More historic than 16% of U.S. towns · #373 of 642 in Texas. What drives it
Most of Lucas was built recently: 0.8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2005. Below: maps from 1929 on and the census since 1970.
Founding year: the first Lucas post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).
History grade
What drives Lucas’ History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Lucas is more historic than 16% of U.S. towns, #373 of 642 in Texas. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.
C−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Lucas’ overall grade.
Few Texas towns list much on the Register (a typical Texas town has 0.0 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Lucas’ 0.0 sits below most of its state (34% of Texas towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C. The pre-1940 share (±0.9 points) is firm at this size. The founding year is the first post office, not a stated founding date.
Founding year: the first post office (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Lucas’ past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Lucas yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Lucas is a city in Collin County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 5,166, up from 2,890 at the 2000 census; in 2020, its population was 7,612.
Its first post office opened in 1888. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 5,166 to 7,612 (+47%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Lucas, 1888 to 1986
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
The Lucas post office opened in 1888, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
How does Lucas rank for history?
Lucas is more historic than 16% of U.S. towns, #373 of 642 in Texas. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Lucas?
0.8% of Lucas’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 1.6% for a Texas town; the median home was built in 2005.
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).
From Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.
