Twin Lakes was a
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
(CDP) in
Broward County
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,
Florida
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, United States, which was divided into Twin Lakes North and Twin Lakes South. The population was 1,875 at the 2000 census.
On November 2, 2004, residents of the Twin Lakes North voted to join the
City
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of
Fort Lauderdale
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. The
annexation became effective on September 15, 2005, and it now serves as a Fort Lauderdale neighborhood. Twin Lakes South became a neighborhood of
Oakland Park, Florida
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in 2005.
Geography
Twin Lakes is located at (26.182661, -80.159252).
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the CDP has a total area of 0.7 km
2 (0.3 mi
2). 0.7 km
2 (0.3 mi
2) of it is land and 3.70% is water.
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2000, there were 1,875 people, 656 households, and 446 families residing in the CDP. The
population density
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was 2,784.4/km
2 (7,210.9/mi
2). There were 680 housing units at an average density of 1,009.8/km
2 (2,615.2/mi
2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 79.47%
White
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(66.6% were Non-Hispanic White,) 13.87%
African American
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, 0.37%
Native American, 1.76%
Asian
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, 2.51% from
other races
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, and 2.03% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to viceroyalties forme ...
or
Latino
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* Latino (demonym), a term used in the United States for people with cultural ties to Latin America
* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
of any race were 16.11% of the population.
There were 656 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.7% were
married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.9% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 37.4% from 25 to 44, 23.0% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 114.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 121.4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $40,433, and the median income for a family was $42,431. Males had a median income of $31,622 versus $21,889 for females. The
per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $19,284. About 2.4% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the
poverty line
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, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.
As of 2000,
English
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* English language
* English people
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Peoples, culture, and language
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** English national ide ...
was the
first language
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of 79.59% of residents, while
Spanish
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* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
was at 14.62%, and
French Creole as a
mother tongue made up 5.78% of the population.
References
See also
City of
Oakland Park
{{Broward County, Florida
Former census-designated places in Broward County, Florida
Geography of Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Neighborhoods in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Former census-designated places in Florida