Two Rivers, Wisconsin
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| Nickname(s): "The Coolest Spot in Wisconsin" "The Cool City" "TR" or "Trivers" "Carp Town" | |
 Two Rivers, Wisconsin
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| Coordinates: 44°9′18″N 87°34′35″W / 44.15500°N 87.57639°WCoordinates: 44°9′18″N 87°34′35″W / 44.15500°N 87.57639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Manitowoc |
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| • Total | 6.49 sq mi (16.81 km2) |
| • Land | 6.09 sq mi (15.77 km2) |
| • Water | 0.40 sq mi (1.04 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 11,712 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 11,545 |
| • Density | 1,923.2/sq mi (742.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC−6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC−5) |
| ZIP codes | 54241 |
| Area code | 920 |
| Website | www.two-rivers.org |
Two Rivers is a city in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 11,712 at the 2010 census. It is the birthplace of the ice cream sundae (though other cities, such as Ithaca, New York, make the same claim). The city's advertising slogan is "Catch our friendly waves" as it is located along Lake Michigan.
A post office called Two Rivers has been in operation since 1848. The city was named from its location at the confluence of the Mishicott and Neshota rivers, now known as the East Twin and West Twin Rivers, respectively.
Two Rivers derives its name from the East Twin River and the West Twin River which meet in the city less than a mile from their outflows at Lake Michigan. Two Rivers is located at 44°9′17″N 87°34′35″W / 44.15472°N 87.57639°W (44.154928, −87.57642).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.49 square miles (16.81 km2), of which, 6.09 square miles (15.77 km2) is land and 0.40 square miles (1.04 km2) is water.
Two Rivers, Wisconsin lies within the Humid Continental climate zone, modified by its close proximity to Lake Michigan. This gives the city more moderate temperatures and lesser extremes compared to its inland counterparts. The lake influence also gives Two Rivers a greater seasonal lag than places farther away from the lakeshore, with warmer Septembers and cooler Marches than the rest of the state; for instance, September, with a mean temperature of 60 °F (16 °C) is only 1 degree Fahrenheit cooler than June's 61 °F (16 °C), whereas Oshkosh, Wisconsin, a few tens of miles inland at a similar latitude, has a September that is 8 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than June.
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