Lucas, Kansas
city in Russell County, Kansas
Lucas is a city in Russell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 332.
History
Lucas was established as the community of Blue Stem in 1877. It was renamed Lucas in 1887 after Lucas Place in St. Louis, Missouri.
Geography
Lucas is located in north-central Kansas at the junction of Kansas Highway 18 (K-18) and Kansas Highway 232 (K-232), Lucas is 115 miles (185 km) northwest of Wichita, 212 miles (341 km) west of Kansas City, and 21 miles (34 km) northeast of Russell, the county seat.
Lucas lies in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains, approximately 8 miles (13 km) north of Wilson Lake. Wolf Creek, a tributary of the Saline River, flows east along the southern edge of the city.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.60 square miles (1.55 km2), all land.
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.
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