Lucasville is a census-designated place in Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,757 at the 2010 census. The village of Lucasville was laid out by Captain John Lucas in June 1819 and recorded August 7, 1819. Captain Lucas built the first tavern in the village and kept it until his death in 1825. His house for a long time was headquarters for the Democratic leaders of southern Ohio. Lucasville is the location of the Scioto County Fairgrounds. The Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, Ohio's only maximum security prison and the location of Ohio's death house where death row... inmates are executed, is located just outside Lucasville. Lucasville is served by the Portsmouth Public Library, as well as the Valley Local School District and Northwest Local School District Lucasville is located at 38°52′49″N 82°59′40″W / 38.88028°N 82.99444°W / 38.88028; -82.99444 . According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.5 square miles , of which 2.5 square miles is land and 0.04 square miles , or 1.57%, is water.
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| State: | Ohio |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Population: | 1,588 |
| Area: | 2.6 sq. mi. |
| Time zone: | North American Eastern Time Zone |
| Also known as: | Lucasville, Ohio, Scioto County / Lucasville CDP |