Turtleford

Turtleford
Town
Turtleford Location of Turtleford in Saskatchewan Turtleford Turtleford (Canada)
Coordinates: 53°23′N 108°57′W
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Rural municipalities (RM)	Mervin No. 499
Post office Founded	1913-12-01
Town	July 1, 1983
Government
• Mayor	Milne, Doug(2024)
• MLA of Cut Knife-Turtleford	Larry Doke
• MP of Battlefords—Lloydminster	Rosemarie Falk
Area
• Total	1.69 km2 (0.65 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	525
• Density	311.6/km2 (807/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central Standard Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5
Postal code	S0M 2Y0
Highways	Highway 26 / Highway 3 / Highway 301
Website	Official Website

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Turtleford is a town in the Rural Municipality of Mervin No. 499, in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Turtleford is located on Highway 26 near the intersection / concurrency with Highway 3 and Highway 303. The nearest cities are North Battleford and Lloydminster. The Turtlelake River runs through Turtleford, and nearby are Brightsand Lake and Turtle Lake.

Turtleford has the Canada's largest turtle statue (more than eight feet tall), named Ernie. "Ernie the Turtle" is on Highway 26 near the south edge of town.

A small vulnerable songbird called Sprague's pipit has a breeding range in the northern Great Plains of North America, and amongst their breeding spots is Turtleford, Saskatchewan.