Bucklin, Kansas
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Bucklin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67834. The Survey maps it on the Bucklin quadrangle. 727 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 2,405 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresBucklin fell from 794 to 727 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 794 | |
| 2020 | 727 | -67 (-8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1892 USGS Spearville quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Spearville quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Pratt quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Pratt quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Bucklin quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Kinsley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Bucklin between 2017 and 2020, burning about 128 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Ford County | 1170223 |
| 11 April 2017 | Debris and open burning | 65 acres | Ford County | 1170166 |
| 6 March 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 27 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Kansas Forest Service | not named |
| 16 January 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Ford County | 0C17001 |
Storms near this place
60 of 129 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bucklin in 129 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 84 hail, 33 thunderstorm wind, 6 tornado, 3 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklin | $500,000 | An irrigation system and two farm sheds were destroyed. |
| July 1995 | Tornado (F2) | Bucklin | $150,000 | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklin | $100,000 | Two pivot sprinklers were destroyed. They were full of water at the time. |
| May 2007 | Flood | Bucklin | $10,000 | Water over Outlaw Road. It was barely passable. |
| June 1994 | Hail | Bucklin | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklin | $1,000 | Four inch tree limbs blown down. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Bucklin | - | K-dot reported water over Highway 34 at location. |
| May 2024 | Heavy Rain | Bucklin | - | Rainfall report of 1.56 inches. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklin | - | Two full kerosene tanks that were anchored down were blown into a field. Many large tree limbs were broken by the high wind. |
| October 2021 | Tornado (EF1) | Bucklin | - | This was a qlcs tornado. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklin | - | Power poles were blown down by the high wind. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklin | - | The wind was estimated to be 70 to 80 MPH. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklin | - | The wind was estimated to be as high as 65 MPH. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklin | - | Three inch diameter tree limbs were broken and a trampoline was thrown into power lines. |
| December 2016 | Tornado (EF0) | Bucklin | - | This QLCS developed in the far eastern parts of Ford county and quickly moved into Kiowa County. It overturned a wind shelter for cattle as it moved towards the county line. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklin | - | Winds were estimated to be 70 MPH. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklin | - | There were numerous 6 inch diameter limbs blown down. |
| July 2014 | Heavy Rain | Bucklin | - | Rainfall of 2.50 fell during the 24 hour period. |
| July 2014 | Heavy Rain | Bucklin | - | Rainfall of 3.0 fell during the 24 hour period. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklin | - | A power pole was blown down. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklin | - | Winds were estimated to be 60 MPH. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklin | - | Several power poles on the north side of Bucklin were broken. There were also numerous 10 inch diameter tree limbs blown down. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklin | - | Lots of tree limbs were blown down in town with some damage to vehicles reported. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklin | - | Two to three inch diameter tree branches were blown down. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklin | - | Numerous tree branches were blown down including some 3 foot diameter limbs. |
| May 2007 | Flood | Bucklin | - | Flooding was occurring south of Bucklin on highway 34. Local folks had never witnessed flooding this bad at this location. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklin | - | Numerous power poles were blown down at the intersection of US highway 400 and highway 34. |
| October 2005 | Hail | Bucklin | - | The hail covered the ground. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklin | - | Numerous tree limbs were blown down. A ten was toppled and a fence was blown down. 1.60" of rain in a short period of time. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklin | - | Round building was destroyed and a pivot sprinkler was turned over at the airport. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklin | - | A shed was destroyed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklin | - | Shed roof taken off |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklin | - | Three inch limbs blown down. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Bucklin | - | This tornado did not hit anything. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklin | - | Tree limbs broken. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklin | - | Six inch diameter tree limbs blown down. |
| July 1995 | Hail | Bucklin | - | Thunderstorm wind of near 100 mph caused extensive damage to fences. Once filling station canopy was downed and it landed on two occupied vehicles but there were no injuries. One roof was taken off a house with debris scattered several hundred yards. A large storage shed was heavily damaged with two motor homes inside receiving extensive damage. Debris was carried one-quarter of a mile. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Bucklin | - | no account filed |
| May 2024 | Hail | Bucklin | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklin | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Bucklin | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklin | - | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Hail | Bucklin | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Bucklin | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Bucklin | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Bucklin | - | no account filed |
| May 2020 | Hail | Bucklin | - | no account filed |
| July 2018 | Hail | Bucklin | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Bucklin | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Bucklin | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Bucklin | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Bucklin | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bucklin | - | no account filed |
| May 2015 | Hail | Bucklin | - | no account filed |
| June 2014 | Hail | Bucklin | - | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Hail | Bucklin | - | no account filed |
| July 2013 | Hail | Bucklin | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Bucklin | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Bucklin | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Bucklin | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsdown | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Ford | 8.8 miles | 14 | |
| Bloom | 14.5 miles | 11 | |
| Windhorst | 16.4 miles | 13 | |
| Wilroads | 17.4 miles | 14 | |
| Wilroads Gardens | 20.0 miles | 14 | |
| Fort Dodge | 20.4 miles | 14 | |
| Wright | 21.1 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Bucklin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2611495 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 474249. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





