Turtle Lake, North Dakota
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| Turtle Lake, North Dakota | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | McLean |
| Area | |
| - Total | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²) |
| - Land | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 1,890 ft (576 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 580 |
| - Density | 1,154.4/sq mi (445.7/km²) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 58575 |
| Area code(s) | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-79940[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1032552[2] |
| Website: http://www.wrtc.com/citytl/ | |
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.
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[edit] Geography
Turtle Lake is located at (47.519378, -100.890857)[3].
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.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census[1] 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.
[edit] References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- Turtle Lake, North Dakota is at coordinates Coordinates:
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