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. As of the 2020 census, Twin Lakes had a population of 6,309.
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 (42.521554, −88.262885).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , of which is land and is water.
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+Twin Lakes village, Wisconsin – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>
!Pop 2000
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|4,902
|5,580
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5,639
|95.67%
|93.17%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |89.38%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|18
|37
|style='background: #ffffe6; |29
|0.35%
|0.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.46%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|9
|14
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10
|0.18%
|0.23%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.16%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|26
|22
|style='background: #ffffe6; |31
|0.51%
|0.37%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.49%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|1
|4
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.02%
|0.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|0
|6
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17
|0.00%
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.27%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|41
|43
|style='background: #ffffe6; |201
|0.80%
|0.72%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.19%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|127
|283
|style='background: #ffffe6; |382
|2.48%
|4.73%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.05%
|-
|Total
|5,124
|5,989
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6,309
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Twin Lakes had a population of 6,309. The median age was 41.7 years. 22.0% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.0% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 98.2 males age 18 and over.
95.1% of residents lived in urban areas, while 4.9% lived in rural areas.
There were 2,555 households in Twin Lakes, of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 49.8% were married-couple households, 18.0% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. of 2010, there were 5,989 people, 2,345 households, and 1,618 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 3,251 housing units at an average density of . 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.
2000 census
As of the census