Editing Buckingham, Illinois

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'''Buckingham''' is a [[village (Illinois)|village]] in [[Kankakee County, Illinois|Kankakee County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 300 at the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1709304| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Buckingham village, Illinois| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| accessdate=February 14, 2019}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> up from 237 at the 2000 census. The village is about 63.7 miles south west of [[Chicago]] [[Illinois]].  It is included in the [[Kankakee, Illinois|Kankakee]]-[[Bradley, Illinois|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, Illinois|Tracy]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Klasey |first=Jack |title=These Kankakee County towns vanished with hardly a trace |website=[[Daily Journal (Illinois)|Daily Journal]] |type=News article |language=en |date=June 18, 2016 |publication-place=Kankakee, IL |url=https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/these-kankakee-county-towns-vanished-with-hardly-a-trace/article_5fd994b3-3707-5cdc-b540-d7a8b91c5f4b.html |access-date=May 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506202442/https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/these-kankakee-county-towns-vanished-with-hardly-a-trace/article_5fd994b3-3707-5cdc-b540-d7a8b91c5f4b.html |archive-date=May 6, 2020 |url-status=live |url-access=limited |quote=Clarke City, however, was a substantial place...bordered by the "Coal Branch" line of the Kankakee and Southwestern Railroad. The tracks branched off from the main line at Buckingham and ran north to Tracy.}}</ref>

==Geography==
Buckingham is located in southwestern Kankakee County. It is {{convert|20|mi}} southwest of [[Kankakee, Illinois|Kankakee]], the [[county seat]].

According to the 2010 census, Buckingham has a total area of {{convert|0.25|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1709304
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=August 2, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213060322/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1709304
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left|1890= 158
|1910= 272
|1920= 165
|1930= 140
|1940= 149
|1950= 140
|1960= 152
|1970= 198
|1980= 330
|1990= 340
|2000= 237
|2010= 300
|2020= 244
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 237 people, 80 households, and 66 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|859.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 84 housing units at an average density of {{convert|304.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 100.00% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]]. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.84% of the population.

There were 80 households, out of which 45.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.5% were non-families. 15.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.32.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 32.9% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 35.0% from 25 to 44, 19.4% from 45 to 64, and 5.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.2 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $53,542, and the median income for a family was $68,750. Males had a median income of $40,000 versus $29,375 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $19,816. About 6.3% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 14.5% of those under the age of eighteen and 15.4% of those 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Kankakee County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Villages in Kankakee County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Villages in Illinois]]