Turtle Lake, Montana
Turtle Lake (Salish: čɫqq̓liʔ ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lake County, Montana, United States. The population was 209 at the 2010 census. Geography Turtle Lake is located in central Lake County at (47.672799, -114.072758). It is a residential community sited around Turtle Lake, a small water body that seasonally drains north to Flathead Lake. It is southeast of Polson, the Lake county seat. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Turtle Lake CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 9.37%, are water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 194 people, 55 households, and 43 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 60 housing units at an average density of . 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