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Turtle Lake

A town of 640 people in Barron County, Wisconsin

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5th Annual Brotherhood Border Bash with the Half-Assed Morning Show: SOLD OUT!

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Conserved land2.1%482 of 22,639 acres

Trails1.6 mi0 mi per sq mi

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1Barron County Forest0.1 mi of trails · 427 acres

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About Turtle Lake

Village in Wisconsin, United States

1,037Population

3 sq miArea

1,171 ftElevation

Turtle Lake is a village in Barron and Polk counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Its population was 1,037 at the 2020 census. Of these, 959 were in Barron County, and 78 were in Polk County. The village is located between the towns of Almena, in Barron County, and Beaver, in Polk County.

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ZIP code54889

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Living in Turtle Lake

Health in Turtle Lake

Compared with Wisconsin

8worse than WI

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 24 are too close to call.

Conditions 6▼ 6 close Habits 1▼ 3 close Care all close Mind 1▼ 4 close Everyday needs all close

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8.2%More adults with COPDWI 6.5% · worse 12.3%More older adults who have lost all their teethWI 9.9% · worse 16.8%More smokersWI 13.6% · worse

Care nearby

Amery Hospital & ClinicAmery · 12.7 mi · ER · rural critical access

Northlakes--Turtle LakeTurtle Lake · 4.8 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalNo shortage

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 54004, 54889 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Turtle Lake →

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Locator map of Turtle Lake — Wikimedia Commons · Map: DemocraticLuntz · DemocraticLuntz at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

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