Turtle Creek TownshipMN
A town of 283.
Is Turtle Creek Township a good place to live?
Turtle Creek Township’s age of the median resident is 59.3 years, where Minnesota’s towns sit at 39.9 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. The biggest park or preserve is Turtle Creek Wildlife Management Area, at 128 acres. Turtle Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
283 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Turtle Creek Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Turtle Creek Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Turtle Creek Township.
Turtle Creek Township has 0.1 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The top destinations are Long Prairie (15%), Browerville (8%) and Little Falls (6%). In Turtle Creek Township, 3% of residents live below the poverty line, below both Minnesota’s towns (7%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Its typical journey to work stands at 30 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 24 miles away.
| Turtle Creek Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: low risk in Turtle Creek Township, mostly inland flooding
FEMA puts 66% of Turtle Creek Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 7% to tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2001.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Turtle Creek Township’s year
In Turtle Creek Township, the peak summer temperature is 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Minnesota and the rest of the country, more of Turtle Creek Township’s adults have high blood pressure
Among 272 Minnesota towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Turtle Creek Township. Turtle Creek Township: 26% of adults get no exercise outside work. CDC measures, 32 in all: Turtle Creek Township beats Minnesota on 4 and trails on 12.
| Turtle Creek Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 31% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 30% | 33% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 10% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Turtle Creek Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.8% | 76.1% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 73% | 68.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.1% | 5.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 5.2% of Turtle Creek Township
8.8 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. Turtle Creek Township’s density of trails comes in at 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Turtle Creek Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.2% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ruff-Nik Wildlife Management Area, South Unit | — | 732 |
| 2. Kobliska Wildlife Management Area, Main Unit | — | 383 |
| 3. Ruff-Nik Wildlife Management Area, Robinson Refuge Unit | — | 317 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Turtle Creek Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Turtle Creek Township; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Turtle Creek Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave Turtle Creek Township for work
Where Turtle Creek Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Turtle Creek Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Turtle Creek Township is a township in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 323 at the 2000 census and was 270 at the time of the 2020 census. Turtle Creek Township was organized in 1890. Turtle Lake is in the northwest corner of the township and Turtle Creek, a tributary to the Long Prairie River, flows along its western border.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,283 ft
Questions about Turtle Creek Township
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Is Turtle Creek Township, MN a good place to live?
Turtle Creek Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.