Turtle River Township, North Dakota

Turtle River Township, North Dakota
Township
Turtle River Township
Coordinates: 48°08′59″N97°11′27″W / 48.14972°N 97.19083°W / 48.14972; -97.19083
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Grand Forks
Area
• Total	33.54 sq mi (86.87 km2)
• Land	33.27 sq mi (86.16 km2)
• Water	0.27 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation	814 ft (248 m)
Population  (2020) [1]
• Total	163
• Density	4.90/sq mi (1.89/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	58256 (Manvel) 58261 (Minto) 56744 (Oslo)
Area code	701
FIPS code	38-80060
GNIS feature ID	1036622 [2]

Turtle River Township is a township located in the northeastern-most corner of Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. The population was 163 at the 2020 census. The township borders Minnesota to its east.

It was named after the river that flows through it. ^[3]

Geography

Turtle River Township has a total area of 33.539 square miles (86.87 km²), of which 33.268 square miles (86.16 km²) is land and 0.271 square miles (0.70 km²) is water. ^[4]

Major highways

• Interstate 29
• U.S. Highway 81

Demographics

As of the 2023 American Community Survey, there were an estimated 50 households. ^[5]

References

1. Turtle River township, Grand Forks County, North Dakota
2. "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
3. "North Dakota Place Names : How North Dakota's Cities & Counties, from Ghost Towns to Boom Towns, Got Their Names". digitalhorizonsonline.org. p. 205. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
4. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
5. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved January 14, 2026.