Turtle Lake, North Dakota

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Turtle Lake, North Dakota
settlement_type = City
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map_caption = Location of Turtle Lake in North Dakota


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = North Dakota
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = McLean
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area_magnitude = 1 E9
area_total_sq_mi = 0.5
area_land_sq_mi = 0.5
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0
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area_total_km2 = 1.3
area_land_km2 = 1.3
area_water_km2 = 0.0
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elevation_m = 576
elevation_ft = 1890
latd = 47 |latm = 31 |lats = 10 |latNS = N
longd = 100 |longm = 53 |longs = 27 |longEW = W
population_as_of = 2000
population_note =
population_total = 580
population_density_km2 = 445.7
timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
latitude = 47°31′10″ N
longitude = 100°53′27″W
website = http://www.wrtc.com/citytl/
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 58575
area_code = 701
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 38-79940GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1032552GR|3
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Turtle Lake is a city in McLean County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 580 at the 2000 census. Turtle Lake was founded in 1905.

Geography

Turtle Lake is located at coor dms|47|31|10|N|100|53|27|W|city (47.519378, -100.890857)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), of which, 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) of it is land and 1.92% is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 580 people, 290 households, and 171 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,154.2 people per square mile (447.9/km²). There were 329 housing units at an average density of 654.7/sq mi (254.1/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.79% White, 0.86% Native American, 0.17% Asian, and 0.17% from two or more races.

There were 290 households out of which 18.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.4% were married couples living together, 2.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.7% were non-families. 38.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 25.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.97 and the average family size was 2.57.

In the city the population was spread out with 16.4% under the age of 18, 2.9% from 18 to 24, 22.4% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 33.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 52 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,618, and the median income for a family was $36,667. Males had a median income of $32,917 versus $17,417 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,848. About 2.3% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

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