Luck, Wisconsin

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Luck is a village in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,210 at the 2000 census. The village is located within the Town of Luck.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 History
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Luck is located at 45°34′13″N, 92°28′29″W (45.570499, -92.47476)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 6.3 km² (2.4 mi²). 4.8 km² (1.9 mi²) of it is land and 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (24.18%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,210 people, 500 households, and 308 families residing in the village. The population density was 252.5/km² (654.2/mi²). There were 572 housing units at an average density of 119.4/km² (309.3/mi²). 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 married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.2% were non-families. 32.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 2.87.

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 25 to 44, 17.8% from 45 to 64, and 24.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 85.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.7 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $32,138, and the median income for a family was $40,000. Males had a median income of $31,250 versus $21,343 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,599. About 5.4% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 13.1% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] History

Luck was originally two settlements, one on Big Butternut Lake, and one further west, near the present site of State Highway 35. The two settlements knew it was impractical to remain as separate entities, but disagreed about which would be the center of town. The railroad settled the issue when it laid tracks near the western settlement.

Luck was not incorporated until 1905, several years later than most surrounding villages.
In 1946, Donald Duncan, of Duncan Yo-yo's, opened a factory here, in part to be near plentiful supplies of hard maple. The factory no longer exists.
Mr. Callister is the current mayor of Luck as of December 2, 2006.
Regina Spektor worked at a butterfly farm in Luck, Wisconsin
Timothy Lehman (Murderer) lived in Luck, Wisconsin. Murderer Timothy Lehman killed himself on Tuesday March 20, 2007. Timothy Lehman had been out on $100,000 cash bond since March 13th. He was facing charges of first-degree intentional homicide.