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Twin Lakes, Wisconsin
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Location of Twin Lakes in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
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 Twin Lakes, Wisconsin
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| County | Kenosha |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10.10 sq mi (26.16 km2) |
| • Land | 8.53 sq mi (22.10 km2) |
| • Water | 1.57 sq mi (4.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 801 ft (244 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 6,309 |
| • Density | 727.06/sq mi (280.72/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code |
53181
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| Area code(s) | 262 |
| FIPS code | 55-81250 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1575813 |
Twin Lakes is a village in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Illinois-Wisconsin border east of U.S. Highway 12, incorporated in 1937. With nearly 1000 acres of surface water, the twin lakes of Mary and Elizabeth have drawn vacationers to numerous resorts as well as ice harvesters in the days of icebox refrigeration. Today, many houses there are used for recreation, and the lakes remain a popular destination. Twin Lakes is home to about 6,041 permanent residents and a third more occasional ones.
History
Mary Rae, a native of England was born June 15, 1816. She came to America in 1833 and resided in what was to become known as “English Prairie”. In 1837 she was married to Jonathan Imeson, also an early settler on the prairie. Their son Robert was the first born son of European descent in the county. There were eight children in all, including the first set of twins born on the prairie. The girls were baptized Mary and Elizabeth. Both lakes were named after these girls, Lake Mary & Lake Elizabeth, which extended into Illinois, and almost to the English Prairie.
A post office called Twin Lakes has been in operation since 1891.
Geography
Twin Lakes is located at 42°31′18″N 88°15′46″W / 42.52167°N 88.26278°W (42.521554, −88.262885).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 9.75 square miles (25.25 km2), of which, 8.18 square miles (21.19 km2) of it is land and 1.57 square miles (4.07 km2) is water.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1940 | 409 | — | |
| 1950 | 637 | 55.7% | |
| 1960 | 1,497 | 135.0% | |
| 1970 | 2,276 | 52.0% | |
| 1980 | 3,474 | 52.6% | |
| 1990 | 3,989 | 14.8% | |
| 2000 | 5,124 | 28.5% | |
| 2010 | 5,989 | 16.9% | |
| 2020 | 6,309 | 5.3% | |
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2010 census
As of the census of 2010, there were 5,989 people, 2,345 households, and 1,618 families living in the village. The population density was 732.2 inhabitants per square mile (282.7/km2). There were 3,251 housing units at an average density of 397.4 per square mile (153.4/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 96.2% White, 0.6% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 1.4% from other races, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.7% of the population.
There were 2,345 households, of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.0% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.04.
The median age in the village was 38.9 years. 24.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.1% were from 25 to 44; 29.2% were from 45 to 64; and 11.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.3% male and 49.7% female.
In popular culture
Twin Lakes was the inspiration and setting for the song, "Lake Marie," by singer-songwriter John Prine.
See also
In Spanish: Twin Lakes (Wisconsin) para niños
