Twin Lakes, Lake County, Colorado

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Aerial view of Twin Lakes

This article is about a small unincorporated community in the Rocky Mountains. For the unincorporated Census-Designated Place of the same name in the near northern suburbs of Denver, please see Twin Lakes, Adams County, Colorado.

Twin Lakes (in Lake County) is not an incorporated city or town and it is also not a Census-Designated Place as of the 2000 Census. It does, however, have its own United States Post Office, zip code 81251.

[edit] Geography

Twin Lakes (in Lake County) is located at 39°05′00″N, 106°22′00″W (39.08278, -106.38139), about 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of Leadville. [1]

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

[edit] 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): [2]

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, 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.