Dent is a city in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States.

[citation needed] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 0.38 square miles (0.98 km2), all land.

[8] The area is mainly flat, with several ponds and lakes surrounding the outskirts of downtown.

Minnesota State Highway 108 serves as a main route in the community.

The racial makeup of the city was 95.3% White, 1.0% Native American, and 3.6% from two or more races.

About 3.7% of families and 12.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.1% of those under the age of eighteen and 20.7% of those 65 or over.