Buckingham is a

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(CDP; listed as Buckingham Courthouse) in and the

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of Buckingham County,

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. The population as of the 2010 Census was 133.Virginia Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data).
Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-06-08. 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

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, but burned down in 1869. The current courthouse was completed on the same site in 1873.

History

The Buckingham Courthouse Historic District and Woodside are listed on the

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Education

Buckingham 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. The old Buckingham County Primary School which is located in Dillwyn Va. is now the Buckingham Library.

Demographics

Buckingham Courthouse was first listed as a

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in the 2010 U.S. Census.

Notable people

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''. *

Archibald Austin Archibald Austin (August 11, 1772 – October 16, 1837) was a 19th-century slave owner, politician and lawyer from Virginia who served as a member of the 15th United States Congress. Biography Born near Buckingham Courthouse, Austin studied l ...

(1772–1837), born in Buckingham,

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from Virginia * Thomas S. Bocock (1815–1891)

and

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congressman and lawyer, Speaker of the

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(1875–1950), born in Buckingham, was an African American historian, author, journalist, the "Father of Black History," and founder of Black History Month. *

Satchidananda Saraswati Satchidananda Saraswati (; 22 December 1914 – 19 August 2002), born C. K. Ramaswamy Gounder and known as Swami Satchidananda, was an Indian yoga guru and religious teacher, who gained following in the West. He founded his own brand of Integra ...

(December 22, 1922 – August 19, 2002), also known as Sri Swami Satchidananda, born in

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, was one of the first spiritual teachers to bring

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to the United States. He founded

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and established its international headquarters in Buckingham. He opened the 1969

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Festival and his contributions in fields of interfaith education and preventive medicine have been widely recognized and honored internationally.

References

External links

Smithsonian magazine article on the original courthouse
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