Buffalo

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Buffalo

Total population

1,329

Median home value

$46,400

8.3%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$21,614

Buffalo$22k

National$74k

Elevation180 m

Land area10.42 km²

Weather69°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Coordinates34.72°, -81.68°

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 a census-designated place (CDP) in Union County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,266 at the 2010 United States census.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

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, SC from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

D

Don Rhymer

screenwriter and film producer

Thomas Bothwell Jeter

American politician (1827-1883)

Charles E. Hooker

American politician, Mississippi (1825-1914)

J

Jimmy Shirley

American jazz guitarist (1913–1989)

States Rights Gist

Confederate Army general (1831–1864)

James H. Goss

American politician (1820–1886)

J

James Rogers

American politician (1795-1873)

J

Joseph Gist

American politician (1775-1836)

Clifford Ray

American basketball player

S

Susan Smith

American murderer

W

William K. Clowney

American politician (1797–1851)

M

Mona Lisa

American pop and R&B singer-songwriter

B

Bob Jeter

American football player (1937-2008)

B

Bill Davis

coach

B

Bill Tucker

American football player (1943-2015)

B

Bobby Robinson

American songwriter and record producer (1917-2011)

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

Nearby places in South Carolina

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  11.3 mi away
• Lockhart
  13.3 mi away
• Whitmire
  15.7 mi away
• Camp Croft
  16.3 mi away · pop. 1,586
• Enoree
  16.4 mi away
• Clifton
  19.7 mi away · pop. 792
• Woodruff
  20.1 mi away
• Converse
  20.8 mi away
• Joanna
  22.3 mi away
• Fairforest
  24.4 mi away
• Laurens
  24.5 mi away
• East Gaffney
  25.2 mi away

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Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).