TurnerMT
With 69 residents, this town was settled in 1912.
Is Turner a good place to live?
Among 43 Montana towns, just one has a lower share of households owning their home than Turner. Skyland Camp-Bowman Lake Ranger Station and Anna Scherlie Homestead Shack is on the National Register of Historic Places. Turner has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
69 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Turner: who provides what
Turner is unincorporated, so Blaine County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Turner.
Turner has four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 82° and January nights of 4°, with about 26 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The schools Turner’s kids attend
Of its 3 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. Public schools: the Turner Elementary District.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turner SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 29 | A |
| Turner High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 22 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Compared with most of Montana and the rest of the country, fewer of Turner’s adults sleep under 7 hours
Turner: 16% of adults report frequent physical distress, above both the Montana town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). No town among the 42 in Montana we compare has a lower share of adults who binge drink than Turner. 38% of adults have high blood pressure here.
| Turner | Montana towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 32% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 32% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 72% | 79% |
| What stands out | Turner | MT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 16.7% | 20.3% |
| Fewer adults sleeping under 7 hours | 26.1% | 31.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.2% | 9.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Turner, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Turner than in 58% of U.S. communities. 47% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 45%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Turner
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Turner; the nearest are
About 10 of every 100 Turner residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across Montana.
About Turner
Unincorporated community in Montana, United States
Turner is a census-designated place in Blaine County, Montana, United States. The population was 90 at the 2020 census, up from 61 in the 2010 census. The town is 10 mi (16 km) south of the Turner–Climax Border Crossing into Canada. The area is nicknamed the "Big Flat". Turner has the post office serving ZIP code 59542, as well as other businesses and services. It is located on Montana State Highway 241, 41.5 miles (66.8 km) east-northeast of Chinook.
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,041 ft
- ZIP code
- 59542
Questions about Turner
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Turner, MT a good place to live?
Turner has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.