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Buckeye is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area....

Buckeye is a town in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the town was 29,615. In July 2007, Forbes ranked Buckeye as the 2nd-fastest growing municipality in the United States, having had its population grow by nearly 192% between 2000 and 2006. Buckeye is located at 33°22′14″N 112°35′27″W / 33.37056°N 112.59083°W / 33.37056; -112.59083 (33.370520, -112.590899). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 145.8 square miles (377.5 km²), all of it land. At its widest points, the town's planning area extends 48 miles from north to south and 24 miles east to west. It borders the planning areas of Wickenburg to the north; Surprise, Glendale, and Goodyear to the east; and Gila Bend to the south. To the west is the unincorporated area known as Tonopah. As of the census of 2000, there were 6,537 people, 2,158 households, and 1,624 families residing in the town. The population density was 44.8 people per square mile (17.3/km²). There were 2,344 housing units at an average density of 16.1/sq mi (6.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 72.54% White, 3.37%