| Buckingham, Illinois | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.0469°N -88.175°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Kankakee |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Norton |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Title1: | Village president |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.65 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.25 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.65 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.25 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 653 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 244 |
| Population Density Km2: | 375.31 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 972.11 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 60917 |
| Area Code: | 815 & 779 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-09304 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2397483 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
| Blank2 Info Sec2: | Buckingham, Illinois |
Buckingham is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 300 at the 2010 census,[2] 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-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.[3]
Buckingham is located in southwestern Kankakee County. It is southwest of Kankakee, the county seat.
According to the 2010 census, Buckingham has a total area of 0.25sqmi, all land.[4]
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 237 people, 80 households, and 66 families residing in the village. The population density was 859.4sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 84 housing units at an average density of 304.6sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 100.00% White. Hispanic or 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 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.