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Luck, Wisconsin
Luck, Wisconsin According to the United States Census Bureau, the
village has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.3 km²), of
— Village — which, 1.9 square miles (4.8 km²) of it is land and
0.6 square miles (1.5 km²) of it (24.18%) is water.
Demographics
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 1,210 people, 500
households, and 308 families residing in the village. The
population density was 654.2 people per square mile
(252.5/km²). There were 572 housing units at an average
density of 309.3 per square mile (119.4/km²). The racial
makeup of the village was 98.26% White, 0.74% Native
American, 0.33% Asian, 0.08% from other races, and 0.58%
from two or more races. 0.99% of the population were
Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 500 households out of which 30.0% had
children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% were
Location of Luck, Wisconsin married couples living together, 9.2% had a female
Coordinates: 45°35′56″N 92°29′12″W / 45.59889°N householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were
92.48667°W / 45.59889; -92.48667Coordinates: 45°35′56″N non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of in-
92°29′12″W / 45.59889°N 92.48667°W / 45.59889; -92.48667 dividuals and 17.0% had someone living alone who was
Country United States
65 years of age or older. The average household size was
State Wisconsin 2.27 and the average family size was 2.87.
County Polk In the village the population was spread out with
24.3% under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from
Area
25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 24.5% who were 65
• Total 32.6 sq mi (84.6 km2)
years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For
• Land 32.1 sq mi (83.1 km2)
every 100 females there were 85.0 males. For every 100
• Water 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2)
females age 18 and over, there were 80.7 males.
Elevation[1] 1,224 ft (373 m) The median income for a household in the village was
Population (2000) $32,138, and the median income for a family was $40,000.
• Total 1,210 Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $21,343
• Density 37.1/sq mi (14.3/km2) for females. The per capita income for the village was
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
$16,599. About 5.4% of families and 8.3% of the popula-
• Summer (DST)
DST) CDT (UTC-5) tion were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those
under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.
FIPS code 55-46225[2]
GNIS feature ID 1583608[1]
Website http://www.villageofluckwi.com
History
Luck was originally two settlements, one on Big Butter-
Luck is a village in Polk County,[3] Wisconsin, United nut Lake, and one further west founded by Danish Immi-
States. The population was 1,210 at the 2000 census. grants in 1869, near the present site of State Highway 35.
The two settlements knew it was impractical to remain
Geography as separate entities, but disagreed about which would be
the center of town. The railroad settled the issue when it
Luck is located at 45°34′13″N 92°28′29″W / 45.57028°N laid tracks near the western settlement. Luck was not in-
92.47472°W / 45.57028; -92.47472 (45.570499, corporated until 1905, several years later than most sur-
-92.47476).[4]
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rounding villages.[5] Luck was once home to the Duncan
Toys Company Yo-Yo factory headquarters.
References
[1] ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States
Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
Education http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
Luck’s small school is located on Big Butternut Lake in a [2] ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census
single building that accommodates kindergarten through Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved
12th grade. There are approximately 50 students in each 2008-01-31.
grade. [3] http://www.travelsradiate.com/north-america/
The Luck High School athletic teams are nicknamed united-states/wisconsin/polk-county/
the Cardinals. Luck plays the majority of its athletic 5267654-polk-county.html, ret. 15th Feb 2011
events in the Lakeland Conference. Luck High School of- [4] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United
fers eight boys’ sports (baseball, basketball, cross coun- States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12.
try, football, golf, hockey, track & field and wrestling) http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/
and eight girls’ sports (basketball, cross country, golf, gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
hockey, softball, tennis, track & field and volleyball). [5] http://www.luckwisconsin.com/history.htm
Boys Basketball State appearances in 1973, and 2008. [6] Regina Spektor Biography
Notable people External links
• Regina Spektor, worked at a butterfly farm in • Village of Luck
Luck.[6] • Business Directory
• Peter Sørensen Vig, noted Lutheran pastor • Photo Gallery
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Categories:
• Populated places in Polk County, Wisconsin
• Villages in Wisconsin
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