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Buckingham, Illinois


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nameBuckingham, Illinois
settlement_typeVillage
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map_captionLocation of Buckingham in Illinois
image_map1Illinois in United States (US48).svg
map_caption1Location of Illinois in the United States
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coordinates_footnotes
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Illinois
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Kankakee
subdivision_type3Township
subdivision_name3Norton
leader_titleMayor
leader_title1Village president
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area_total_km20.65
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population_density_km2375.31
population_density_sq_mi972.11
timezone1CST
utc_offset1-6
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postal_code_typeZIP Code
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area_codes815 & 779
blank_nameFIPS code
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blank2_name_sec2Wikimedia Commons
blank2_info_sec2Buckingham, Illinois

Buckingham is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 244 at the 2020 census. The village is about 63.7 miles south west of Chicago Illinois. It is included in the Kankakee-Bradley, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The Coal Branch line of the Kankakee and Southwestern Railroad branched off in Buckingham and ran to the now lost, nearby towns of Clarke City and Tracy.

Geography

Buckingham is located in southwestern Kankakee County. It is 20 mi southwest of Kankakee, the county seat.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Buckingham has a total area of 0.25 sqmi, all land.

Demographics

There were 90 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.67% were married couples living together, 24.44% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.33% were non-families. 21.11% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.56% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.52 and the average family size was 3.00.

The village's age distribution consisted of 23.7% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 30.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $63,750, and the median income for a family was $72,750. Males had a median income of $41,071 versus $39,583 for females. The per capita income for the village was $23,256. About 5.8% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.9% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

References

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
  2. {{GNIS. 2397483
  3. "Explore Census Data".
  4. Klasey, Jack. (June 18, 2016). "These Kankakee County towns vanished with hardly a trace".
  5. US Census Bureau. "Gazetteer Files".
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
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