Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 540.
49% of the land in Lower Turkeyfoot Township is conserved, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 8.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 111, 9,532 acres with 48.9 miles of trail. Lower Turkeyfoot Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 5 maps from 1922 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lower Turkeyfoot Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw6 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw26 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
11 mi MountainMount Davis
12 mi National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a year
35 mi Stadium & arenaMountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium
25 mi LakeDeep Creek LakeFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Deep Creek Lake: Gohens84, CC BY-SA 3.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lower Turkeyfoot 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Lower Turkeyfoot Township.
There are 64 miles of trail across 4 parks and preserves. Lower Turkeyfoot Township’s trail network density stands at 1.8 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in Pennsylvania’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 111 | 48.9 mi | 9,532 |
| 2. Laurel Ridge State Park | 9.6 mi | 1,048 |
| 3. Ohiopyle State Park | 0.9 mi | 60 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its two schools are below. Public schools: Turkeyfoot Valley Area SD. The 2 public schools in Lower Turkeyfoot Township teach 249 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkeyfoot Valley Area El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 135 | C− |
| Turkeyfoot Valley Area JSHSLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 114 | C |
NCES · EDFacts
Compared with just over four fifths of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Lower Turkeyfoot Township is lower. FEMA puts just over four fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. Also worth knowing: this Pennsylvania town has had 6 paid flood insurance claims since 1996.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Just 2% of Lower Turkeyfoot Township’s working residents have a job in town. Its median household income is $57,000. The top destinations are Somerset (8%), Rockwood (6%) and Middlecreek Township (5%). 13% of residents live below the poverty line locally.
| Lower Turkeyfoot Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 43 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A winter brings about 61 inches of snow, with January nights at 19° and July afternoons at 81°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
For adults in Lower Turkeyfoot Township, the share who have diabetes is 14%. Against the Pennsylvania average, Lower Turkeyfoot Township comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 12. Two figures for adults in the town: 19% smoke cigarettes, 16% report frequent physical distress.
| Lower Turkeyfoot Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 34% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Lower Turkeyfoot Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.6% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Lower Turkeyfoot Township; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Lower Turkeyfoot Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
49.4% of the town is conserved land, across 4 parks and preserves.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Lower Turkeyfoot Township is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 543 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Lower Turkeyfoot Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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