This article is about the census-designated place of Twin Lakes near Leadville, Colorado, United States.

For the Twin Lakes census-designated place near Denver, Colorado, see Twin Lakes, Adams County, Colorado

Twin Lakes, Adams County, Colorado

Twin Lakes is a census-designated place in Adams County, Colorado, United States. The population was 6,301 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Twin Lakes is located at...

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Twin Lakes is a census-designated place

Census-designated place

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 and a U.S. Post Office

United States Postal Service

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 located in Lake County

Lake County, Colorado

Lake County is one of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The highest natural point in Colorado and the entire Rocky Mountains is the summit of Mount Elbert in Lake County at 14,440 feet elevation. The county population was 7,812 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat...

, Colorado

Colorado

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, United States

United States

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. The population as of the 2010 Census

United States Census, 2010

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 was 171. The Twin Lakes Post Office has the ZIP Code

ZIP Code

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 81251.

Geography

Twin Lakes is located at 39°04′58"N 106°22′52"W (39.082639,-106.381130), about 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of Leadville, on State Highway 82

Colorado State Highway 82

State Highway 82 is an 85.29 mile long state highway in the U.S. state of Colorado.-Route description:SH 82 provides the principal transportation artery of the Roaring Fork Valley on the Colorado Western Slope, running from Interstate 70 at Glenwood Springs southeast past Carbondale, Basalt...

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The altitude of Twin Lakes is approximately 9200 ft (2780 m) above sea level, somewhat lower than Leadville.

Demographics

As estimated in 2006, the following demographic data applied to ZIP code 81251, the best available approximation to the village of Twin Lakes (in Lake County):
There were 216 people and 98 households residing in ZIP code 81251. The racial makeup of the village was 73.6% White, 0.5% African American, 2.3% Native American, 21.3% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 2.3% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 35.6% of the population.

Males were 56.9% of the population, females 43.1%. The median annual income for a household in the village was $49,322.

The vast majority of the above demographics include part-time summer residents. There are only about 36 full time residents of Twin Lakes and the entire valley.

External links

• Photos of Twin Lakes