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Twin Lakes, Wisconsin

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1980. It stands in Twin Lakes Village. It lies in ZIP code area 53181. It lies near Mount Moriah. The Survey maps it on the Silver Lake quadrangle. 6,309 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 801 feet above sea level.

Twin Lakes within Kenosha County

Population over time

2 figures

Twin Lakes grew from 5,989 to 6,309 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20105,989
20206,309+320 (+5%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

9 since 2013

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Twin Lakes between 2013 and 2020, burning about 34 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Debris and open burning2
Natural1
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
15 July 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources13-294
1 June 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources62
19 May 2018Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresWisconsin Department of Natural Resources44
30 April 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources857
16 April 2013Natural6.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources13-150
31 March 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined12 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources14-166
17 March 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreWisconsin Department of Natural Resources80
5 November 2020Debris and open burning13 acresWisconsin Department of Natural ResourcesNEW MUNSTER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kenosha County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Twin Lakes: 5 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Barthel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Bassett Sand DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Fox PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Powers Lake Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
S and W Dairy PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Techert PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Kenosha County

Storms near this place

41 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Twin Lakes in 41 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 22 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 3 lightning, 3 flood. The reports record 15 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 1997Thunderstorm WindTwin Lakes9 hurt, $1,000,000Nine thousand people were evacuated moments before wet-micorburst winds estimated to 80 mph blew down a stage at the Country Thunder Music Festival. The stage was lifted up and twisted by the winds. Fying debis damaged parked vehicles, and many chairs were scrambled. Interestingly, the stage was anchored with steel cable. However, the local terrain aided in funneling the powerful winds toward the stage. A boat in a nearby yard was lifted up by the same winds and the cover torn off. 9 people were injured, 3 needed to go to the hospital.
July 2001LightningTwin Lakes4 hurtno account filed
July 2018LightningTwin Lakes1 hurtA woman suffered a direct hit from a lightning strike at the Country Thunder Music Festival. She was seriously injured but did recover.
April 1996LightningTwin Lakes1 hurtno account filed
July 2017FloodTwin Lakes$4,000,000Three to eight inches of rain fell over Kenosha County from late evening on July 11th through much of the morning of July 12th causing days of areal flooding over portions of the county, including near the Fox River. The Fox River near New Munster had a record crest of 17.47 feet on July 13th. There was widespread flooding adjacent to the river in the Town of Wheatland, the Town of Salem, and the Village of Salem Lakes. Floodwaters are into the lower levels of some homes in those areas...including Shorewood Drive and Riverside Drive in the Village of Salem Lakes. Highway 50 is closed at the Fox River. Many roads were closed or washed-out in and near the Village of Paddock Lake, the Village of Salem Lakes, and in the Town of Somers. The Des Plaines River flooded a residence near the river and highway 50. Three buildings and three vehicles were flooded in 2-3 feet of water.
June 2008Flash FloodTwin Lakes$1,970,000Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding across much of Kenosha County. Water depths on road surfaces reached 3 feet or more and there were gravel washouts. Some farm fields remained flooded into early July. The breakdown for residential home losses were: 37 minimally affected, 47 with minor damage, 33 with major damage, and 3 destroyed (total of $300 thousand for home losses). There were no business losses. Crop losses were estimated at 2 million. Public sector damage was about $673 thousand. There were several roads and bridges that sustained damage.
April 1996Thunderstorm WindTwin Lakes$700,000no account filed
May 2004Flash FloodTwin Lakes$200,000no account filed
July 2017Flash FloodTwin Lakes$100,000Three to eight inches of rain fell over Kenosha County over several hours causing urban and rural flash flooding. The highest amounts occurred west of I-94. Kenosha County declared an emergency. Sheriff deputies assisted with the evacuations of campers at Sunrise and Sunset Campgrounds at the Richard Bong State Recreation Area. Eight people were evacuated from the Pleasant Prairie Mobile Home Park in the Town of Somers due to flooding from the Kilbourn Road Ditch. Some water rescues occurred due to vehicles driving into deep water. The Chicago-Milwaukee Amtrak Hiawatha Service and the Metra Train Service in the Milwaukee district was temporary closed due to flooding. The right lane of I-94 southbound was closed at County Highway A. Many roads were closed or washed-out in and near the Village of Paddock Lake, the Village of Salem Lakes, and in the Town of Somers. Flooding began on the Fox River in the western portion of the county.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindTwin Lakes$75,000no account filed
June 2024Thunderstorm WindTwin Lakes$30,000Random pockets of tree damage blown down in a divergent pattern on the west side of Lake Mary and Elizabeth Lake . Powerlines down as well.
July 2007Thunderstorm WindTwin Lakes$30,000Powerful thunderstorm gusts to around 52 knots (60 mph) toppled large trees and tree branches. The tree debris damage a home's porch and garage, and a car and boat.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindTwin Lakes$25,000There were branches broken off of several large trees as a squall line moved through southeastern Wisconsin.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindTwin Lakes$15,000no account filed
August 2004Thunderstorm WindTwin Lakes$10,000no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindTwin Lakes$10,000no account filed
February 2018FloodTwin Lakes$5,000Widespread flooding of lowland and agricultural land including some roads.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindTwin Lakes$5,000A few branches and trees down including a few power lines.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindTwin Lakes$5,000Trees and power lines down.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindTwin Lakes$5,000Trees down.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindTwin Lakes$4,000Many large tree branches down and damage to a tent gazebo.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindTwin Lakes$3,000Damage to Randall school roof allowed water to leak into the building.
July 1999Thunderstorm WindTwin Lakes$3,000no account filed
August 2000Thunderstorm WindTwin Lakes$1,000no account filed
June 1999Thunderstorm WindTwin Lakes$1,000no account filed
August 2019Thunderstorm WindTwin Lakes$500An uprooted tree.
September 1997FloodTwin Lakes$500no account filed
September 1997Strong WindTwin Lakes$500no account filed
May 2018HailTwin Lakes-Pictures of hail provided between 2 and 2.9 inches in diameter.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindTwin Lakes-Police officers reported trees, tree limbs and power lines blown down in Twin Lakes in southwest Kenosha County by thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at 58 mph (50 knots).
May 2018HailTwin Lakes-no account filed
April 2016HailTwin Lakes-no account filed
May 2006HailTwin Lakes-no account filed
September 2005HailTwin Lakes-no account filed
September 2005HailTwin Lakes-no account filed
May 2004Thunderstorm WindTwin Lakes-no account filed
August 2002Thunderstorm WindTwin Lakes-no account filed
May 2001HailTwin Lakes-no account filed
July 2001Thunderstorm WindTwin Lakes-no account filed
July 1997Funnel CloudTwin Lakes-no account filed
April 1995HailTwin Lakes-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Kenosha County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Bassett1.3 miles19
Powers Lake2.9 miles18
New Munster3.5 miles19
Fox River3.8 miles19
Slades Corners4.3 miles18
Silver Lake4.5 miles19
Wheatland4.8 miles19
Camp Lake5.5 miles19

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Twin LakesAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2097652The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1575813. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.