Editing Motley, Minnesota (section)

==Geography==
Motley occupies the northwest corner of Morrison County, with a small portion extending east into Cass County. The city is bordered to the south by [[Motley Township, Morrison County, Minnesota|Motley Township]] in Morrison County, to the east and north by [[May Township, Cass County, Minnesota|May Township]] in Cass County, and to the west by [[Villard Township, Todd County, Minnesota|Villard Township]] in [[Todd County, Minnesota|Todd County]].

[[U.S. Route 10 in Minnesota|U.S. Highway 10]] and Minnesota State Highways [[Minnesota State Highway 64|64]] and [[Minnesota State Highway 210|210]] are three of the main routes in the city. US 10 leads southeast {{Convert|30|mi}} to [[Little Falls, Minnesota|Little Falls]], the Morrison [[county seat]], and west-northwest {{convert|25|mi}} to [[Wadena, Minnesota|Wadena]]. Highway 210 leads east {{convert|22|mi}} to [[Brainerd, Minnesota|Brainerd]]; it departs westward from the city with US 10, but splits off to lead west {{convert|22|mi}} to [[Hewitt, Minnesota|Hewitt]]. Highway 64 leads north from Motley {{convert|49|mi}} to [[Akeley, Minnesota|Akeley]].

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Motley has a total area of {{convert|1.45|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.39|sqmi|sqkm|2}} are land and {{convert|0.06|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, or 4.21%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2023"/> The [[Crow Wing River]], which forms the Morrison–Cass County line, passes through Motley to the north and east of the city center, flowing easterly to join the [[Mississippi River]] southwest of Brainerd. The [[Long Prairie River]], an east-flowing tributary of the Crow Wing, forms part of the southwest border of the city.