Turtle Lake, Montana

Census-designated place in Montana, United States

Turtle Lake, Montana

Census-designated place

Location of Turtle Lake, Montana

Coordinates: 47°40′11″N 114°04′55″W﻿ / ﻿47.66972°N 114.08194°W﻿ / 47.66972; -114.08194
Country| United States
State| Montana
County| Lake
Area

[1]

• Total

| 0.66 sq mi (1.71 km2)
• Land| 0.60 sq mi (1.55 km2)
• Water| 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2)
Elevation

[2]

| 3,081 ft (939 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 251
• Density| 419.73/sq mi (162.10/km2)
Time zone| UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-6 (MDT)
Area code| 406
FIPS code| 30-75287
GNIS feature ID| 2409366[2]

Turtle Lake (Salish: čɫqq̓liʔ [3]) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, Montana, United States. The population was 209 at the 2010 census.[4]

## Geography

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Turtle Lake is located in central Lake County. It is a residential community sited around Turtle Lake, a small water body that seasonally drains north to Flathead Lake. It is 5 miles (8 km) southeast of Polson, the Lake county seat.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Turtle Lake CDP has a total area of 0.66 square miles (1.7 km2), of which 0.58 square miles (1.5 km2) are land and 0.077 square miles (0.2 km2), or 9.37%, are water.[5]

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2020| 251| | —
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 194 people, 55 households, and 43 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 373.2 inhabitants per square mile (144.1/km2). There were 60 housing units at an average density of 115.4 per square mile (44.6/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 7.73% White, 89.18% Native American, and 3.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.09% of the population.

There were 55 households, out of which 49.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.0% were married couples living together, 30.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.53 and the average family size was 3.93.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 46.9% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 3.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 21 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.0 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $23,125. Males had a median income of $16,042 versus $14,861 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $9,838. About 46.5% of families and 54.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including all of those under the age of 18 and none of those 65 or over.

## References

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1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Turtle Lake, Montana
3. ^ Tachini, Pete (2010). Seliš nyoʻnuntn, Medicine for the Salish language : English to Salish translation dictionary (2nd ed.). Pablo, MT: Salish Kootenai College Press. p. 667\. ISBN 9781934594063.
4. ^ "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Turtle Lake CDP, Montana". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
5. ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Montana". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
6. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
7. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

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Municipalities and communities of Lake County, Montana, United States

County seat: Polson

Cities|

* Polson
* Ronan

Lake County map

Town|

* St. Ignatius

CDPs|

* Arlee
* Bear Dance
* Big Arm
* Charlo
* Dayton
* Elmo
* Finley Point
* Jette
* Kerr
* Kicking Horse
* Kings Point
* Lake Mary Ronan
* Lindisfarne
* Pablo
* Ravalli
* Rocky Point
* Rollins
* Swan Lake
* Turtle Lake
* Woods Bay

Unincorporated
community|

* Proctor

Indian reservation|

* Flathead Indian Reservation‡

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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