Lucas Township, Minnesota | |
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  Lucas Township, Minnesota Location within the state of Minnesota  Lucas Township, Minnesota Lucas Township, Minnesota (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 44°35′47″N 95°40′43″W / 44.59639°N 95.67861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Minnesota |
| County | Lyon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.6 sq mi (92.3 km2) |
| • Land | 33.8 sq mi (87.5 km2) |
| • Water | 1.8 sq mi (4.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,089 ft (332 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 260 |
| • Density | 7.7/sq mi (3.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| FIPS code | 27-38438[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0664836[2] |
Lucas Township is a township in Lyon County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 260 at the 2000 census.
Lucas Township was organized in 1873.[3] In 1888, Edward P. Elmer was proprietor of the Cottonwood Dairy located in Lucas Township, Lyon County, Minnesota (Rose, 1912, p. 372).
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 313.