Editing Twin Lakes, Wisconsin

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'''Twin Lakes''' is a village in [[Kenosha County, Wisconsin|Kenosha County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States, along the [[Illinois]]-[[Wisconsin]] border east of [[U.S. Route 12|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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Village of Twin Lakes, WI |url=http://www.villageoftwinlakes.net/ |access-date=August 17, 2022 |website=Village of Twin Lakes, WI |language=en-US}}</ref>

==History==
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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 {{coord|42|31|18|N|88|15|46|W|type:city}} (42.521554, −88.262885).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|9.75|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which, {{convert|8.18|sqmi|sqkm|2}} of it is land and {{convert|1.57|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=November 18, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110220065340/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|archivedate=February 20, 2011}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1940= 409
|1950= 637
|1960= 1497
|1970= 2276
|1980= 3474
|1990= 3989
|2000= 5124
|2010= 5989
|2020= 6309
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=November 18, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 5,989 people, 2,345 households, and 1,618 families living in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|732.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 3,251 housing units at an average density of {{convert|397.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 96.2% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.6% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.4% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|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.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 5,124 people, 1,973 households, and 1,390 families living in the village. The population density was {{convert|948.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,742 housing units at an average density of {{convert|507.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 97.35% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.37% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.18% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.57% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.57% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.96% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.48% of the population.

There were 1,973 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.8 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $46,601, and the median income for a family was $54,583. Males had a median income of $42,589 versus $27,395 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $22,226. About 4.5% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 7.8% of those under age 18 and 9.2% of those age 65 or over.

== In popular culture ==
Twin Lakes was the inspiration and setting for the song, "Lake Marie," by singer-songwriter [[John Prine]].{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://twinlakeswi.gov Official website]
* [http://www.twinlakeschamber.com/ Twin Lakes Chamber and Business Association's website]

{{Kenosha County, Wisconsin}}
{{Geographic Location
|Center=Twin Lakes
|Northwest=[[Pell Lake]]
|West=[[Genoa City]]
|Southwest=[[Richmond, Illinois]]
|North=[[Powers Lake, Wisconsin]]
|Northeast=[[New Munster, Wisconsin]]
|East=[[Bassett, Wisconsin|Bassett]]
|Southeast=[[Pistakee Highlands, Illinois]]
|South=[[Spring Grove, Illinois]]
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[[Category:Villages in Kenosha County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Villages in Wisconsin]]