The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Fergus Falls
city (1990 pop. 12,362), seat of Otter Tail co., W central Minn., on the Otter Tail River; inc. 1872. Agriculture is central to the economy. Poultry, livestock, grain, sunflowers, and sugar beets are produced, and there is dairying. A Lutheran seminary is in the city.