Two Rivers is a town in

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. The population was 551 at the 2000 census.

Communities

* Two Creeks is a defunct community located on the east end of Two Creeks Road. A fire from a blacksmith destroyed much of the original site in October 1918. The site is now Two Creeks County Park. * West Two Creeks (signed by the

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as "Two Creeks") is an

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at the intersection of

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and Two Creeks Road.

Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of 14.9 square miles (38.5 km²), all of it land. Two Creeks is located on the shore of

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. The Two Creeks Buried Forest State Natural Area is located north of the town.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2020, there were 390 people, and 148 households residing in the town. The racial makeup of the town was 96.15%

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, 0.25% Native American, 0.18%

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, 1.51% from other races.

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or Latino people of any race were 2.60% of the population. In the town, the median age is 42.5 years old with 20.8% of the population at least 65 years old. The median income for a household in the town was $76,250, and the median income for a family was $90,000.

Economy

The Point Beach Nuclear Plant is located in the town.

History

The town celebrated its sesquicentennial on August 15, 2009. In 2021, the Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary was established in the waters of

off Two Creeks.Code of Federal Regulations Subpart T—Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast National Marine Sanctuary ecfr.gov September 11, 2023 Accessed September 13, 2023
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References

External links

Town of Two Creeks
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