Lucas Township, Effingham County, Illinois

Lucas Township is one of fifteen townships in Effingham County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 487 and it contained 170 housing units.

Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township (T6N R7E) has a total area of 35.49 sqmi, all land.

Extinct towns

 * Eberle
 * Winterrowd

Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Merry, Morris, Mount Zion, Saint Matthew Lutheran and Scott.

Demographics
As of the 2020 census there were 487 people, 154 households, and 129 families residing in the township. The population density was 13.72 PD/sqmi. There were 170 housing units at an average density of 4.79 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the township was 95.69% White, 0.21% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.41% from other races, and 3.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.64% of the population.

There were 154 households, out of which 46.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.88% were married couples living together, 2.60% had a female householder with no spouse present, and 16.23% were non-families. 16.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.10 and the average family size was 3.45.

The township's age distribution consisted of 35.4% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.5 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 113.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $67,159, and the median income for a family was $66,989. Males had a median income of $52,500 versus $40,536 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,424. About 3.1% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.4% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.

School districts

 * Dieterich Community Unit School District 30
 * North Clay Community Unit School District 25

Political districts

 * Illinois' 19th congressional district
 * State House District 108
 * State Senate District 54