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Buckingham, Illinois
Village in Illinois, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Buckingham is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. The population was 300 at the 2010 census,[3] 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.
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Buckingham, Illinois | |
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![]() Location of Buckingham in Illinois | |
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Coordinates: 41°02′49″N 88°10′30″W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Illinois |
County | Kankakee |
Township | Norton |
Area | |
• Total | 0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2) |
• Land | 0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
Elevation | 653 ft (199 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 244 |
• Density | 972.11/sq mi (375.31/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP Code | 60917 |
Area code(s) | 815 & 779 |
FIPS code | 17-09304 |
GNIS feature ID | 2397483[1] |
Wikimedia Commons | Buckingham, Illinois |
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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.[4]