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Buffalo City
Wisconsincity
Buffalo City
Total population
902
Median home value
$182,100
Bachelor's+
Median income
$60,865
Founded
1859
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 City is a city in Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, Buffalo City had a population of 1,007.
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History
The name may be derived from a buffalo animal husbandry operation in the past. The city was chartered in 1859. At that time it was the only city in Buffalo County. The town may have been named for three brothers who raised buffalo on a bluff overlooking the city.
Geography
Buffalo City is located at (44.233180, -91.862219). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. It is located west of Cochrane on the shore of Spring Lake, a backwater of the Mississippi River.
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Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Buffalo City, WI from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Cochrane-Fountain City ElementaryElementary · Fountain City · 290 students · 11.2:1 ratio
- Cochrane-Fountain City HighHigh · Fountain City · 270 students · 15.9:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Wisconsin
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Buffalo City
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library