Buckley (Washington)
| Buckley, Washington | |||
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 Buckley town sign |
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| Foundation : | 1889 ( incorporated , i.e. recognized as a local authority ) | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Washington | ||
| County : | Pierce County | ||
| Coordinates : | 47 ° 10 ′ N , 122 ° 2 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Pacific ( UTC − 8 / −7 ) | ||
| Residents : | 4,550 (as of 2015) | ||
| Population density : | 454.1 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 10.23 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of which 10.02 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 221 m | ||
| Postal code : | 98321 | ||
| Area code : | +1 360 | ||
| FIPS : | 53-08570 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1517059 | ||
| Website : | www.cityofbuckley.com | ||
| Mayor : | Patricia Johnson | ||
 Location of Buckley in Pierce County |
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Buckley is a city ( City ) in Pierce County in the State of Washington . At the United States Census 2010 there were 4,354 residents; a 2015 estimate showed a population of 4,550. Buckley is located below Mount Rainier and is known for hosting an annual lumberjack show.
history
The individual details of the story are taken from the Buckley City files and the Buckley Library.
The decisive battle in the Puget Sound War took place in Connell's Prairie, about 6 miles west of Buckley, in 1856. Coal deposits were discovered in Wilkeson in 1875. In the same year, Jeremiah “Jerry” Stilley was the first non-Indian to permanently settle west of today's city. A railway line from Tacoma to Wilkeson was built in 1877 to transport coal. In 1877 the current town of Buckley was named "Perkin's Prairie". In 1884 the Northern Pacific Railway built a branch line from Cascade Junction (between South Prairie and today's Buckley) to Perkin's Prairie. The place was named "White River Siding" by a railroad worker. "Dad" Chamberlain opened the first shop in town in 1885.
In 1887 the settlement was renamed after JM Buckley, a district chief of the Northern Pacific Railway . The first school opened in the same year. The following year the place was parceled out by Alexander and Mary Wickersham. In quick succession, sawmills and clapboard plants were founded, which gave the place an upswing. The first post office opened in 1889 and the district court appointed five men to be administrators of the place. That same year Buckley's first newspaper - The Buckley Banner - was founded. In 1890, Buckley was recognized as a local authority after a vote of the electorate . In order to be able to build a cemetery, land was transferred to the city in 1891.
On May 5, 1892, a major fire that broke out on the second floor of the Buckley Lumber Store destroyed most of the business district. On June 17 of the same year, the White River School District erected a new school building at its current location on A Street. The first church was also built in 1892. In addition, the first water supply was installed. On February 24, 1893, the first fire station opened in Buckley. The construction plans for a train station have been completed.
The business district was destroyed again by fire in 1898. That same year, the first high school students began teaching after a school building was built. In 1900 the "Mount Rainier Department" of the "Office of Emergency Services" was founded. In 1902 the school building received an extension; the first library was opened. The first high school degrees were awarded in 1905.
In 1907 a drinking water system was built, the water tower of which is still in operation today; a public power supply was also introduced. In 1909 the school burned down to the ground. That same year, the city established a fire station to replace the Columbia Hose Company, a private fire department. A new (stone) school building was built in 1910 on A-Street. With the completion of the tunneling work for a drainage channel and the construction of the machine house, the “White River Power Plant” was put into operation in 1911. In addition, today's town hall was built in 1911.
In 1912 the roads that had been built with wooden planks were paved. Wickersham Elementary School was built in 1914. Another major fire in the business district ruined most of it. The high school got a vocational school building in 1923. In 1929, the fire station received a car with a motor pump that replaced the previously hand-operated equipment.
Rainier State School opened in 1932. In 1939 the Rainier School, a facility for the disabled, was opened.
The Mud Mountain Dam was completed on the White River in 1942. In 1944, the era of railroad tie production ended with the closure of the Buckley Logging Company sawmill . In 1946 the city limits were expanded to include the grounds of the Rainier School and some farms in the south of the city. The Rainier School received an extension in 1947. The last coal was mined in the same year. In 1948 a kindergarten was opened. The following year the Rainier School expanded again; the Buckley and Enumclaw school districts were merged to form the White River School District.
In 1951 the "Rural Fire District No. 12 ”and in 1952 a new fire station was built. In the same year, the Rainier School received another expansion and a wastewater treatment plant was built. In 1953, the fire station received its first ambulance with a Packard from 1941. The White River School District was dissolved again in 1953; the Wickersham School received an extension.
The Buckley Planning Commission was formed in 1955. The following year a new gymnasium was built at the high school. In 1957 the city established a natural gas supply. The Northern Pacific station was demolished in 1959.
A company of the 19th Special Forces Group, a special unit of the United States National Guard , is stationed in Buckley .
Shooting of the film "Waiting for the Light" with Shirley MacLaine and Teri Garr, completed in 1990, took place in 1989 in Buckley. In 2003 the Elk Head Brewery opened its doors. The following year, White River High School was relocated to its new location.
geography
Buckley is located at 47 ° 9'44 "N / 122 ° 1'40" W near the parishes of Enumclaw , Bonney Lake, and Wilkeson . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 10.23 km², of which 10.02 km² is land and the remainder is water.
climate
According to the Köppen and Geiger climate classification , Buckley has a warm summer Mediterranean climate (abbreviated to "Csb").
