Moving to Bucklin, Missouri

Population: 524. Estimated population in July 2024: 496 (-5.3% change)
Males: 250 (47.7%), Females: 274 (52.3%)

Linn County

Zip code: 64631

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.4 years
Median household income: $21,490
Median house value: $27,700

Population by Race

Races in Bucklin:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
  • Hispanic (1.3%)
  • Two or more races (1.3%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)
  • Other race (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (20.2%), Irish (11.8%), United States (10.3%), English (6.1%), Swedish (3.8%), French (3.6%).

Elevation: 910 feet

Land area: 1.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Bucklin

  • High school or higher: 74.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
  • Unemployed: 5.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 24.7 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Bucklin city

  • Never married: 14.2%
  • Now married: 56.1%
  • Separated: 0.5%
  • Widowed: 15.6%
  • Divorced: 13.7%

0.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -53 (-9.2%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Bucklin:

  • PERSHING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; BROOKFIELD, MO)
  • MACON CO SAMARITAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; MACON, MO)
  • SULLIVAN COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 32 miles; MILAN, MO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Bucklin:

  • KIRKSVILLE REGIONAL (about 33 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Abbreviation: IRK)
  • COLUMBIA REGIONAL (about 82 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Abbreviation: COU)
  • OTTUMWA INDUSTRIAL (about 96 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Abbreviation: OTM)

Other public-use airports nearest to Bucklin:

  • NORTH CENTRAL MISSOURI REGIONAL (about 8 miles; BROOKFIELD, MO; Abbreviation: MO8)
  • MACON-FOWER MEML (about 31 miles; MACON, MO; Abbreviation: K89)
  • OMAR N BRADLEY (about 40 miles; MOBERLY, MO; Abbreviation: MBY)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Bucklin:

  • TRUMAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; KIRKSVILLE, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,922)
  • UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA (about 82 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 21,444)
  • COLUMBIA COLLEGE (about 82 miles; COLUMBIA, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,892)
  • CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; Warrensburg, MO; Full-time enrollment: 8,957)
  • INDIAN HILLS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92 miles; OTTUMWA, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,744)
  • GRACELAND UNIVERSITY-LAMONI (about 94 miles; LAMONI, IA; Full-time enrollment: 2,026)
  • LINCOLN UNIVERSITY (about 97 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, MO; Full-time enrollment: 2,580)

Schools

Public high school in Bucklin:

  • BUCKLIN HIGH (Students: 109; Location: 26832 HWY 129; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Bucklin:

  • BUCKLIN ELEM. (Students: 95; Location: 26832 HWY 129; Grades: KG – 06)