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History · Twin Oaks

Twin Oaks dates to 1938

Most of Twin Oaks was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2012. Below: maps from 1940 on and the census since 1940.

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How Twin Oaks began

When was Twin Oaks founded?

1938

Twin Oaks dates its founding to 1938 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1940.

First census: 65 in 19402020 census: 60588 years
Founding year: Wikidata.

What stands out about Twin Oaks’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Twin Oaks are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Shrank, then grewLost two-thirds of its people between 1960 and 1970, then grew more than tenfold.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Twin Oaks’s history is told.

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People over time

Twin Oaks, census by census

010020030040050060019401960198020002020206 in 1960Low: 41

Lost two-thirds of its people between 1960 and 1970, then grew more than tenfold.

9 censuses, 1940–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Twin Oaks’ Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Twin Oaks, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Twin Oaks yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Twin Oaks is a 4th class city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The former Village of Twin Oaks changed its status to that of a city by public election in November 2016. The population was 392 at the 2010 census.

Twin Oaks was established in 1938. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 392 to 605 (+54%).

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

Timeline

Twin Oaks, 1938 to 2020

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1938
    FoundingTwin Oaks is established
  3. 1940On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 21st century
  5. 2020CensusPopulation peaks at 605
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No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Twin Oaks on the map, 1940 to 1993

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Twin Oaks. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Twin Oaks on the 1940 USGS mapTwin Oaks on the 1954 USGS mapTwin Oaks on the 1968 USGS mapTwin Oaks on the 1974 USGS mapTwin Oaks on the 1982 USGS mapTwin Oaks on the 1993 USGS map1940Kirkwood sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Twin Oaks.

Famous people

Famous people close to Twin Oaks

Nobody well known was born in Twin Oaks itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Marianne MooreAmerican poet · b. 1887
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Clayton KellerAmerican ice hockey player · b. 1998
SlayyyterAmerican singer and songwriter · b. 1996
Jim TalentAmerican politician · b. 1956
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Josephine JohnsonAmerican novelist, nature writer, poet · b. 1910
Michael ChandlerAmerican mixed martial artist · b. 1986
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Manchester3 historic placesBValley ParkIts storyC−

Questions about Twin Oaks’ history

What year was Twin Oaks founded?

In 1938, according to Wikidata. the census of 1940 counted 65 people here.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.