Buckingham Township, Wayne County, Pennsylvania

Not to be confused with Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Buckingham, Pennsylvania
Second-class township
Township of Buckingham
Old but well-refurbished yellow building with black tiling and siding. A sign on the side of the building facing the camera reads "BUCKINGHAM TOWNSHIP MUNICIPAL BUILDING." There is a small post with a map of Wayne County, Pennsylvania attached to it on the same side of the building.
The former Starlight Station in Starlight, which is now the Buckingham Township Municipal Building. It is also a U.S. National Historic Place.
Location in Wayne County and the state of Pennsylvania.
Location in Wayne County and the state of Pennsylvania.
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
US Congressional DistrictPA-8
State Senatorial District20
State House of Representatives District111
CountyWayne
School DistrictWayne Highlands
Region I
Settledc. 1789[1]
IncorporatedMarch 21, 1798
(original township of Wayne County)
Founded bySamuel Preston, Sr.[1]
Named forBuckingham Township
(Bucks County)[2]
Government
 • TypeBoard of Supervisors
 • Board of Supervisors[3]
Supervisors
 • US RepresentativeMatt Cartwright (D)
 • State SenatorLisa Baker (R)
 • State RepresentativeSandra Major (R)
Area
[4]
 • Total
45.37 sq mi (117.51 km2)
 • Land44.17 sq mi (114.39 km2)
 • Water1.21 sq mi (3.12 km2)
Elevation
1,043 ft (317.9 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
520
 • Estimate 
(2016)[5]
497
 • Density11.25/sq mi (4.34/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Daylight (EDT))
Area code(s)570
GNIS feature ID1217248[6]
FIPS code42-127-09824[7]

Buckingham is a second-class township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The township's population was 520 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.[8]

  1. ^ a b Goodrich, Phineas G. (1992) [1880]. History of Wayne County. Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc. p. 217.
  2. ^ "Buckingham Township". Wayne County Historical Society. 2014. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  3. ^ "Municipal Index" (PDF). Wayne County Planning Commission/GIS. WordPress. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 3, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  4. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Township of Buckingham". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. January 1, 1990. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  7. ^ U.S. Census Bureau. Census 2000. "Census Demographic Profiles, Buckingham Township" (PDF). CenStats Databases. Retrieved January 31, 2009.[dead link‍]
  8. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.