Turtle Lake township, McLean County, North Dakota (ND) detailed profile
Land area: 34.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 2.0 sq. mi.
Population: 51 (all rural)
| Males: 30 |  (58.8%) |
| Females: 21 |  (41.2%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 51 (43 owner occupied, 8 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 16% |
| State: | 33% |
Races in Turtle Lake township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 98.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 2.0%
Median age of males: 44.5
Median age of females: 47.5
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Average household size: 2.68
| Turtle Lake township: | 2.7 people |
| North Dakota: | 2.4 people |
Average family size: 2.94
| Turtle Lake township: | $55,576 |
| North Dakota: | $55,759 |
| Here: | $447 |
| State: | $622 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $137,325 (it was $51,400 in 2000)
| : | $137,325 |
| North Dakota: | $155,400 |
| Population density: 1 people per square mile | (very low). |
| This township: | 33.9% |
| Whole state: | 11.9% |
| This township: | 8.5% |
| Whole state: | 4.9% |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Cemetery: Darling Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Lakes and swamps: Turtle Lake (A), Cherry Lake (B), Hanson Slough (C), Nygaard Slough (D), Hanson Slough (E). Display/hide their locations on the map
78% of Turtle Lake township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 83% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in North Dakota.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 59
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 0
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 5.3%
No gay or lesbian households reported
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 18
- Mobile homes: 3
Median worth of mobile homes: $37,500
Housing units in Turtle Lake township with a mortgage: 2 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6
- Construction (11%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Metal and metal products (7%)
- Transportation equipment (7%)
- Repair and maintenance (7%)
- Machinery (6%)
- Plastics and rubber products (5%)
- Health care (15%)
- Educational services (11%)
- Department and other general merchandise stores (8%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Finance and insurance (7%)
- Transportation equipment (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (12%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (7%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (4%)
- Health technologists and technicians (4%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Turtle Lake township:
- German (47.5%)
- Norwegian (33.9%)
- Scandinavian (10.2%)
- Swedish (8.5%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 15 (50%)
- Carpooled: 5 (17%)
- Worked at home: 10 (33%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (47%)
- Electricity (32%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (11%)
- Coal or coke (11%)
90.9% of residents of Turtle Lake township speak English at home.
5.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% speak English not well).
3.6% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English well).
Household type by relationship:
Households: 59- In family households: 54 (20 male householders, 0 female householders)
16 spouses, 18 children (15 natural, 0 adopted, 3 stepchildren), 0 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 5 (2 male householders (2 living alone)), 1 female householders (0 living alone)), 2 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 13 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 6 5-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 2 1-person, 1 2-persons,
12 married couples with children.
0 single-parent households (0 men, 0 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| North Dakota: | 7.1% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| North Dakota: | 6.0% |