Twin Lakes, California

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Twin Lakes is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Cruz County, California, United States. The population was 5,533 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Twin Lakes is located at coor dms|36|57|48|N|121|59|37|W|city (36.963450, -121.993498)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²), of which, 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) of it (42.15%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 5,533 people, 2,409 households, and 1,038 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 7,928.9 people per square mile (3,051.9/km²). There were 2,745 housing units at an average density of 3,933.6/sq mi (1,514.1/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 78.84% White, 0.90% African American, 0.63% Native American, 2.30% Asian, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 12.43% from other races, and 4.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 22.54% of the population.

There were 2,409 households out of which 21.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 30.1% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 56.9% were non-families. 37.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 17.0% under the age of 18, 15.5% from 18 to 24, 35.7% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $39,057, and the median income for a family was $47,198. Males had a median income of $35,417 versus $31,538 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $25,342. About 7.5% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

In the state legislature Twin Lakes is located in the 11th Senate District, represented by Democrat Joe Simitian, and in the 27th Assembly District, represented by Democrat John Laird. Federally, Twin Lakes is located in California's 17th congressional district, which has a Cook PVI of D +17 [cite web | title = Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest? | publisher = Campaign Legal Center Blog | url=http://www.clcblog.org/blog_item-85.html | accessdate = 2008-02-10] and is represented by Democrat Sam Farr.

External links

* [http://www.scruzwiki.org Santa Cruz Wiki - The People's Guide to Santa Cruz County, California.]