Buckley, Michigan

{{Use American English|date=January 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Buckley, Michigan | official_name = Village of Buckley | settlement_type = [[Village (United States)|Village]] | nickname = | motto =  | image_skyline = Buckley, MI (July 2022).jpg | imagesize = 275 | image_caption = Looking west along the curve on [[M-37 (Michigan highway)|M-37]] | image_flag = | image_seal =  | pushpin_map = Michigan#USA | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_label = Buckley | pushpin_map_caption = Location within the state of Michigan##Location within the United States | pushpin_mapsize = | image_map = Buckley, MI location.png | mapsize = 250 | map_caption = Location within [[Wexford County, Michigan|Wexford County]]

| subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{Flagu|United States}} | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = {{Flag|Michigan}} | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Michigan|County]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Wexford County, Michigan|Wexford]]

| area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_26.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 21, 2022}}</ref> | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 4.88 | area_land_km2 = 4.72 | area_water_km2 = 0.17 | area_total_sq_mi = 1.89 | area_land_sq_mi = 1.82 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.07

| timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] | utc_offset = -5 | timezone_DST = EDT | utc_offset_DST = -4 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 320 | elevation_ft = 1050 | coordinates = {{coord|44|30|12|N|85|40|18|W|type:city_region:US-MI_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}} | postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code|ZIP code(s)]] | postal_code = 49620 | area_code = [[Area code 231|231]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 26-11480<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 2397486<ref name=GNIS>{{GNIS|2397486}}</ref> | website = https://villageofbuckley.squarespace.com/ | footnotes = | pop_est_footnotes = | unit_pref = Imperial }} '''Buckley''' is a [[Village (United States)|village]] in [[Wexford County, Michigan|Wexford County]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Michigan]].<ref name=GNIS/> The population was 775 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], an increase from 697 at the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]]. The village is located within [[Hanover Township, Wexford County, Michigan|Hanover Township]],<ref name="CENS">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019111423/http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-24.pdf |archive-date=October 19, 2012 |url-status=live|format=PDF |title=Michigan: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts 2010 Census of Population and Housing | date = September 2012|publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]| work = [[2010 United States census]]| accessdate = January 30, 2022|page=45 Michigan}}</ref> and lies immediately south of the [[Grand Traverse County, Michigan|Grand Traverse County]] line. The village lies about {{Convert|6.5|mi|km}} north of [[Mesick, Michigan|Mesick]], about {{Convert|20|mi|km}} northwest of [[Cadillac, Michigan|Cadillac]], and about {{Convert|15|mi|km}} south of [[Traverse City, Michigan|Traverse City]].

==History== The area that is now Buckley was historically traversed by what is now known as the [[Old Indian Trail (Michigan)|Old Indian Trail]], a trail which connected the Cadillac area to the Traverse City area.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ettawageshik |first=Frank |date=2018-04-25 |title=Old Indian Trail - Cadillac to Traverse City |url=https://cadillacmichigan.com/old-indian-trail-cadillac-to-traverse-city/ |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=Cadillac, Michigan Area Visitors Bureau |language=en-US}}</ref>

Buckley was originally founded in 1905 as a railroad station operated by the [[Manistee and North-Eastern Railroad]], and the community was named for the local Buckley & Douglas Lumber Company. The Buckley post office was established on March 31, 1906. The community incorporated as a village in 1907.<ref>{{cite book |first1=Walter |last1=Romig |title=Michigan Place Names: The History of the Founding and the Naming of More Than Five Thousand Past and Present Michigan Communities |type=Paperback |orig-date= 1973 |date=October 1, 1986 |publisher=[[Wayne State University Press]] |isbn = 978-0-8143-1838-6 |location=Detroit, Michigan| page=85}}</ref>

==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of {{convert|1.84|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|1.78|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.06|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (3.265) is water.<ref name=CENS/>

===Major highways=== *{{jct|state=MI|M|37}} is a north–south thoroughfare that runs through the village.

==Demographics== {{US Census population |1910= 464 |1920= 352 |1930= 236 |1940= 217 |1950= 194 |1960= 247 |1970= 244 |1980= 357 |1990= 402 |2000= 550 |2010= 697 |2020= 775 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }}

===2010 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=November 25, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 697 people, 246 households, and 175 families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was {{convert|391.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 300 housing units at an average density of {{convert|168.5|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the village was 95.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.7% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.9% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.9% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.1% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.0% of the population.

There were 246 households, of which 42.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 2.8% had a male householder with no wife present, and 28.9% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.23.

The median age in the village was 30.2 years. 31.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 32% were from 25 to 44; 21.4% were from 45 to 64; and 7.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 50.2% male and 49.8% female.

===2000 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 550 people, 185 households, and 145 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|309.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 212 housing units at an average density of {{convert|119.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the village was 93.64% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.73% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 2.36% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.36% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 1.27% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.64% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.64% of the population.

There were 185 households, out of which 42.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.1% were non-families. 13.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 31.5% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $36,667, and the median income for a family was $37,212. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $19,167 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $14,258. About 5.2% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 13.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Images== <gallery widths="220px" heights="125px" perrow="4"> File:Buckley, MI post office.jpg|{{center|U.S. Post Office in Buckley}} File:Buckley, MI village offices.jpg|{{center|Village offices and fire department}} </gallery>

==References== {{Reflist}}

[[Category:Villages in Michigan]] [[Category:Villages in Wexford County, Michigan]] [[Category:Populated places in the United States established in 1905]] [[Category:1905 establishments in Michigan]]