Twin Lake is an

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of the

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. It is a

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(CDP) for statistical purposes. Local government services are provided by Dalton Township, though the Twin Lake ZIP code serves parts of neighboring townships. As of the 2020 census, the population of the CDP was 2,056. The surrounding area is the home of

Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp is a Michigan nonprofit organization located in the Manistee National Forest that provides summer fine arts camp and international exchange programs in music, art, dance, and drama. The Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp was found ...

, the YMCA's Camp Pinewood, and the Boy Scouts'

Gerber Scout Reservation Gerber Scout Reservation (GSR), located in Twin Lake, Michigan is a resident camp owned and operated by the Michigan Crossroads Council of the Boy Scouts of America. It began operation in 1950 and had its first official summer camp program in 19 ...

and

Owasippe Scout Reservation Owasippe Scout Reservation (OSR), located in Twin Lake, Michigan is the resident camp operated by the Pathway to Adventure Council (formerly Chicago Area Council) of Boy Scouts of America Scouting America is the largest scouting organizat ...

Geography

Twin Lake is in northern Muskegon County, in the northeast part of Dalton Township. The hamlet of Twin Lake is in the southeast part of the CDP, while several natural lakes, including the two Twin Lakes, plus West Lake and North Lake, fill the center of the CDP. The Twin Lake ZIP code 49457 serves a much larger area, including much of northern and eastern Dalton Township, most of Cedar Creek Township to the east, parts of northern

Egelston Township Egelston Township is a general law township (known in other states as a civil township) of Muskegon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the township population was 11,128, up from 9,909 in 2010. History Egleston Towns ...

and Muskegon Township to the south, much of Blue Lake Township to the north and the southwest corner of Holton Township. Twin Lake is northeast of

Muskegon Muskegon ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Muskegon County, Michigan, United States. Situated around a harbor of Lake Michigan, Muskegon is known for fishing, sailing regattas, and boating. It is the most populous city along Lake Michigan' ...

, the

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, the same distance east-southeast of

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, and southwest of Fremont. State highway M-120 passes through the hamlet, connecting Muskegon and Fremont. According to the

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, the Twin Lake CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 16.2%, are water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 1,613 people, 593 households, and 472 families residing in the community. The population density was . There were 688 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the community was 95.47%

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, 0.56%

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, 1.67% Native American, 0.06% Asian, 0.37% from other races, and 1.86% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.92% of the population. There were 593 households, out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.5% were

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living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.4% were non-families. 16.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.02. In the community, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.8 males. The median income for a household in the community was $49,141, and the median income for a family was $51,341. Males had a median income of $42,112 versus $31,107 for females. The

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for the community was $18,501. About 7.0% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the

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, including 10.9% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Steven Rinella Steven Rinella (born February 13, 1974) is an American outdoorsman, conservationist, writer, and television personality known for translating the hunting and fishing lifestyle to a wide variety of audiences. Early life Steven Rinella, who is of ...

, hunting/outdoor writer and television host

References

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