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Population (year 2000): 963. Estimated
population in July 2005: 897 (-6.9% change)
Males: 452 (46.9%), Females: 511 (53.1%)
Winnebago County
Zip code:
50424
Median resident age: 49.3 years
Median household income: $30,694 (year 2000)
Median house value: $36,800 (year 2000)
Races in Buffalo Center:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
- Hispanic (2.6%)
- Other race (1.0%)
Ancestries: German (54.2%), Norwegian (22.1%),
English (7.4%), Irish (6.4%), Dutch (4.5%), Danish (4.0%).
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Buffalo Center
- High school or higher: 78.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
- Unemployed: 2.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Buffalo Center city
- Never married: 14.8%
- Now married: 61.2%
- Separated: 0.2%
- Widowed: 17.9%
- Divorced: 5.8%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -124 (-11.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Buffalo Center:
- UNITED HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 20 miles; BLUE
EARTH, MN)
- HANCOCK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles;
BRITT, IA)
- KOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 29 miles;
ALGONA, IA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Buffalo Center:
- MASON CITY MUNI (about 47 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID:
MCW)
- FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 60 miles; FORT DODGE, IA;
ID: FOD)
- ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 108 miles; ROCHESTER,
MN; ID: RST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Buffalo Center:
- BLUE EARTH MUNI (about 17 miles; BLUE EARTH, MN; ID:
SBU)
- FOREST CITY MUNI (about 26 miles; FOREST CITY, IA;
ID: FXY)
- WELLS MUNI (about 26 miles; WELLS, MN; ID: 68Y)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Buffalo Center:
- MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 53 miles;
MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
- NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles;
MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
- SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 56
miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
- IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles; FT
DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
- GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 66 miles; ST PETER,
MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
- SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 92 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN;
FT enrollment: 2,968)
- IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 99 miles; AMES, IA; FT
enrollment: 24,473)
Public high school in Buffalo Center:
- NORTH IOWA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 192;
Location: 111 3RD AVE NW; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Buffalo Center:
- NORTH IOWA ELEM BUFFALO CENTER (Students:
211; Location: 111 3RD AVE NW; Grades: PK - 04)
Library in Buffalo Center:
- BUFFALO CENTER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $19,847; Location: 113 1ST ST NW; 9,894 books;
99 audio materials; 265 video materials; 35 serial
subscriptions)
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