Lucerne is a

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(CDP) in

Hot Springs County Hot Springs County is a county in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 4,696, making it the second-least populous county in Wyoming. Its county seat is Thermopolis. The county is named for the hot s ...

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, United States. The population was 535 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Lucerne is located on

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between

Thermopolis Thermopolis is the county seat and largest town in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. Census, the town population was 2,725. Thermopolis is Greek for "hot city." It is home to numerous natural hot springs, in which m ...

and Worland. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of 20.6 square miles (53.3 km²), of which 19.9 square miles (51.5 km²) is land and 0.7 square mile (1.7 km²) (3.22%) is water.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 525 people, 208 households, and 170 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 26.5 people per square mile (10.2/km²). There were 224 housing units at an average density of 11.3/sq mi (4.4/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.29%

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, 0.19%

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, 0.19% Native American, 0.19%

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, 0.38% from

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, and 0.76% from two or more races.

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of any race were 1.52% of the population. There were 208 households, out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 74.5% were

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living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.8% were non-families. 15.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.79. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.0% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 32.4% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $49,063, and the median income for a family was $47,813. Males had a median income of $24,464 versus $16,083 for females. The

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for the CDP was $19,998. About 3.6% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the

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, including none of those under the age of eighteen or sixty-five or over.

Education

Public education in the community of Lucerne is provided by Hot Springs County School District #1. Schools in the district include Ralph Witters Elementary School (grades K-5), Thermopolis Middle School (grades 6–8), and

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(grades 9–12).

References

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