Lucas, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Lucas, Ohio
settlement_type = Village
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image_caption = A view of West Main Street in Lucas in 2007.


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map_caption = Location of Lucas, Ohio


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Richland

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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Todd R. Hall
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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 1.5
area_land_km2 = 1.5
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 0.6
area_land_sq_mi = 0.6
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 620
population_density_km2 = 400.4
population_density_sq_mi = 1037.1

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 333
elevation_ft = 1093
latd = 40 |latm = 42 |lats = 14 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 25 |longs = 12 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 44843
area_code = 419
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 39-45276GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1048396GR|3
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Lucas is a village in Richland County in the U.S. state of Ohio. Lucas was founded in 1836, and is part of the Mansfield, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 620 at the 2000 census. The Lucas "Cubs" are a member of the North Central Conference, participating in sports such as baseball, football, basketball, track, cross country, girls volleyball and girls softball. With class sizes around 40 students, Lucas is one of the smallest schools in the state of Ohio with an athletic program. Despite its small stature, the 1991 baseball team reached the final four (state semi-finals), and lost 1-0 (on an unearned run) to the eventual state champions, Parkway High School.

The 2007 Lucas High School Marching Band won best School Band Entry in the Fredericktown Tomato Show Parade, beating out Fredericktown, Hillsdale and Ashland High School marching bands.

Lucas was also the location of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall's wedding. They were married on May 21, 1945 in Lucas at Malabar Farm, the country home of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Louis Bromfield, who was a close friend of Bogart's. The wedding was held in the Big House.fact|date=December 2007

Geography

Lucas is located at coor dms|40|42|14|N|82|25|12|W|city (40.703773, -82.420024)GR|1, it is southeast of Mansfield, a few miles from I-71 on Ohio 39. Lucas is surrounded by the Rocky Fork and Black Fork rivers, and the Charles Mill Lake to the east, and the Pleasant Hill Lake to the south. Lucas has many hills and forests and it part of the Mohican Valley area, along with Loudonville, Perrysville, Butler and Bellville. According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 620 people, 246 households, and 172 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,037.1 people per square mile (399.0/km²). There were 268 housing units at an average density of 448.3/sq mi (172.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.42% White, 0.81% African American, 0.48% Native American, 0.16% from other races, and 1.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.16% of the population.

There were 246 households out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.7% were non-families. 24.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the village the population was spread out with 27.6% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $37,813, and the median income for a family was $42,917. Males had a median income of $36,094 versus $20,625 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,653. About 2.7% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Lucas is located within the Lucas Local School District. The district enrolls 584 students and administers 3 public schools including Lucas Elementary School, Lucas Heritage Middle School, and Lucas High School. [cite web |last=Great Schools.com |url=http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/oh/district_profile/545/ |title=Lucas Local School District Profile |accessdate=2008-06-15 ]

Notable natives and residents

* Johnny Appleseed, born John Chapman (September 26, 1774–March 18, 1845), was an American pioneer nurseryman who introduced the apple to large parts of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. He became an American legend while still alive, largely because of his kind and generous ways, his leadership in conservation, and also because of the symbolic importance of apples. His traveling ways lead him many times through the area of Lucas, and an Outdoor Amphitheatre outside of Lucas bears his name today.
* Louis Bromfield, author and conservationist
* Tim Seder, who coached and taught at Lucas High School, (born September 17, 1974 in Ashland, Ohio) was a National Football League placekicker for the Dallas Cowboys and Jacksonville Jaguars from 2000-2002.

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