Lucerne Mines, Pennsylvania Explained

Lucerne Mines, Pennsylvania
Official Name:Lucernemines
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Lucerne Mines
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Indiana
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Center
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:2.18
Area Land Km2:2.17
Area Water Km2:0.01
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:892
Population Density Km2:410.26
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:40.5544°N -79.1556°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:15754[3]
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-45312
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Area Total Sq Mi:0.84
Area Land Sq Mi:0.84
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Density Sq Mi:1063.17

Lucernemines, usually written as Lucerne Mines, is a census-designated place (CDP) in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 937 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Lucerne Mines is located at 40.5544°N -79.1556°W (40.554447, -79.155584).[4]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.9sqmi, all land.

Demographics

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 951 people, 407 households, and 293 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1105.8sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 427 housing units at an average density of 496.5sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.63% White, 1.05% African American, 0.11% Asian, and 0.21% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.84% of the population.

There were 407 households, out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.2% were married couples living together, 10.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 25.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.76.

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 19.1% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $28,427, and the median income for a family was $33,580. Males had a median income of $26,719 versus $18,036 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $13,976. About 10.4% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: Census Population API. United States Census Bureau. Oct 12, 2022.
  3. Web site: Lucerne Mines ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2022. November 11, 2022.
  4. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  5. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.