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History · Twin Lakes

Half of Twin Lakes’ homes were built after 1985

Most of Twin Lakes was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1985. Below: maps from 1963 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
6%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Twin Lakes’ 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 Lakes are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Twin Lakes, in brief

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

Twin Lakes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,004 at the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,052 to 1,004 (-5%).

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

By decade

Twin Lakes, decade by decade

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On the map

Twin Lakes on the map, 1963 to 1981

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

Twin Lakes on the 1963 USGS mapTwin Lakes on the 1981 USGS map1963Twin Lakes 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 Lakes.

People over time

Twin Lakes, census by census

02004006008001,00020002020Peak: 1,069

Between 1,004 and 1,069 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

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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 Wikimedia Commons (1), 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.