Our school is located just north of the town with the same name, Bucklin, Missouri, which was founded in 1854 as a railroad town. The current census from 2000 indicates that the population is 524. Bucklin itself has a grocery store, lumber yard, restaurant, pub, florist, lawn care service, outdoor store, post office, hair salon, tax preparation service, a few construction companies, and two funeral parlors. New Boston has a post office, pub, and hair salon. Towns served by the District are Bucklin and New Boston, and also include zip codes within Winigan and New Cambria. Local jobs are available in Marceline (8 miles), Brookfield (15 miles), Macon (25 miles); Chillicothe, Kirksville, and Moberly (approx 45-50 miles), and at times in some of the smaller towns and villages around the area. Colleges and universities in this area include Truman State University in Kirksville, Central Methodist University in Fayette, North Central Missouri College in Trenton, and Moberly Area Community College in Moberly, all of which have outreach programs of some sort. If you're looking for small town living, or maybe getting a farm or ranch in the country, either at very affordable prices, this is a great place to look.