| Lovell, Wyoming | |
|---|---|
| — Town — | |
| Nickname(s): Rose Town of Wyoming | |
| Location of Lovell, Wyoming | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| County | Big Horn |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2) |
| • Land | 1.1 sq mi (2.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 3,832 ft (1,168 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,281 |
| • Density | 2,141.6/sq mi (826.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Mountain (MST) (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP code | 82431 |
| Area code(s) | 307 |
| FIPS code | 56-47950[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1591067[2] |
Lovell is a town in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 2,281 at the 2000 census.
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Lovell is located at (44.836787, -108.392180)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.1 square miles (2.8 km²), all of it land.
Lovell experiences a temperate desert climate (Köppen BWk) with cold, dry winters and hot, slightly wetter summers.
| Climate data for Lovell | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 63 (17) |
71 (22) |
78 (26) |
88 (31) |
97 (36) |
103 (39) |
106 (41) |
105 (41) |
99 (37) |
89 (32) |
72 (22) |
66 (19) |
106 (41) |
| Average high °F (°C) | 29.1 (−1.6) |
37.7 (3.2) |
48.9 (9.4) |
59.0 (15.0) |
68.3 (20.2) |
78.7 (25.9) |
86.6 (30.3) |
85.5 (29.7) |
73.6 (23.1) |
60.5 (15.8) |
43.4 (6.3) |
31.9 (−0.1) |
58.60 (14.78) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 16.9 (−8.4) |
24.8 (−4.0) |
35.7 (2.1) |
45.1 (7.3) |
54.9 (12.7) |
64.2 (17.9) |
70.5 (21.4) |
68.7 (20.4) |
57.1 (13.9) |
45.6 (7.6) |
31.0 (−0.6) |
19.9 (−6.7) |
44.53 (6.96) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 4.7 (−15.2) |
11.9 (−11.2) |
22.4 (−5.3) |
31.2 (−0.4) |
41.5 (5.3) |
49.7 (9.8) |
54.3 (12.4) |
51.8 (11.0) |
40.6 (4.8) |
30.6 (−0.8) |
18.6 (−7.4) |
7.8 (−13.4) |
30.43 (−0.88) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −39 (−39) |
−35 (−37) |
−20 (−29) |
7 (−14) |
18 (−8) |
30 (−1) |
38 (3) |
32 (0) |
17 (−8) |
−8 (−22) |
−27 (−33) |
−38 (−39) |
−39 (−39) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 0.24 (6.1) |
0.16 (4.1) |
0.33 (8.4) |
0.59 (15) |
1.21 (30.7) |
0.99 (25.1) |
0.75 (19.1) |
0.60 (15.2) |
0.75 (19.1) |
0.65 (16.5) |
0.24 (6.1) |
0.23 (5.8) |
6.74 (171.2) |
| Source no. 1: NOAA (normals, 1971-2000) [4] | |||||||||||||
| Source no. 2: The Weather Channel (Records) [5] | |||||||||||||
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 2,281 people, 896 households, and 613 families residing in the town. The population density was 2,141.6 people per square mile (823.1/km²). There were 1,013 housing units at an average density of 951.1 per square mile (365.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 90.93% White, 0.04% African American, 0.70% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 5.66% from other races, and 2.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.16% of the population.
There were 896 households out of which 31.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.9% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the town the population was spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 22.0% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.9 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $30,745, and the median income for a family was $35,815. Males had a median income of $30,698 versus $20,313 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,772. About 11.0% of families and 14.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.5% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.
Lovell is home to an elementary school, a middle school as well as a high school. The high school, which services grades 9 through 12 is expected to total an average of 50 students per grade through the 2010-2011 school year.[6]
Public education in the town of Lovell is provided by Big Horn County School District #2. Zoned campuses include Lovell Elementary School (grades K-5), Lovell Middle School (grades 6-8), and Lovell High School (grades 9-12).
The dominant religion is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. There are several other churches in town including Roman Catholic, Lutheran and Baptist. There is also a small group of Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints living near town.
The town was the center of a scandal in the 1980s when Dr. John Story was discovered to be sexually abusing patients. He was convicted on six separate charges of sexually assaulting his patients in 1985.[7]
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