Bucklin, Kansas Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 725. Estimated population in July 2024: 734 (+1.2% change)
Males: 356 (49.1%), Females: 369 (50.9%)
Ford County
Zip code: 67834
Demographics
Median resident age: 38.3 years
Median household income: $38,750
Median house value: $51,400
Population by Race
Races in Bucklin:
- White Non-Hispanic (92.7%)
- Hispanic (4.0%)
- Two or more races (1.9%)
- Other race (1.5%)
- American Indian (1.2%)
Ancestries: German (21.2%), United States (15.6%), Irish (8.4%), English (8.3%), Dutch (4.0%), French (3.4%).
Elevation: 2412 feet
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Bucklin
- High school or higher: 91.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 19.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 7.6%
- Unemployed: 2.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.8 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Bucklin city
- Never married: 21.7%
- Now married: 59.7%
- Separated: 0.3%
- Widowed: 8.1%
- Divorced: 10.2%
1.9% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +15 (+2.1%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Bucklin:
- GREAT PLAINS OF KIOWA COUNTY (about 24 miles; GREENSBURG, KS)
- MINNEOLA DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 26 miles; MINNEOLA, KS)
- ASHLAND DISTRICT HOSPSITAL (about 27 miles; ASHLAND, KS)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bucklin:
- DODGE CITY REGIONAL (about 26 miles; DODGE CITY, KS; Abbreviation: DDC)
- GREAT BEND MUNI (about 77 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Abbreviation: GBD)
- GARDEN CITY REGIONAL (about 79 miles; GARDEN CITY, KS; Abbreviation: GCK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Bucklin:
- BUCKLIN (about 1 miles; BUCKLIN, KS; Abbreviation: 8K0)
- WILROADS GARDENS (about 23 miles; DODGE CITY, KS; Abbreviation: 9K1)
- PAUL WINDLE MUNI (about 26 miles; GREENSBURG, KS; Abbreviation: 8K7)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bucklin:
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; GREAT BEND, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 95 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 123 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 150 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
- SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 153 miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,360)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 158 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,983)
- COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 184 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,392)
Schools
Public high school in Bucklin:
- BUCKLIN HIGH (Students: 87; Location: 422 S MAIN; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Bucklin:
- BUCKLIN ELEM (Students: 191; Location: 422 S MAIN; Grades: KG – 08)
Libraries
Library in Bucklin:
- BUCKLIN PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $36,645; Location: 201 N. MAIN P.O. BOX 596; 14,697 books; 286 audio materials; 259 video materials; 50 serial subscriptions)