Lance Creek, Wyoming facts for kids
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Lance Creek, Wyoming
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Location in Niobrara County and the state of Wyoming.
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 Lance Creek, Wyoming
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| County | Niobrara |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.0 sq mi (109 km2) |
| • Land | 41.9 sq mi (109 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 4,475 ft (1,364 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 43 |
| • Density | 1.024/sq mi (0.395/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code |
82222
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| Area code(s) | 307 |
| FIPS code | 56-44615 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1590500 |
Lance Creek is a small community in Wyoming, United States. It's known as a "census-designated place" (CDP), which means it's a special area defined for counting people. In 2020, only 43 people lived there!
Lance Creek is also famous for something really old: a rock formation called the Lance Formation. This formation is from the time of the dinosaurs, the Late Cretaceous period. It has amazing fossils of many different ancient creatures.
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Where is Lance Creek?
Lance Creek is located in Niobrara County, Wyoming. It sits at specific coordinates: 43 degrees, 2 minutes, 44 seconds North and 104 degrees, 39 minutes, 24 seconds West.
The total area of Lance Creek is about 42.0 square miles (which is about 108.8 square kilometers). Almost all of this area is land, with only a tiny bit of water.
People of Lance Creek
In the year 2000, there were 51 people living in Lance Creek. These people lived in 21 different homes, and 17 of these were families. Most of the people living there were White.
The average age of people in Lance Creek in 2000 was 49 years old. About 17.6% of the people were under 18 years old.
Schools in Lance Creek
Kids in Lance Creek go to public schools run by the Niobrara County School District #1.
- Lance Creek School teaches students from kindergarten to 3rd grade.
- Lusk Elementary/Middle School teaches students from kindergarten to 6th grade.
- Niobrara County High School is for older students, from 7th to 12th grade.
Roads and Highways
Several important roads connect Lance Creek to other places:
WYO 270 (Lance Creek Highway) connects to 
U.S. Highway 85 about ten miles east of town. It also connects to 
U.S. Highway 20 fifteen miles south in a town called Manville.
WYO 271 (20 Mile Road) goes west from Lance Creek. It leads to the West Lance Creek area.
WYO 272 (North Lance Creek Road) goes north from Lance Creek. It serves several ranches in the area and leads to Thunder Basin National Grassland.
See also
In Spanish: Lance Creek (Wyoming) para niños
