词条 | Buckingham, Virginia |
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|official_name = Buckingham, Virginia |settlement_type = Census-designated place |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = Buckingham VA - county courthouse.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = County courthouse in Buckingham |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |pushpin_map = Virginia#USA |pushpin_label = Buckingham |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Virginia |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Buckingham |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = [1] |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = 1.121 |area_land_sq_mi = 1.115 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.006 |population_as_of = 2010 |population_footnotes = [1] |population_total = 133 |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = auto |timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = 449 |coordinates = {{coord|37|33|01|N|78|33|20|W|type:city_region:US-VA_source:GNIS-enwiki|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = 434 |blank_name = GNIS feature ID |blank_info = 1498458[2] |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }}Buckingham is a census-designated place (CDP; listed as Buckingham Courthouse) in and the county seat of Buckingham County, Virginia, United States.[3] The population as of the 2010 Census was 133.[4] The town of Buckingham was established in 1818, and originally named Maysville, before the name was changed to that of the county. The second courthouse, built between 1822 and 1824, was designed by Thomas Jefferson, but burned down in 1869. The current courthouse was completed on the same site in 1873. HistoryThe Buckingham Courthouse Historic District and Woodside are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5] EducationBuckingham County High School (9th Grade to 12th Grade) is located in Buckingham. The new Buckingham County Middle School (6th Grade to 8th Grade) is located down the road from the High School. Buckingham Primary School was renovated and became Buckingham Preschool located across the street from the high school. The former middle school and Dillwyn Elementary were expanded and renovated to become Buckingham County Primary (K-2nd Grade) and Buckingham County Elementary (3rd Grade to 5th Grade). In addition due to the expansion and budget cuts, Gold Hill Elementary in Arvonia/New Canton and Dillwyn Primary Schools were closed. Notable people
References1. ^1 {{cite web |title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Virginia |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2010_place_list_51.txt |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |accessdate=September 6, 2018}} 2. ^{{cite gnis|1498458|Buckingham}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |accessdate=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archivedate=2011-05-31 |df= }} 4. ^Virginia Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data). Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-06-08. 5. ^{{NRISref|version=2010a}} 6. ^ {{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | location = Chicago | date = 1963}} External links
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