Turtle Lake TownshipMN
A town of 1,258.
Is Turtle Lake Township a good place to live?
Turtle Lake Township’s best subject grades are a B+ for civic life and incomes; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 4 of Minnesota’s 574 towns score lower on walkability. 15% of the land in Turtle Lake Township is conserved, against 4.7% in Minnesota’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Buena Vista State Forest, at 14,687 acres with 3.8 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Turtle Lake Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,258 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Turtle Lake Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Minnesota), ordered by how far Turtle Lake Township is from typical.
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Moving to Turtle Lake Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Turtle Lake 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 Lake Township.
Turtle Lake Township stands out in Minnesota and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
0.3% of working residents work locally in Turtle Lake Township, below both the Minnesota town median (9.8%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). Since 2013, Turtle Lake Township has added 62 jobs, to 81 in 2023. Turtle Lake Township’s median household income is $120,000.
| Turtle Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $120,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.3% | 9.8% | 8% |
| Work from home | 9.4% | 14% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Turtle Lake Township
Turtle Lake Township has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Turtle Lake Township is 79°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conserved land covers 14.6% of Turtle Lake Township
5.6 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Buena Vista State Forest | 3.8 mi | 14,687 |
| 2. Movil Maze Recreation Area | 0.9 mi | 184 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Turtle Lake Township ranks healthier than 58% of the country’s towns
Turtle Lake Township beats the Minnesota average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 73% of adults had a checkup this year in Turtle Lake Township.
| Turtle Lake Township | Minnesota towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 75% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 25% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 30% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Turtle Lake Township | MN |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12% | 8.9% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 8.8% | 7.1% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 14% | 11.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Turtle Lake Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Turtle Lake Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Turtle Lake Township
About 3 of every 100 Turtle Lake Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Minnesota.
100% of working residents leave Turtle Lake Township for work
Where Turtle Lake Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Turtle Lake Township
Township in Minnesota, United States
Turtle Lake Township is a township in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 1,299 as of the 2020 census. As of 2022, the population increases to 1,313.
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- Area
- 36 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,345 ft
Questions about Turtle Lake Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Turtle Lake Township, MN expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.