Twin Lakes, Iowa

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Twin Lakes, Iowa
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Twin Lakes
Location within the state of Iowa
Coordinates: 42°28′33″N94°38′18″W / 42.47583°N 94.63833°W / 42.47583; -94.63833 Coordinates: 42°28′33″N94°38′18″W / 42.47583°N 94.63833°W / 42.47583; -94.63833
Country United States
State Iowa
County Calhoun
Area
[1]
  Total2.82 sq mi (7.31 km2)
  Land1.32 sq mi (3.42 km2)
  Water1.50 sq mi (3.89 km2)
Elevation
1,214 ft (370 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total316
  Density239.03/sq mi (92.31/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 19-79335
GNIS feature ID2631657

Twin Lakes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Twin Lakes and Sherman townships in Calhoun County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 334. [2]

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Geography

The CDP consists of lakefront communities surrounding two lakes, North Twin Lake and South Twin Lake. The lakes, which do not have a discernible surface outlet, are part of the North Raccoon River watershed, a tributary of the Des Moines River. Twin Lakes State Park occupies the surface area of the two lakes plus small portions of the shoreline.

U.S. Route 20 runs just south of the southern edge of the CDP, leading east 26 miles (42 km) to Fort Dodge and west 90 miles (140 km) to Sioux City. Rockwell City, the Calhoun County seat, is 6 miles (10 km) to the south.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.
2020 316
U.S. Decennial Census [3]

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References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  2. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Twin Lakes CDP, Iowa". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  3. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.