THE TURTLE LAKE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Itasca and St. Louis Moraines setting.
Turtle Lake township has 48.7 square miles of land in Cass County. Its Census reference point is in Itasca and St. Louis Moraines, within Northern Lakes and Forests.
Glacial hills, till plains, sandy outwash and old lake basins create a varied northern landscape. Conifer and hardwood forests surround many lakes across these glacially shaped uplands.
Regional context: Northern Lakes and Forests ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Turtle Lake and Cass County
Turtle Lake is associated with Cass County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Turtle Lake by land and water
The Census records 23.3 square miles of water within Turtle Lake, or 32.3% of its total area. It is 16.1 percentage points higher than the 16.3% recorded for Cass County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Turtle Lake township has 15 times the land area of nearby Whipholt CDP (3.25 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

