Lucas

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 northwest of Wichita, west of Kansas City, and northeast of Russell, the county seat. Lucas lies in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains, approximately north of Wilson Lake. Wolf Creek, a tributary of the Saline River, flows east along the southern edge of the city. 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.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  887
• Ring-billed Gull

  Larus delawarensis Ord, 1815 · Aves
  826
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  801
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  746
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  694
• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  672
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  668
• Northern Flicker

  Colaptes auratus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  636

Largest nearby schools

• Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified
  Elementary · Lucas · 137 students · 11.4:1 ratio