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History · Twin Lake

Twin Lake’s post office opened in 1873, and 21% of its homes were built before 1940

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How Twin Lake began

When was Twin Lake founded?

1873

The Twin Lake post office opened in 1873, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 2,056153 years
Founding year: the first Twin Lake post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Twin Lake’s past

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Twin Lake, in brief

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Twin Lake is an unincorporated community in Muskegon County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place (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, the YMCA's Camp Pinewood, and the Boy Scouts' Gerber Scout Reservation and Owasippe Scout Reservation.

Its first post office opened in 1873. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,720 to 2,056 (+20%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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History across the town line

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Questions about Twin Lake’s history

What year was Twin Lake founded?

The Twin Lake post office opened in 1873, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

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