| Official Name: | Luckey, Ohio |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Wood County Ohio Highlighting Luckey Village.png |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Luckey in Wood County |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Wood |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Troy |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1.79 |
| Area Land Km2: | 1.79 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.69 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.69 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 1009 |
| Population Density Km2: | 564.73 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1462.32 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 666 |
| Coordinates: | 41.4525°N -83.4839°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 43443 |
| Area Code: | 419 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 39-45332[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2399199 |
| Website: | http://luckeyohio.org/ |
Luckey is a village in Wood County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,009 at the 2020 census.
Luckey was named for Captain James B. Luckey, who served in the US Army from 1861 to 1864. In 1879 he bought 180 acres of land and built a saw mill on the site of the village. In 1881 Isaac Krotzer surveyed the town, and several businesses were established including a post office, stave factory, and hotel.[3] A post office called Luckey has been in operation since 1881.[4] The village was incorporated in 1940.[5] From 1949 to 1958 there was a production site near the village that produced Beryllium under contract for the United States Atomic Energy Commission.[6] [7] [8] [9] In 2019 NSG began construction of a float glass plant just outside Luckey for First Solar in Toledo, the first new glass plant in the USA since 1980.[10]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.69sqmi, all land.[11]
| Largest ancestries (2010) | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 63.0% | ||
| 10.1% | ||
| 8.0% | ||
| 6.1% | ||
| 3.9% | ||
| 3.7% |
There were 383 households, of which 38.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.1% were non-families. 22.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.08.
The median age in the village was 36.7 years. 26.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 9.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.4% were from 25 to 44; 24.5% were from 45 to 64; and 13.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 49.3% male and 50.7% female.
| Largest ancestries (2000) | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 45.8% | ||
| 11.6% | ||
| English | 8.5% | |
| 8.4% | ||
| 5.7% | ||
| 4.0% |
There were 357 households, out of which 43.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.5% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 32.5% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $47,917, and the median income for a family was $51,382. Males had a median income of $40,278 versus $24,338 for females. The per capita income for the village was $17,678. About 2.6% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.