Buckingham Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania

Not to be confused with Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Buckingham is a second-class township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township's population was 520 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.^[8]

Buckingham, Pennsylvania
Second-class township
Township of Buckingham
The former Starlight Station in Starlight, which is now the Buckingham Township Municipal Building. It is also a U.S. National Historic Place.
Location in Wayne County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
US Congressional District	PA-8
State Senatorial District	20
State House of Representatives District	111
County	Wayne
School District	Wayne Highlands Region I
Settled	c. 1789^[1]
Incorporated	March 21, 1798 (original township of Wayne County)
Founded by	Samuel Preston, Sr.^[1]
Named for	Buckingham Township (Bucks County)^[2]
Government
• Type	Board of Supervisors
• Board of Supervisors^[3]	Supervisors Kurt Mueller Bradley Shaffer James R. Mullican
• US Representative	Matt Cartwright (D)
• State Senator	Lisa Baker (R)
• State Representative	Sandra Major (R)
Area ^[4]
• Total	45.37 sq mi (117.51 km^2)
• Land	44.17 sq mi (114.39 km^2)
• Water	1.21 sq mi (3.12 km^2)
Elevation	1,043 ft (317.9 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	520
• Estimate  (2016)^[5]	497
• Density	11.25/sq mi (4.34/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
Area code(s)	570
GNIS feature ID	1217248^[6]
FIPS code	42-127-09824^[7]

History

The Equinunk Historic District and Starlight Station, New York, Ontario, and Western Railway are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.^[9]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 45.4 square miles (118 km²), of which 44.2 square miles (114 km²) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) (2.64%) is water.

Communities

The following villages are located in Buckingham Township:

• Autumn Leaves^[10][11]
• Balls Eddy^[12] (also in Scott Township)
• Dillontown^[10][13]
• Equinunk^[10] (also in Manchester Township)
• High Lake^[10][14] (also called Brownsville^[15])
• Lake Como (also in Preston Township)
• Starlight^[10]
• Stockport^[10][16]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2010	520		—
2016 (est.)	497	^[5]	−4.4%
U.S. Decennial Census^[17]

As of the census of 2010, there were 520 people, 260 households, and 148 families residing in the township. The population density was 11.8 people per square mile (4.6/km²). There were 523 housing units at an average density of 11.8/sq mi (4.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.7% White, 0.2% African American, 0.6% Asian, 0.5% from other races, 1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.5% of the population.

There were 260 households, out of which 13.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.2% were married couples living together, 6.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.1% were non-families. 35% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.00 and the average family size was 2.53.

In the township the population was spread out, with 13.1% under the age of 18, 60.9% from 18 to 64, and 26% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53.3 years.

The median income for a household in the township was $40,268, and the median income for a family was $54,375. Males had a median income of $36,193 versus $30,000 for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,796. About 9.9% of families and 11.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 18.6% of those age 65 or over.

Images

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  Town Hall in Buckingham Township, PA (early spring 2012)

References

1. Goodrich, Phineas G. (1992) [1880]. History of Wayne County. Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc. p. 217.
2. . Wayne County Historical Society. Wayne County Historical Society. 2014. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
3. (PDF). Wayne County Planning Commission/GIS. WordPress. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
4. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
5. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
6. "Township of Buckingham". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. January 1, 1990. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
7. U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Buckingham Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved January 31, 2009.^{[dead link]}
8. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
9. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
10. "BUCKINGHAM: SECOND CLASS TOWNSHIP MAP" (PDF). Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. August 4, 2003. Retrieved November 22, 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}
11. "Autumn Leaves". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
12. "Balls Eddy". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
13. "Dillontown". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
14. "High Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
15. Goodrich. p. 223.
16. "Stockport". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. August 2, 1979.
17. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.