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Population (year 2000): 479. Estimated
population in July 2005: 494 (+3.1% change)
Males: 235 (49.1%), Females: 244 (50.9%)
Franklin County
Zip code:
62819
Median resident age: 41.3 years
Median household income: $25,119 (year 2000)
Median house value: $24,600 (year 2000)
Races in Buckner:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.3%)
- American Indian (1.7%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- Two or more races (0.8%)
Ancestries: Irish (14.2%), United States
(13.4%), German (10.0%), English (7.7%), Polish (5.2%), Italian
(3.8%).
Elevation: 410 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Buckner
- High school or higher: 71.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 9.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 30.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Buckner village
- Never married: 23.3%
- Now married: 43.8%
- Separated: 2.7%
- Widowed: 9.0%
- Divorced: 21.2%
1.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +2 (+0.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Buckner:
- FRANKLIN HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; BENTON, IL)
- HERRIN HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; HERRIN, IL)
- MARSHALL BROWNING HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; DU
QUOIN, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Buckner:
- WILLIAMSON COUNTY REGIONAL (about 16 miles; MARION,
IL; ID: MWA)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (about 22 miles;
CARBONDALE/MURPHYSBORO, IL; ID: MDH)
- MOUNT VERNON (about 26 miles; MOUNT VERNON, IL; ID:
MVN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Buckner:
- BENTON MUNI (about 6 miles; BENTON, IL; ID: H96)
- PINCKNEYVILLE-DU QUOIN (about 24 miles;
PINCKNEYVILLE, IL; ID: PJY)
- HARRISBURG-RALEIGH (about 36 miles; HARRISBURG, IL;
ID: HSB)
Amtrak station near Buckner:
- 16 miles: DU QUOIN (20 N. CHESTNUT ST.). Services:
enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free short-term
parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Buckner:
- JOHN A LOGAN COLLEGE (about 16 miles; CARTERVILLE,
IL; Full-time enrollment: 4,255)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-CARBONDALE (about 23
miles; CARBONDALE, IL; FT enrollment: 19,742)
- SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles;
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO; FT enrollment: 7,227)
- SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE (about 75 miles;
BELLEVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 7,333)
- SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-EDWARDSVILLE (about 83
miles; EDWARDSVILLE, IL; FT enrollment: 10,038)
- SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 95 miles;
ST LOUIS, MO; FT enrollment: 10,286)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA (about 96 miles;
EVANSVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 7,510)
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