Editing Dedham, Maine (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|44.38|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|39.33|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|5.05|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name ="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer2010.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 16, 2012}}</ref>

The small village corporation of Lucerne-in-Maine lies in a summer resort area along Phillips Lake near the center of the town. It is part of Dedham but has limited taxing and regulatory authority separate from the town's. The Lucerne-in-Maine Village Corp. was established in 1927 to give part-time residents a voice in how the village was run. In 2017 the village considered dissolving,<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.ellsworthamerican.com/maine-news/lucerne-considers-dissolving-becoming-part-dedham/ | title = Lucerne considers dissolving, becoming part of Dedham | first = David | last = Roza | date = September 21, 2017 | access-date = September 21, 2017 | publisher = The Ellsworth American }}</ref> but continues as a quasi-municipal corporation {{as of |January 2025 |lc= yes}}.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.dedhamme.org/index.asp?SEC=2CCF7E26-5C86-4C0A-BBA3-A05D4FEB2723 |title= Lucerne-in-Maine Village Corporation |access-date= January 6, 2025 }}</ref>