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Buckley, in brief

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Buckley is a village in Artesia Township, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. The population was 495 at the 2020 census. Buckley celebrated its sesquicentennial in 2006.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 600 to 495 (-18%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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