Turtle Creek Township, Minnesota | |
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  Turtle Creek Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Turtle Creek Township, Minnesota Turtle Creek Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 46°9′38″N 94°43′20″W / 46.16056°N 94.72222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Todd |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.7 sq mi (92.5 km2) |
| • Land | 32.7 sq mi (84.7 km2) |
| • Water | 3.0 sq mi (7.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,283 ft (391 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 270 |
| • Density | 9.9/sq mi (3.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-65740[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0665818[2] |
Turtle Creek Township is a township in Todd County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 323 at the 2000 census and was 270 at the time of the 2020 census.[3]
Turtle Creek Township was organized in 1890. Turtle Lake is in the northwest corner of the township and Turtle Creek, a tributary to the Long Prairie River, flows along its western border.[4]
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Bureau, US Census. "Minnesota's Population at 5,706,494 in 2020, Up 7.6% Since 2010". Census.gov. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 546.