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Buckland, Ohio
Inside Buckland's city limits, a shallow water table limits basements on 79% of mapped land, higher than 64% of Ohio cities. Shrink-swell clay limits houses without basements on 16%.
That water-table share is below Auglaize County's 94%. FEMA's flood data list 8 flood losses since 2016 in the 2 ZIP codes overlapping the city. Of its 108 homes, 87% were built before 1980; the median dates from 1939 or earlier.
Data as of October 13, 2026 · sources · in Auglaize County
expansive clay: shrink-swell limits slab homes
high water table: limits basements
flood losses since 2016 in 2 overlapping ZIPs
of homes built before 1980
Basement waterproofing in Buckland
Basement waterproofing in Buckland: a shallow water table limits basements on 79% of Buckland's mapped land, more than in 64% of Ohio cities, and the 2 ZIP codes overlapping Buckland logged 8 FEMA flood losses since 2016.
About 100 of Buckland's 108 homes are detached houses.
Soil under Buckland city limits
| Expansive clay (limits slab homes) | 16.3% |
| High water table (limits basements) | 79.1% |
| Septic fields very limited | 84.8% |
| Clay swell (LEP, by area) | 4.2% |
| High-swell land (LEP 6%+) | 0.6% |
| Mapped soil | 191 acres |
What the numbers mean here
Clay swell averages a linear extensibility of 4.2% by land area here, and 1% of the land reaches USDA's high class (6% or more). Clay like that swells when wet and shrinks when dry, under 16% of the mapped land.
On 79% of Buckland's mapped land, soil stays saturated within about 6 feet of the surface for part of the year, which is basement depth.
USDA rates 85% of the land very limited for septic absorption fields.
Drought in Auglaize County
0% of Auglaize County is in drought (D1 or worse) on the October 13, 2026 map. County detail.
Flood losses by ZIP code
FEMA flood records since 2016 in the ZIP codes that overlap Buckland. ZIP areas reach past city limits.
| ZIP | Share of city land | Flood losses | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45819 | 88% | 0 | $0 |
| 45895 | 12% | 8 | $646,158 |
Homes in Buckland
| Housing units | 108 |
| Median year built | 1939 or earlier |
| Built before 1980 | 87% |
| Built 2000 or later | 0% |
| Owner-occupied | 74% |
| Median value, owner-occupied | $104,800 |
| Single-family detached | 92% |
Nearby cities
| Place | Distance | Expansive clay | High water table |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wapakoneta | 5 mi | 18% | 72% |
| Cridersville | 7 mi | 23% | 90% |
| Spencerville | 8 mi | 29% | 99% |
| St. Marys | 9 mi | 11% | 68% |
| New Knoxville | 9 mi | 32% | over 99% |
| Lima | 11 mi | 12% | 60% |
| Elida | 12 mi | 17% | 74% |
| Botkins | 13 mi | 20% | 89% |
Sources: USDA SSURGO (August 5, 2026) · US Drought Monitor (October 13, 2026) · FEMA NFIP v3 (September 9, 2026) · Census ACS 2020-2024. Methods · Data status