Demographics
| year | Residents¹ |
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| 1890 | 878 |
| 1900 | 1.014 |
| 1910 | 1,272 |
| 1920 | 1,119 |
| 1930 | 1,052 |
| 1940 | 1,170 |
| 1950 | 2,705 |
| 1960 | 3,538 |
| 1970 | 3,446 |
| 1980 | 3.143 |
| 1990 | 3,516 |
| 2000 | 4.145 |
| 2010 | 4,354 |
| 2016 | 4,682 |
¹ 1890-2010:
2016 Census Results: United States Census Bureau estimate
2013
For 2013, a City Data dataset for Buckley shows a total population of 4,453 people, of which 48.6% are women and 51.4% are men. The median age was lower than the state's (37.4 years) at 35.6 years.
Of the 4,453 inhabitants, 91.8% were white, followed by 3.1% Hispanics, 2.9% belonged to more than one "race", 0.8% Indians, 0.7% Asians, 0.5% African American, 0.1% Pacific Islanders and 0.02% other "race".
Of Buckley's 25+ year olds, 80.7 percent had completed high school or higher education. 14.8% had at least a bachelor's degree, and 4.4% had a master's or professional degree. The unemployment rate was 6.9%.
Of those over 15, 47.4% were married , 36.3% never married, 2.4% were separated, 1.7% were widowed and 12.2% divorced .
The median household income of US $ 59,852 was higher than that of the state (US $ 58,405) and had increased by more than US $ 10 since 2000.
The median of the costs for residential real estate was generally US $ 248,356 and for single family homes it was US $ 263,853. Townhouses were priced at US $ 219,456. For properties with two apartments it was US $ 181,905, with three to four apartments it was US $ 194,771, with five or more apartments it was US $ 239,007 and for mobile homes US $ 92,564.
2010 Census
As of the 2010 census , Buckley had 4,354 residents, 1,591 households, and 1,049 families. The population density was 434.4 per km ². There were 1,669 housing units at an average density of 166.5 per km².
The population was 93% white , 0.6% African American , 0.8% Indian , 0.8% Asian , 0.1% Pacific islander , and 1.2% other "Races" and 3.4% from two or more "races" . Hispanics or Latinos of "any race" made up 3.1% of the population. Until 2014 the population was still 93.0% white and 3.0% Hispanic / Latino.
Of the 1,591 households, 33.7% had children under the age of 18, 48.6% were run by married couples living together , 11.5% by single mothers and 5.8% by single fathers; 34.1% were non-families. 26.3% of the households were singles and 11.6% were single people over 65 years of age. The average household size was 2.5 and the average family size was 3 people.
The median age in the city was 39.9 years. 22.5% of the population were under 18, 8.9% between 18 and 24, 25.4% between 25 and 44, 30% between 45 and 64 and 13 65 years or older. 50.3% of the population were men and 49.7% women. Men were also the dominant sex until 2014 with 2,191 people compared to 2,163 women.
Census 2000
As of the 2000 census , Buckley had 4,145 residents, 1,396 households, and 995 families. The population density was 414.6 per km ². There were 1,472 housing units at an average density of 147.2 per km².
The population was 93.78% White , 0.63% African American , 1.13% Native American , 0.77% Asian , 0.17% Pacific Islander , 0.55% from other "races" and 2.97% from two or more "races" . Hispanics or Latinos of "any race" made up 1.81% of the population.
Of the 1,396 households, 38.5% had children under the age of 18, 54.2% were run by married couples living together, and 12.3% by single mothers; 28.7% were non-families. 22.1% of the households were singles and 7.2% were single people over 65 years of age. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.12.
The median age in the city was 36 years. 26.4% of the population were under 18, 7.4% between 18 and 24, 32.4% between 25 and 44, 24.8% between 45 and 64 and 9, 65 years or older. There were 102.3 men for every 100 women, and 106.9 men for every 100 women over the age of 18.
All information on median income relates to the median. The median household income was US $ 49,453 and that of families was US $ 54,900. Males had a median income of $ 43,409 versus $ 29,688 for women. The per capita income was US $ 19,744. About 3.6% of families and 8.3% of the total population lived below the poverty line ; this affected 6.4% of those under 18 and 4.9% of those over 65.
Politics and the Executive
Buckley is ruled by a mayor and a seven-member city council. Currently (2018) Patricia Johnson is Mayor; she was elected in 2006 and will hold office until December 31, 2021.
Buckley in Popular Culture
- In the comedy Black Sheep , Al Donnelly ( Tim Matheson ) and Mike Donnelly ( Chris Farley ) were portrayed by actors from Buckley.
Personalities
- Blaine Larsen (* 1986), country musician
- Lucille Lund, 1930s actress, born in Buckley
Individual evidence
- ^ Population Estimates . United States Census Bureau . Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved July 9, 2016.
- ↑ http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=8145
- ^ Rainier School . Archived from the original on February 5, 2007. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ↑ Signs and Wonders (1990) . International Movie Database. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ↑ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 . United States Census Bureau . February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ↑ US Gazetteer files 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Archived from the original on July 14, 2012. Retrieved on December 19, 2012.
- ^ Climate Summary for Buckley, Washington
- ↑ United States Census Bureau : Census of Population and Housing . Archived from the original on May 12, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2013.
- ^ Population and Housing Unit Estimates . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ^ A b c d City-Data Buckley, Washington . City-Data.com. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ↑ American FactFinder . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved December 19, 2012.
- ↑ a b Suburban Stats . Suburbanstats.org. Retrieved February 14, 2018.
- ↑ Mayor's Office . City of Buckley. Retrieved February 15, 2018.
Web links
- City of Buckley - Official Website (English)
- Annual logger 'Rodeo (English)