Lucan Minnesota Map

About Lucan, Minnesota

Lucan is a locality in Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 214. The population density is 209.2 people per km². Lucan is located at 44.4097°N, 95.4106°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lucan is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56255.

Lucan occupies a vast, horizontal expanse of southwestern Minnesota where the horizon remains the most assertive feature of the landscape. It lies 18.8 miles east of Marshall, MN (from Marshall, MN: bearing 98°T), and is situated 17.0 miles west-southwest of Redwood Falls. Sleepy Eye Creek meanders through the periphery, cutting a quiet, unassuming path that punctuates the otherwise unrelenting flatness of the fertile prairie. To the west, the subtle rise of Middag Knutea marks the edge of the visual field, while the nearby Westline State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary where tall grasses sway in the steady, unimpeded wind. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, heavy clarity, turning the sky into a bruising violet that forces the grain elevators to stand out like austere, geometric monuments against the cooling earth.

Agricultural cycles dictate the pulse of life in Lucan, anchoring the daily rhythm to the stubborn demands of the soil and the seasonal migration of heavy machinery across the fields. The economic foundation remains rooted in the productivity of the surrounding acreage, reflecting a history of settlement that prioritized the resilience of the homestead over the density of urban sprawl. Residents often look toward the distant, ancient basin of the Nettiewynnt Lake Bed as a reminder of the shifting geological tides that preceded the arrival of the plow. While the pace of existence remains deliberate and sparse, the proximity to the quiet waters of School Grove Lake provides a necessary stillness, grounding the identity of the people in the quiet endurance of the high plains.

About This Lucan Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lucan, Minnesota. Coordinates: 44.409679, -95.410561. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Lucan includes the ZIP code (56255), telephone area code (320), county seat of Redwood County (Redwood Falls), and school district assignment (Wabasso Public School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.