Lucas Township, Lyon County, Minnesota

Lucas Township, Minnesota
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 / 44.59639; -95.67861
CountryUnited States
StateMinnesota
CountyLyon
Area
  Total
35.6 sq mi (92.3 km2)
  Land33.8 sq mi (87.5 km2)
  Water1.8 sq mi (4.8 km2)
Elevation
1,089 ft (332 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total
260
  Density7.7/sq mi (3.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code27-38438
GNIS feature ID0664836

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. In 1888, Edward P. Elmer was proprietor of the Cottonwood Dairy located in Lucas Township, Lyon County, Minnesota (Rose, 1912, p. 372).