Twin Lakes, Wisconsin
Twin Lakes, Wisconsin | |
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Location of Twin Lakes in Kenosha County, Wisconsin. | |
| Coordinates: 42°31′18″N 88°15′46″W / 42.52167°N 88.26278°W | |
| 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 (2020) | |
• 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 |
| Area code | 262 |
| FIPS code | 55-81250 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1575813 |
| Website | twinlakeswi |
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.