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Lucas is a city in Russell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 332.

Lucas was established as the community of Blue Stem in 1877. It was renamed Lucas in 1887 after Lucas Place in St. Louis, Missouri.

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.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Lucas has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

The 2020 United States census counted 332 people, 171 households, and 95 families in Lucas. The population density was 546.1 per square mile (210.8/km2). There were 239 housing units at an average density of 393.1 per square mile (151.8/km2). The racial makeup was 90.36% (300) white or European American (87.35% non-Hispanic white), 0.0% (0) black or African-American, 0.0% (0) Native American or Alaska Native, 0.3% (1) Asian, 0.0% (0) Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian, 2.41% (8) from other races, and 6.93% (23) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 4.52% (15) of the population.

Of the 171 households, 24.0% had children under the age of 18; 42.7% were married couples living together; 25.1% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 38.6% of households consisted of individuals and 21.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.9 and the average family size was 2.4. The percent of those with a bachelor's degree or higher was estimated to be 21.4% of the population.

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