The city of Carlton is located within Twin Lakes Township geographically but is a separate entity.

Black Bear Casino Resort is located within the northern portion of Twin Lakes Township.

A map of Minnesota in 1856, by Silas Chapman, shows this road with a small settlement named Twin Lakes, which was the only locality indicated as having inhabitants in Carlton County."

As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,912 people, 681 households, and 555 families residing in the township.

14.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.