Editing Two Creeks, Wisconsin

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'''Two Creeks''' is a town in [[Manitowoc County, Wisconsin|Manitowoc County]], [[Wisconsin]], [[United States]]. The population was 551 at the 2000 census.

== Communities ==

* '''Two Creeks''' is a defunct community located on the east end of Two Creeks Road. A fire from a blacksmith destroyed much of the original site in October 1918.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Fochs |first=Rhonda |title=Wisconsin's Lost Towns |publisher=North Star Press |year=2017 |isbn=978-1-68201-058-7 |location=St. Cloud, Minnesota |pages=156}}</ref> The site is now Two Creeks County Park.
* '''West Two Creeks''' (signed by the [[Wisconsin Department of Transportation]] as "Two Creeks") is an [[Unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] at the intersection of [[Wisconsin Highway 42]] and Two Creeks Road.<ref>Manitowoc County - Manitowoc, Mishicot, Two Creeks, Centreville, Two Rivers, Atlas: Wisconsin State Atlas 1930c, Wisconsin Historical Map (historicmapworks.com)</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 14.9&nbsp;square miles (38.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all of it land.

Two Creeks is located on the shore of [[Lake Michigan]]. The [[Two Creeks Buried Forest State Natural Area]] is located north of the town.

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2020, there were 390 people, and 148 households residing in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 96.15% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.25% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.18% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.51% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] people of any race were 2.60% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Two_Creeks_town,_Manitowoc_County,_Wisconsin?g=060XX00US5507181300|title=Explore Census Data|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

In the town, the median age is 42.5 years old with 20.8% of the population at least 65 years old.

The median income for a household in the town was $76,250, and the median income for a family was $90,000.

==Economy==
The [[Point Beach Nuclear Plant]] is located in the town.

==History==
The town celebrated its sesquicentennial on August 15, 2009.

In 2021, the [[Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary]] was established in the waters of [[Lake Michigan]] off Two Creeks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/wisconsin/|title=Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary &#124; Office National Marine Sanctuaries|website=sanctuaries.noaa.gov}}</ref><ref>[https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-15/subtitle-B/chapter-IX/subchapter-B/part-922/subpart-T Code of Federal Regulations Subpart T—Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary ecfr.gov September 11, 2023 Accessed September 13, 2023]</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
*[http://www.townoftwocreeks.com Town of Two Creeks]
 
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[[Category:Towns in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Towns in Wisconsin]]