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Buckley
A snapshot profile, compiled from information provided by the 1990 Census and other sources as noted:

The numbers

Founded: 1888

Square miles: 4

Population: 3,516

Median family income: $29,631

Median house value: $200,000
(John L. Scott Real Estate)

Median apartment rent: $334

Parks: 2

Housing units: 1,103


The people

Pie chart showing ethnic breakdown of population

Median age: 33.9

Enrolled in public school (K-12): 637

Completed four-year college or higher: 174

Below poverty level: 46 percent

Home ownership: 770

Renters: 333 percent

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HEADLINES
Saturday, August 14, 1999

Through the years, town has preserved its unique identity

Home prices have gone up but are still affordable

Infrastructure and schools are pinched by growth

Low crime among city's perks

'Pie Goddess' helps make living here sweet

Jon Hahn: Nothing cuts it like logging for Roy Bowen

Things to do while you're here

Scenes of Buckley

Buckley historical album

Buckley by the numbers


Nearby communities:

Bonney Lake

Dupont

Enumclaw

Fort Lewis/Lakewood

Orting

Puyallup

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