Otter Creek, Minnesota
Encyclopedia
Otter Creek is a small unincorporated community
in Twin Lakes Township
, Carlton County
, Minnesota
, United States
. It lies between Cloquet
and Atkinson
at the junction
of Carlton County Roads 5 and 61.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Twin Lakes Township
Twin Lakes Township, Carlton County, Minnesota
Twin Lakes Township is a township in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,912 as of the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 44.8 square miles , of which 42.8 square miles is land and...
, Carlton County
Carlton County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 31,671 people, 12,064 households, and 8,408 families residing in the county. The population density was 37 people per square mile . There were 13,721 housing units at an average density of 16 per square mile...
, Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It lies between Cloquet
Cloquet, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 11,201 people, 4,636 households, and 2,967 families residing in the city. The population density was 317.9 people per square mile . There were 4,805 housing units at an average density of 136.4 per square mile...
and Atkinson
Atkinson, Minnesota
Atkinson is an unincorporated community in Atkinson Township, Carlton County, Minnesota, United States.The community is located between Cloquet and Mahtowa....
at the junction
Junction (traffic)
A junction, when discussed in the context of transport, is a location where traffic can change between different routes, directions, or sometimes modes, of travel.-Historical significance:...
of Carlton County Roads 5 and 61.
Further reading
- Minnesota DOT map of Carlton County (2006)