Editing Lucas, Wisconsin

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Lucas, Wisconsin
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
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|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1  = {{flag|Wisconsin}}
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Dunn County, Wisconsin|Dunn]]

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|area_total_km2           = 92.6
|area_land_km2            = 92.6
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|area_total_sq_mi         = 35.7
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|population_as_of         = [[United States Census, 2000|2000]]
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|population_total         = 658
|population_density_km2   = 7.1
|population_density_sq_mi = 18.4

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|timezone                 = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
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|elevation_m              = 328
|elevation_ft             = 1076
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|area_code                = [[Area codes 715 and 534|715 & 534]]  
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|blank_info               = 55-46175<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
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'''Lucas''' is a [[Political subdivisions of Wisconsin|town]] in [[Dunn County, Wisconsin|Dunn County]], [[Wisconsin]], United States. The population was 658 at the [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]]. The unincorporated community of [[Hatchville, Wisconsin|Hatchville]] is located partially in the town.

==Geography==
The town is rural, consisting of farms and forest. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of 35.7&nbsp;square miles (92.6&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), all of it land. The bedrock is sandstone,<ref>[http://dnr.wi.gov/landscapes/maps/state/bedrocktype.htm "Bedrock Type (BRTPxx5C)"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721074125/http://dnr.wi.gov/landscapes/maps/state/bedrocktype.htm |date=July 21, 2011 }}, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WiDNR), Madison, Wisconsin, 1990, Retrieved February 26, 2011</ref> and the land is relatively flat with an average elevation of 1079&nbsp;ft. (329 m.).<ref name="GNIS" />

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1990= 644
|2000= 658
|2010= 764
|estimate=804
|estyear=2020
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 658 people, 240 households, and 185 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was 18.4 people per square mile (7.1/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 256 housing units at an average density of 7.2 per square mile (2.8/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the town was 98.78% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.46% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.30% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.15% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.30% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.91% of the population.

There were 240 households, out of which 37.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.9% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 116.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 117.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $43,750, and the median income for a family was $48,125. Males had a median income of $30,795 versus $23,750 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $21,646. About 6.8% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Dunn County, Wisconsin}}

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[[Category:Towns in Dunn County, Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Towns in Wisconsin]]