Buckingham is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, home to about 308 people across 0.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 60917.
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| Nearest major airport | Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)56 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chicago, IL60 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Buckingham; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Buckingham had 244 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 1070th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Kankakee County grew from 37,154 residents in 1900 to 107,502 in 2020.
Kankakee County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 37.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 23 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dwight, IL weather station (13 miles away).
35,392 jobs at 2,268 businesses in Kankakee County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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