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Lusk

Jackie Bredthauer
Niobrara Chamber of Commerce
Lusk, WY 82225
Phone: 307.334.2950
E-mail: luskwy@coffey.com
Web: www.luskwyoming.com

Located at the crossroads of US Highways 85 and 20/26 in the great prairie lands of eastern Wyoming, Lusk is the gateway to the Black Hills of South Dakota to the north, Yellowstone & Grand Teton Parks to the west, Cheyenne Frontier Days and the Colorado Front Range to the south and the rich farmlands and sandhill counties of Nebraska to the east. Lusk, the Niobrara County seat, is located in Eastern Wyoming in the tall grass country and is served by highways connecting in all four directions. Only 3,200 people live in rural Niobrara County, averaging out to almost 524 acres per person.

As a ranching community, Lusk has a relatively stable economic base. Today, it is a trading center for a ranching and dry-farming district which is somewhat involved in oil production. Agriculture has long anchored the community business structure often supplemented by booms in mineral exploration. The Union Pacific Railroad runs a double track west to east through Niobrara County carrying Wyoming’s coal to the Midwest and beyond. Lusk is home to the Wyoming Women’s Center, Wyoming’s state correctional facility for women. Small businesses and light industry are welcome and thrive in an excellent commercial environment. Services include a quality education system, municipal airport, humanitarian services, police, sheriff, ambulance and fire protection, large public library and churches of many denominations.

The largest employment sectors are government and retail trade. The principal economic activities are ranching and dry land agriculture, along with oil production, retail trade and government. The Town of Lusk has raw land designated for industrial development.

Commercial service is available at the Natrona International Airport in Casper - 104 miles from Lusk. Commercial service is available at the Natrona International Airport in Casper. Delta, Skywest, United Express, Frontier, and Great Lakes Aviation provide daily departures with connections to Denver, CO and Salt Lake City, UT. Charter flights and rental cars are available at the airport.

In addition, Lusk is served by the Lusk Municipal Airport, a general aviation airport 2 miles from town. Lusk is at the intersection of Wyoming Highways 18, 20 and 85. The nearest interstate is I-25, 40 miles from town.

Community and adult education programs are offered through Eastern Wyoming College in Lusk for students seeking higher education foundation and vocational training in broad fields.

Two medical clinics service the Lusk area, open Monday through Friday. The hospital and nursing home recently underwent renovations. The new Niobrara Health and Life Center includes a 24/7 Emergency Room, 4 Acute Care beds, and 20 long term care beds. It also includes a Rural Health Clinic and will offer laboratory and radiology services.

Recreation in the Lusk area includes hunting, horseback riding, fishing, boating, hiking, rock/fossil/artifact hunting, tennis, sight-seeing and swimming.

Community Information

*Source: Wyoming Taxpayers Association
*Mill levies are assessed on 9.5% of market value for commercial and residential and 11% on industrial property
*County mill levies may include general, airport, public health, fire, hospital, libraries, fair, recreation, museums, bonds and interest
*Special levies may include conservation, fire, hospital, recreation, cemetery, solid waste

Education

*Source: Wyoming Department of Education

Links to schools

• Niobrara County School District #1

Nearby Colleges and Universities

Transportation:

Utilities:

Major Employers

• UP Railroads - 100
• Wyoming Womens Center - 83
• Niobrara County - 53
• Town of Lusk - 22
• NEA - 18
• Schools - 120

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Other Links

• Available Sites & Buildings
• For additional Wyoming demographic information, visit the State of Wyoming Department of Administration & Information Economic Analysis Division.