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History · Lucas Township

51% of Lucas Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1962 on.

0on the National Register
51%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lucas Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Lucas Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Lucas Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The story so far

Lucas Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lucas Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

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).

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 246 to 210 (-15%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Lucas Township on the map, 1962 to 1986

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lucas Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Lucas Township on the 1962 USGS mapLucas Township on the 1986 USGS map1962Cottonwood sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lucas Township.

Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Lindsay Mobile Home Court
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Lucas Township
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Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Posen TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSandnes TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townVallers TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townStanley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.