Luck, Wisconsin
village in Polk County, Wisconsin
Luck is a village in Polk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,093 at the 2020 census.
History
Luck was originally two settlements, Luck on Big Butternut Lake, and West Denmark further west, founded by Danish immigrants in 1869 on the north and west shores of Little Butternut Lake and extending out a few miles. The two settlements knew it was impractical to remain separate entities, but disagreed about which would be the center of town. The railroad settled the issue when it laid tracks near the eastern settlement. Luck was not incorporated until 1905, several years later than most surrounding villages. Luck was once home to the Duncan Toys Company Yo-Yo factory headquarters.
Geography
Luck is located at 45°34′13″N 92°28′29″W (45.570499, -92.47476).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has an area of 2.50 square miles (6.47 km2), of which 1.89 square miles (4.90 km2) is land and 0.61 square miles (1.58 km2) is water.
Luck is along Wisconsin Highways 35 and 48 and Polk County Road N. County Road B is nearby.
“Luck, Wisconsin” enters the record as village in Polk County, Wisconsin. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Luck, Wisconsin and village can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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