Lucky, Louisiana

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Village of Lucky
Village
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
Parish	Bienville
Area	8.2 sq mi (21.2 km²)
- land	8.2 sq mi (21.2 km²)
- water	0.0 sq mi (0 km²), 0%
Center
- coordinates	32°14′01″N 93°00′56″W / 32.23361, -93.01556Coordinates: 32°14′01″N 93°00′56″W / 32.23361, -93.01556
- elevation	259 ft (78.9 m)
Population	355 (2000)
Density	43.3 /sq mi (16.7 /km²)
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Area code	318
Location of Lucky in Louisiana
Location of Louisiana in the United States

Lucky is a village in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 355 at the 2000 census.

Lucky was the birthplace of a large African American family, the Tobins. Robert T. Tobin, an educator, was the first member of his race to serve as a mayor of Minden, Louisiana.

[edit] Geography

Lucky is located at 32°14′1″N, 93°0′56″W (32.233692, -93.015515)^[1].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 21.3 km² (8.2 mi²). 21.2 km² (8.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.12% is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 355 people, 123 households, and 83 families residing in the village. The population density was 16.7/km² (43.3/mi²). There were 151 housing units at an average density of 7.1/km² (18.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the village was 30.14% White, 69.30% African American, 0.28% Asian, and 0.28% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.41% of the population.

There were 123 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were married couples living together, 26.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.63.

In the village the population was spread out with 36.1% under the age of 18, 9.3% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 16.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.1 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $15,625, and the median income for a family was $17,500. Males had a median income of $27,212 versus $13,594 for females. The per capita income for the village was $7,058. About 40.5% of families and 51.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 68.6% of those under age 18 and 34.2% of those age 65 or over.