Bucklin

Bucklin, Kansas
Location of Bucklin, Kansas
Coordinates: 37°32′53″N 99°38′6″W / 37.54806°N 99.635°W / 37.54806; -99.635
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Ford
Area
- Total	0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2)
- Land	0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	2,405 ft (733 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	725
- Density	1,351.7/sq mi (521.9/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	67834
Area code(s)	620
FIPS code	20-09000[1]
GNIS feature ID	0474249[2]

Bucklin is a city in Ford County, Kansas, United States. The population was 725 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Bucklin is located at 37°32′53″N 99°38′6″W / 37.54806°N 99.635°W / 37.54806; -99.635 (37.547942, -99.635001)^[3].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.4 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

As of the census^[1] of 2000, there were 725 people, 299 households, and 200 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,351.7 people per square mile (518.4/km²). There were 339 housing units at an average density of 632.0/sq mi (242.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.03% White, 0.41% African American, 0.69% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 1.52% from other races, and 1.93% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.00% of the population.

There were 299 households out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 7.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.8% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.4% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 21.8% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 96.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $38,750, and the median income for a family was $44,554. Males had a median income of $31,667 versus $18,235 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,954. About 6.8% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 7.4% of those age 65 or over.

Notable natives

• Eddie Sutton, men's college basketball coach

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Bucklin, Kansas is at coordinates 37°32′53″N 99°38′06″W / 37.547942°N 99.635001°W / 37.547942; -99.635001 (Bucklin, Kansas)Coordinates: 37°32′53″N 99°38′06″W / 37.547942°N 99.635001°W / 37.547942; -99.635001 (Bucklin, Kansas)

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Ford County, Kansas County seat: Dodge City Cities Bucklin | Dodge City | Ford | Spearville Townships Bloom | Bucklin | Concord | Dodge | Enterprise | Fairview | Ford | Grandview | Richland | Royal | Sodville | Spearville | Wheatland | Wilburn Unincorporated communities Bellefont | Bloom | Fort Dodge | Kingsdown | South Dodge | Windthorst | Wright