Turtle Lake Township (Cass County) is a township in Cass County, Minnesota, home to about 714 people across 49 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56452 and 56484.
Homes sold for a median of $286 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population71415 per sq mi
Median home value$297,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$286Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Walker; part is in Turtle Lake Township (Cass County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Turtle Lake Township (Cass County). Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Turtle Lake Township (Cass County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)165 miles away
Closer regional airport
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport (BRD)51 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN159 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL496 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Turtle Lake Township (Cass County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Turtle Lake Township (Cass County)
U.S. Representative · Minnesota’s 8th DistrictPete Stauber (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Turtle Lake Township (Cass County) had 820 residents in the 2020 census, up 17% since 2000.
It’s the 802nd largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Cass County grew from 7,777 residents in 1900 to 30,066 in 2020.
Cass County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 1°F. About 28.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Walker, MN weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Cass County
7,493 jobs at 891 businesses in Cass County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
41 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Turtle Lake Township (Cass County)’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Cass Lake Indian Health Services HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Cass Lake21.3 miles
St. Josephs Area Health ServicesCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Park Rapids25.4 miles
Sanford Bemidji Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Bemidji33.2 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
4
Specialist doctors
1
Dentists
4
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
9
Mental health providers
13
Physical and occupational therapists
6
Chiropractors
4
Pharmacies
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Turtle Lake Township (Cass County)
Parks (1 nearby)
Walker City Park · 13 acres1.7 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Super One Foods1.6 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Thrifty White Pharmacy1.6 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Dale & Harriet Jones Walker Public Library1.2 mi
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Walker Bay Theater1.7 mi
Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Schl. Dist, Up North Learning Center. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
W.H.A. ElementaryWalker
Pre-K–6
369
Public
1.5 mi
Up North Learning CenterWalker
K–12
13
Special Education
0.6 mi
Walker-Hackensack-Akeley Sec.Walker
7–12
317
Public
1.4 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Immanuel Lutheran SchoolWalker
K–8
42
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
2.9 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Walker, Woodrow Township (Cass County), Shingobee, Birch Lake, Hiram, Hackensack, Leech Lake, Powers, Pine Lake Township (Cass County) and North Central Cass UT.
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