Editing Lucerne, Wyoming

{{short description|Census-designated place in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Lucerne, Wyoming
|settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place|CDP]]
|image_skyline            = LucerneWY.jpg
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|image_caption            = Water tank in Lucerne, August 2017
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|map_caption              = Location of Lucerne, Wyoming
|pushpin_map              = USA
|pushpin_map_caption      = Location in the United States
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Wyoming]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Wyoming|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Hot Springs County, Wyoming|Hot Springs]]
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|unit_pref                =  Imperial
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 20.6
|area_land_sq_mi          = 19.9
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.7
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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States Census|2020]]
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census2010">{{cite web|title=2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_GCTPL2.ST13&prodType=table |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |accessdate=July 13, 2012 }}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|population_total         = 548
|population_density_km2   =
|population_density_sq_mi = auto
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|timezone                 = [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain (MST)]]
|utc_offset               = -7
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|utc_offset_DST           = -6
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 4331
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|area_code                = [[Area code 307|307]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 56-48240<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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'''Lucerne''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Hot Springs County, Wyoming|Hot Springs County]], [[Wyoming]], United States. The population was 535 at the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]].

==Geography==
Lucerne is located on [[U.S. Route 20 in Wyoming|U.S. Route 20]] between [[Thermopolis, Wyoming|Thermopolis]] and [[Worland, Wyoming|Worland]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of 20.6&nbsp;square miles (53.3&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), of which 19.9&nbsp;square miles (51.5&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) is land and 0.7&nbsp;square mile (1.7&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) (3.22%) is water.<ref name=censusnl>{{cite web|title=2010 Wyoming Place Names|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_56.txt|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=July 13, 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110411001344/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_56.txt|archivedate=April 11, 2011}}</ref>

===Climate===
Thermopolis 9NE is a weather station near Lucerne.
{{Weather box
|location = Thermopolis 9NE, Wyoming, 1991–2020 normals: 4282ft (1305m)
|single line = Yes
|collapsed = Y
|Jan record high F = 59
|Feb record high F = 65
|Mar record high F = 77
|Apr record high F = 87
|May record high F = 94
|Jun record high F = 100
|Jul record high F = 101
|Aug record high F = 101
|Sep record high F = 98
|Oct record high F = 88
|Nov record high F = 74
|Dec record high F = 64
|year record high F =

|Jan avg record high F = 48.6
|Feb avg record high F = 53.7
|Mar avg record high F = 70.4
|Apr avg record high F = 78.6
|May avg record high F = 85.2
|Jun avg record high F = 93.9
|Jul avg record high F = 97.7
|Aug avg record high F = 96.1
|Sep avg record high F = 90.5
|Oct avg record high F = 80.4
|Nov avg record high F = 68.8
|Dec avg record high F = 53.7
|year avg record high F = 97.6

|Jan high F = 31.3
|Feb high F = 37.7
|Mar high F = 49.9
|Apr high F = 58.7
|May high F = 67.6
|Jun high F = 78.1
|Jul high F = 88.0
|Aug high F = 86.1
|Sep high F = 75.1
|Oct high F = 60.1
|Nov high F = 46.0
|Dec high F = 32.4
|year high F =

|Jan mean F = 15.4
|Feb mean F = 22.9
|Mar mean F = 34.2
|Apr mean F = 42.7
|May mean F = 52.0
|Jun mean F = 61.6
|Jul mean F = 69.3
|Aug mean F = 67.1
|Sep mean F = 56.4
|Oct mean F = 43.1
|Nov mean F = 30.1
|Dec mean F = 16.4
|year mean F =

|Jan low F = -0.4
|Feb low F = 8.0
|Mar low F = 18.6
|Apr low F = 26.7
|May low F = 36.5
|Jun low F = 45.0
|Jul low F = 50.5
|Aug low F = 48.1
|Sep low F = 37.6
|Oct low F = 26.1
|Nov low F = 14.2
|Dec low F = 0.3
|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -23.1
|Feb avg record low F = -18.6
|Mar avg record low F = -0.8
|Apr avg record low F = 10.7
|May avg record low F = 23.7
|Jun avg record low F = 34.5
|Jul avg record low F = 42.4
|Aug avg record low F = 39.5
|Sep avg record low F = 28.3
|Oct avg record low F = 9.8
|Nov avg record low F = -7.0
|Dec avg record low F = -22.0
|year avg record low F = -29.5

|Jan record low F = −35
|Feb record low F = −36
|Mar record low F = -21
|Apr record low F = -5
|May record low F = 16
|Jun record low F = 30
|Jul record low F = 36
|Aug record low F = 33
|Sep record low F = 25
|Oct record low F = -21
|Nov record low F = -34
|Dec record low F = −38
|year record low F =  

|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 0.37
|Feb precipitation inch = 0.50
|Mar precipitation inch = 0.89
|Apr precipitation inch = 1.85
|May precipitation inch = 2.43
|Jun precipitation inch = 1.34
|Jul precipitation inch = 0.75
|Aug precipitation inch = 0.73
|Sep precipitation inch = 1.23
|Oct precipitation inch = 1.34
|Nov precipitation inch = 0.67
|Dec precipitation inch = 0.51
|year precipitation inch =

|Jan snow inch = 8.00
|Feb snow inch = 7.00
|Mar snow inch = 8.50
|Apr snow inch = 7.80
|May snow inch = 0.80
|Jun snow inch = 0.00
|Jul snow inch = 0.00
|Aug snow inch = 0.00
|Sep snow inch = 0.30
|Oct snow inch = 3.60
|Nov snow inch = 6.40
|Dec snow inch = 8.40
|year snow inch = 

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA1>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00488758&format=pdf
|title = Thermopolis 9NE, Wyoming 1991-2020 Monthly Normals 
|access-date = December 6, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = XMACIS2 (records & monthly max/mins)<ref name = XMACIS2>
{{cite web
|url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = xmACIS
|access-date = December 6, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 525 people, 208 households, and 170 families residing in the CDP. The [[population density]] was 26.5 people per square mile (10.2/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 224 housing units at an average density of 11.3/sq&nbsp;mi (4.4/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.29% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.19% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.19% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.19% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.38% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.76% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] 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 [[Marriage|married couples]] 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 [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $19,998. About 3.6% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], 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 Number 1|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 [[Hot Springs County High School]] (grades 9–12).

==See also==
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* [[List of census-designated places in Wyoming]]

==References==
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==External links==
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{{Hot Springs County, Wyoming}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Hot Springs County, Wyoming]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Wyoming]]