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Population (year 2000): 550. Estimated
population in July 2005: 565 (+2.7% change)
Males: 262 (47.6%), Females: 288 (52.4%)
Wexford County
Zip code:
49620
Median resident age: 31.3 years
Median household income: $36,667 (year 2000)
Median house value: $81,600 (year 2000)
Races in Buckley:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.3%)
- Hispanic (3.6%)
- American Indian (2.9%)
- Two or more races (1.6%)
- Other race (1.3%)
- Black (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (25.6%), Polish (12.5%),
Irish (11.6%), French Canadian (7.8%), United States (6.9%),
English (6.7%).
Elevation: 318 feet
Land area: 1.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Buckley
- High school or higher: 79.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.2%
- Unemployed: 8.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 29.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Buckley village
- Never married: 26.5%
- Now married: 55.6%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 2.0%
- Divorced: 14.6%
4.7% Foreign born (3.1% Latin America, 0.9%
Europe).
Population change in the 1990s: +170 (+44.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Buckley:
- MUNSON MEDICAL CENTER (about 17 miles; TRAVERSE
CITY, MI)
- MERCY HOSPITAL-CADILLAC (about 24 miles; CADILLAC,
MI)
- PAUL OLIVER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 39 miles;
FRANKFORT, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Buckley:
- CHERRY CAPITAL (about 18 miles; TRAVERSE CITY, MI;
ID: TVC)
- OTSEGO COUNTY (about 76 miles; GAYLORD, MI; ID: GLR)
- PELLSTON REGIONAL AIRPORT OF EMMET COUNTY (about 96
miles; PELLSTON, MI; ID: PLN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Buckley:
- GREEN LAKE (about 9 miles; INTERLOCHEN, MI; ID: Y88)
- BUNCH'S HALF ACRE (about 16 miles; HARRIETTA, MI;
ID: 4Y9)
- LAKE ANN AIRWAY ESTATES (about 20 miles; TRAVERSE
CITY, MI; ID: 4M0)
Amtrak station:
BUCKLEY (102 WEXFORD AVE.) - Bus Station. Services: fully
wheelchair accessible.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Buckley:
- NORTHWESTERN MICHIGAN COLLEGE (about 19 miles;
TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Full-time enrollment: 2,343)
- FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; BIG RAPIDS,
MI; FT enrollment: 8,593)
- CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 87 miles; MT
PLEASANT, MI; FT enrollment: 21,353)
- MUSKEGON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 95 miles;
MUSKEGON, MI; FT enrollment: 2,365)
- GRAND RAPIDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 106 miles;
GRAND RAPIDS, MI; FT enrollment: 7,590)
- GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 107 miles;
ALLENDALE, MI; FT enrollment: 15,124)
- AQUINAS COLLEGE (about 108 miles; GRAND RAPIDS, MI;
FT enrollment: 2,022)
Public primary/middle school in Buckley:
- BUCKLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL (Students: 415;
Location: 305 S. FIRST STREET; Grades: PK - 12)
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