Buffalo

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Buffalo

Total population

735

Median home value

$196,300

8.7%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$47,120

Buffalo$47k

National$74k

Elevation748 m

Land area3.06 km²

Weather93°F · Sunny

Coordinates37.51°, -85.70°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Buffalo is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in southern LaRue County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Buffalo had a population of 571. It lies along Kentucky Route 61 south of the city of Hodgenville, the county seat of LaRue County. Its elevation is 748 feet (228 m), and it is located at 37°30′43″N 85°41′55″W. Although Buffalo is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 42716.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Buffalo, KY from NOAA NWS API.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Edward W. Creal

American politician (1883-1943)

Samuel J. Montgomery

American politician (1896-1957)

T

Thomas A. Robertson

American politician (1848–1892)

D

Danny Little Bear

American professional wrestler (1925–1991)

D

David Ezekiel Bryant

United States federal judge (1845-1910)

Hi Bell

American baseball player (1897-1949)

William E. Thurman

Recipient of the Purple Heart medal

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Henry English Read

American politician

Mary Sutton Huntley

American church worker and teacher

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Tommy Duffer

basketball player

John T. Hodgen

American physician (1826-1882)

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Philip Frederick Castleman

Abraham Lincoln

president of the United States from 1861 to 1865 (1809-1865)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Kentucky

• Magnolia
  4 mi away
• Hodgenville
  4.3 mi away
• Sonora
  10.9 mi away
• Bonnieville
  14.3 mi away
• Raywick
  14.9 mi away
• Summersville
  15.3 mi away
• Hardyville
  18.2 mi away
• Loretto
  19.2 mi away
• Munfordville
  19.2 mi away
• Greensburg
  20.5 mi away
• Rineyville
  21.9 mi away
• Campbellsville
  22.1 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Buffalo

Buffalo Dance

Frank X. Walker · 2010

Development programs for the Buffalo Trace development area

Kentucky Program Development Office · 1969

Garth High School yearbook,Georgetown (Kentucky), Scott County

Kentucky) Garth High School (Georgetown

The Kentucky Bourbon Trail

Berkeley Scott · 2009

The hunters of Kentucky

Ted Franklin Belue · 2003

Buffalo dance

Frank X. Walker · 2004

The Buffalo Trace

Virginia Louise Snider Eifert · 1955

TROUBLES and TRIALS on Upper Buffalo Creek

Michael Dean · 2017

Search results from Open Library.

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-18 13:15 UTC.