Erhard Minnesota Map

About Erhard, Minnesota

Erhard is a locality in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 132. The population density is 92.3 people per km². Erhard is located at 46.4855°N, 96.0987°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Erhard is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56534.

Erhard emerges from the glacial drift of western Minnesota as a quiet collection of structures adrift in a sea of waving prairie grasses and intermittent woodland. It lies 14.0 miles north of Fergus Falls, MN (from Fergus Falls, MN: bearing 356°T), and is situated 5.9 miles south of Pelican Rapids. The Pelican River carves a deliberate, winding path through the landscape, its waters reflecting the pale, expansive sky that dominates the horizon. Only two miles distant, the still surface of Knobel Lake captures the shifting light of long, amber afternoons, anchoring the terrain in a stillness that feels both ancient and immediate. Here, the earth swells into subtle, rhythmic rises, providing a sturdy foundation for the Otter Tail County Waterfowl Production Area, where the land remains untamed and dedicated to the seasonal migrations of wings that mark the passage of the year.

Erhard retains the echoes of its agrarian origins, rooted in a history of settlers who broke the heavy soil to cultivate the plains. The local economy persists as a quiet dialogue with the land, supported by farming practices that have adapted to the deep, resonant winters and the brief, frantic pulse of the growing season. Life in Erhard moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, characterized by a stoic endurance and a neighborly reliance that defines the character of those who remain. The presence of the surrounding conservation lands ensures that the rhythm of the wild remains a constant companion to the human endeavor, reminding every resident that the surrounding fields and wetlands are as much a part of the identity of Erhard as the quiet roads that connect its people to the wider, inland world.

About This Erhard Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Erhard, Minnesota. Coordinates: 46.485515, -96.098668. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Erhard includes the ZIP code (56534), telephone area code (320), county seat of Otter Tail County (Fergus Falls), and school district assignment (Pelican Rapids Public School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.