Guide to Underwood Minnesota

Underwood (city)

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

2000-2010 Change

Actual

Percent

Population

278

332

284

319

341

+22

+6.90

Land Area (sq. mile)

0.30

0.27

0.36

0.42

0.00

Density (persons per sq. mile)

926.7

1,229.6

788.9

752.3

811.9

+59.60

+7.92

Housing Units

118

159

140

154

180

+26

+16.88

Households

141

127

142

159

+17

+11.97

Persons Per Household

2.35

2.24

2.25

2.15

-0.10

-4.44

Underwood is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, located between Fergus Falls and Battle Lake on Minnesota State Highway 210. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.58 square miles (1.50 km2), all of it land. The elevation is 1,335 ft (407 m) above sea level.

As of the census of 2010, there were 341 people, 159 households, and 104 families residing in the city. The population density was 587.9 inhabitants per square mile (227.0/km2). There were 180 housing units at an average density of 310.3 per square mile (119.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 99.4% White, 0.3% African American, and 0.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.6% of the population.

There were 159 households of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 34.6% were non-families. 32.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.14 and the average family size was 2.67.

The median age in the city was 46.8 years. 20.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.5% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.8% were from 25 to 44; 28.5% were from 45 to 64; and 24.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.7% male and 49.3% female.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Homesteaders chose this heavily wooded area for their home in 1869. From their humble log dwellings, the whistle of the train was to be heard just twelve years later in 1881. This was the beginning of a very busy little town, which we know today as Underwood. The railroad was petitioned to change the name from Southvick and the post office was also petitioned to change their name from Turtle Lake Post Office-all to Underwood in honor of Mr. Adoniram Judson Underwood, editor of the Weekly Journal at Fergus Falls, someone known personally by nearly every settler at that time, and a man of vast knowledge in the history of Otter Tail County, MN. He came to Minnesota in 1854; served in the First Minnesota and other regiments in the civil war; was a representative in the legislature, 1871-72; settled at Fergus Falls in 1873, and was the founder and editor of the Journal, 1873-85.

Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society

Main Street, Underwood Minnesota, 1912
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Lake Name

Size
(acres)

Lake info

Lake Map

Rec Map

Topo Map

Anna

598

Bass

311

Crooked

German

John

Long

204

North Turtle

1,773

Norway

485

Pleasant

385

South Turtle

837

Stalker

1,357

Tamarack

196

West Lost

795

Maple Leaf Resort 29271 County Highway 35 Underwood, MN 56586 Phone: (218) 826-6535
South Turtle Lake Resort 33531 Resort Trail Underwood, MN 56586 Phone: (218) 826-6913
Three Lakes Resort 34198 Deer Lake Road Underwood, MN 56586 Phone: (218) 495-2849
Weslake Resort 28507 County Highway 35 Underwood, MN 56586 Phone: (218) 826-6523
Whispering Waters Resort 27921 340th Avenue Underwood, MN 56586 Phone: (218) 495-2552

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