Twin Lakes (Fort Lauderdale)
census-designated place in Broward County, Florida
Twin Lakes was a census-designated place (CDP) in Broward County, Florida, United States, which was divided into Twin Lakes North and Twin Lakes South. The population was 1,875 at the 2000 census.
On November 2, 2004, residents of the Twin Lakes North voted to join the City of Fort Lauderdale. The annexation became effective on September 15, 2005, and it now serves as a Fort Lauderdale neighborhood. Twin Lakes South became a neighborhood of Oakland Park, Florida in 2005.
Geography
Twin Lakes is located at 26°10′58″N 80°9′33″W (26.182661, -80.159252).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi). 0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi) of it is land and 3.70% is water.
Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,875 people, 656 households, and 446 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 2,784.4 people/km2 (7,212 people/mi2). There were 680 housing units at an average density of 1,009.8 units/km2 (2,615 units/mi2).
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Twin Lakes (Fort Lauderdale)” as census-designated place in Broward County, Florida. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as census-designated place in Broward County, Florida. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2740043. Authority coordinates are 26.183, -80.159. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2000, 2004 and 2005.
Architectural summaries often privilege surviving fabric and can understate demolished phases, contested use or displaced communities. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
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Questions for further research
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This entry incorporates text from “Twin Lakes (Fort Lauderdale)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.