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Population (year 2000): 1,447. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,348 (-6.8% change)
Males: 654 (45.2%), Females: 793 (54.8%)
Niobrara County
Zip code:
82225
Median resident age: 41.7 years
Median household income: $29,760 (year 2000)
Median house value: $62,300 (year 2000)
Races in Lusk:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
- Hispanic (1.6%)
- American Indian (0.9%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: German (33.5%), English (19.6%),
Irish (15.7%), Norwegian (4.8%), United States (4.7%), French
(4.2%).
Elevation: 5034 feet
Land area: 2.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lusk
- High school or higher: 85.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.5%
- Unemployed: 3.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lusk town
- Never married: 21.8%
- Now married: 53.5%
- Separated: 2.4%
- Widowed: 9.8%
- Divorced: 12.5%
0.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -105 (-6.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lusk:
- COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 48 miles; TORRINGTON, WY)
- PLATTE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 65 miles;
WHEATLAND, WY)
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF CONVERSE COUNTY (about 65
miles; DOUGLAS, WY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lusk:
- WESTERN NEB. RGNL/WILLIAM B. HEILIG FIELD (about 86
miles; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; ID: BFF)
- CHEYENNE (about 114 miles; CHEYENNE, WY; ID: CYS)
- ALLIANCE MUNI (about 125 miles; ALLIANCE, NE; ID:
AIA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lusk:
- LUSK MUNI (about 4 miles; LUSK, WY; ID: LSK)
- CAMP GUERNSEY (about 40 miles; GUERNSEY, WY; ID:
7V6)
- HARRISON SKYRANCH (about 41 miles; HARRISON, NE; ID:
9V3)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lusk:
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 101 miles; CHADRON, NE;
Full-time enrollment: 2,144)
- UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 118 miles; LARAMIE, WY;
FT enrollment: 9,665)
- SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about
126 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; FT enrollment: 2,002)
- BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 126 miles;
SPEARFISH, SD; FT enrollment: 3,190)
- CASPER COLLEGE (about 128 miles; CASPER, WY; FT
enrollment: 2,564)
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 164 miles;
GREELEY, CO; FT enrollment: 10,983)
- AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 166 miles; GREELEY,
CO; FT enrollment: 3,722)
Public high school in Lusk:
- NIOBRARA COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 139;
Location: 702 WEST 5TH; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lusk:
- LUSK ELEMENTARY (Students: 156; Location: 425
SOUTH MAPLE; Grades: KG - 05)
- LUSK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 102; Location:
425 SOUTH MAPLE; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Lusk:
- NIOBRARA COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income:
$64,415; Location: 425 S. MAIN STREET; 31,007 books; 325
audio materials; 565 video materials; 73 serial
subscriptions)
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