Buckingham, Florida

Buckingham, Florida
Census-designated place
Location in Lee County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 26°40′N 81°44′W
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Lee
Area [1]
• Total	18.26 sq mi (47.28 km^2)
• Land	18.00 sq mi (46.63 km^2)
• Water	0.25 sq mi (0.65 km^2)
Elevation	12 ft (4 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	4,443
• Density	246.76/sq mi (95.28/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	12-09350[2]
GNIS feature ID	0294700[3]

Buckingham is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,443 at the 2020 census,^[4] up from 4,036 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Historic Buckingham School is located there.

Geography

Buckingham is located in northeastern Lee County at 26°40′N 81°44′W (26.6592, -81.7343).^[5] It is bordered to the southwest by Fort Myers, the county seat, and to the south and east by unincorporated Lehigh Acres.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Buckingham CDP has a total area of 18.5 square miles (47.8 km²), of which 18.2 square miles (47.2 km²) are land and 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²), or 1.36%, are water.^[6]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	3,742		—
2010	4,036		7.9%
2020	4,443		10.1%
U.S. Decennial Census[7]

As of the census^[2] of 2000, there were 3,742 people, 1,283 households, and 1,008 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 197.3 inhabitants per square mile (76.2/km²). There were 1,360 housing units at an average density of 71.7 per square mile (27.7/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 94.20% White, 2.32% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.51% Asian, 1.92% from other races, and 0.86% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.68% of the population.

There were 1,283 households, out of which 31.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.3% were married couples living together, 6.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.4% were non-families. 15.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 2.93.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 20.9% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 30.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 110.6 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $51,068, and the median income for a family was $55,719. Males had a median income of $33,176 versus $25,676 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $19,103. About 6.4% of families and 16.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.8% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

John Ashley- outlaw and occasional pirate active in southern Florida during the 1910s and 1920s.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
5. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
6. "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Florida". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.