Bucklin, Kansas

**Bucklin** is a city in Ford County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 727 people lived there.

## History

Bucklin was originally called **Corbitt**. It was planned out in 1885. It was renamed **Bucklin** in 1887. It was named after Bucklin Township.

Bucklin was incorporated in 1909. It was at the junction of two railroads.

## Geography

Bucklin is at  (37.547942, -99.635001). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

### Climate

Bucklin has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Bucklin has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 727 people, 284 households, and 188 families living in Bucklin. Of the households, 74.6% owned their home and 25.4% rented their home.

The median age was 41.3 years. Of the people, 89.8% were White, 0.6% were Native American, 0.6% were Asian, 0.6% were Black, 0.7% were from some other race, and 7.8% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.6% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 794 people, 287 households, and 204 families living in Bucklin.

## Education

Bucklin is part of USD 459 Bucklin.

## Famous people

- Eddie Sutton, men's college basketball coach

## Other websites

- City
- City of Bucklin
- Bucklin - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 459, local school district
- Maps
- Bucklin City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Bucklin, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image map**: Ford_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Bucklin_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Ford County, Kansas, Ford County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Ford Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Ford County, Kansas, Ford County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Ford County, Kansas, Ford
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **subdivision name3**: Bucklin Township, Ford County, Kansas, Bucklin
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1880s
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established date1**: 1885 (Corbitt)
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1909 (Bucklin)
- **named for**: Bucklin Township, Ford County, Kansas, Bucklin Township
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.60
- **area land sq mi**: 0.57
- **area water sq mi**: 0.03
- **area total km2**: 1.56
- **area land km2**: 1.49
- **area water km2**: 0.07
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 2415
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 727
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 67834
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 620, 620
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-09000
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2393449