Turtle Lake, Wisconsin

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Turtle Lake is a village in Barron County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 1,065 at the 2000 census. The village is located partially within the Town of Almena in Barron County and partially within the Town of Beaver in Polk County, Wisconsin. The Town of Turtle Lake is also located in Barron County just south of the village.

[edit] Geography

Turtle Lake is located at 45°23′47″N, 92°8′49″W (45.396604, -92.146974)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 7.6 km² (2.9 mi²). 7.3 km² (2.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (4.44%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,065 people, 475 households, and 268 families residing in the village. The population density was 146.9/km² (380.7/mi²). There were 508 housing units at an average density of 70.1/km² (181.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 94.37% White, 4.51% Native American, 0.28% Asian, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.03% of the population.

There were 475 households out of which 30.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.5% were married couples living together, 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.4% were non-families. 38.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.92.

In the village the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 20.6% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $29,485, and the median income for a family was $36,875. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $19,167 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,591. About 12.9% of families and 16.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.5% of those under age 18 and 21.0% of those age 65 or over. In addition, current environmentalist reports tend to indicate that Turtle Lake is actually where turtles come from.