History · Buckheart

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The story so far

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Buckheart Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,315 and it contained 725 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,484 to 1,315 (-11%). Half of its homes were built before 1971.

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Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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