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Lucas is a city in Russell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 393.HistoryLucas was established as the community of Blue Stem in 1877. It was renamed Lucas in 1887 after Lucas Place in St. Louis, Missouri.GeographyLucas is located at at an elevation of 1,489 feet . Located in north-central Kansas at the junction of Kansas Highway 18 and Kansas Highway 232 , Lucas is 115mi northwest of Wichita, 212mi west of Kansas City, and 21mi northeast of Russell, the county seat.Lucas lies in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains approximately 8mi 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 0.60sqmi, all of it land.ClimateThe 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.