a county in the State of Minnesota, formed in 1857. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,207. Its county seat is Carlton. Part of the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation lies in northeastern Carlton County.
Cloquet is a city in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States, at the junction of Interstate 35 and Minnesota State Highway 33. Part of the city lies within the Fond du Lac Indian Reservation and serves as one of the reservation's three administrative centers. The population was 12,568 at the 2020 census.
Perch Lake Township is a township in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 998 as of the 2000 census. "Perch Lake" is probably an English translation of the Native American name for this township's namesake lake.
Twin Lakes Township is a township in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,912 as of the 2000 census.
Rollins is an unincorporated community in Ault Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
Otter Creek may refer to some places in the North America:
Minnesota State Highway 33 (MN 33) is a 19.748-mile (31.781 km) state highway in northeast Minnesota, which runs from its interchange with Interstate 35 (I-35) at Cloquet and continues to its northern terminus at its interchange with U.S. Highway 53 (US 53) at Independence. The highway is constructed as a four-lane expressway with a 65 mph (105 km/h) speed limit, except for a short distance through the city of Cloquet, where the route is located on a four-lane city surface street. MN 33 is a bypass of Duluth for travelers headed to the Iron Range of northern Minnesota and International Falls.
The Cloquet Fire was an immense forest fire in northern Minnesota, United States in October 1918, caused by sparks on the local railroads amid dry conditions. The fire left much of western Carlton County devastated, mostly affecting Moose Lake, Cloquet, and Kettle River. Cloquet was hardest hit by the fires; it was the worst natural disaster in Minnesota history in terms of the number of casualties in a single day. It is also the third-deadliest wildfire in recorded history, behind the Peshtigo fire of 1871 and a 1936 wildfire that occurred in Kursha-2.
Esko is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Thomson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 2,082.
Independence is an unincorporated community in New Independence Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
Munger is an unincorporated community in Solway Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States.
Mahtowa is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mahtowa Township, Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 332.
Sawyer is an unincorporated community in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States.
Iverson is an unincorporated community in Twin Lakes Township, Carlton County, Minnesota, United States.
Atkinson is an unincorporated community in Atkinson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota, United States.
Harney is an unincorporated community in Thomson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. It lies between Cloquet and Duluth.
The Cloquet Valley State Forest encompasses 327,098 acres (1,323.7 km2); 48,384 acres (195.8 km2) of which are Minnesota Department of Natural Resources forestry administered lands.
Cloquet Carlton County Airport is a county-owned public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) southwest of the central business district of Cloquet, a city in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States.
Otter Creek Junction is an unincorporated community in Otter Creek Township, Vigo County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Big Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Perch Lake Township, Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 443 as of the 2010 census.