Bluffton is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States, along the Leaf River.

[3] Bluffton was platted in March 1880, and named for the bluffs on the nearby Leaf River.

27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

About 6.6% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.1% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

Amtrak’s Empire Builder, which operates between Seattle/Portland and Chicago, passes through the town on BNSF tracks, but makes no stop.