Turtle Lake, North Dakota

About Turtle Lake

Turtle Lake is a tiny community in central North Dakota counting 532 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Turtle Lake is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.51 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,043 residents per square mile.

📰 Turtle Lake News Today

• C. Gary Kopp Obituary Jan 23, 2026 Bismarck Funeral Home and Crematory · Jan 23
• Dr Stanley Keck Obituary May 7, 2013 Thomas Family Funeral Home · Mar 20
• Suzanne Lester Obituary (1941 - 2026) - Turtle Lake, ND The Columbian Recent Obituaries · Jan 15
• Gary Presser Obituary (2025) - Turtle Lake, ND - The Bismarck Tribune Legacy obituary · Nov 20
• Nathaniel (Than) Lee Galarneau, Age: 69 porterfuneralhome.com · Feb 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Turtle Lake Unique

• Part of the fabric of North Dakota — one of 406 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 16 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Turtle Lake

• Lake Nettie National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Park in Turtle Lake reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Turtle Lake

• TURTLE LAKE-MERCER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• TURTLE LAKE-MERCER HIGH SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Chi St Alexius Health Turtle Lake · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Turtle Lake

🏘️ Nearby Communities