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Population (year 2000): 10,097. Estimated
population in July 2005: 13,290 (+31.6% change)
Males: 4,951 (49.0%), Females: 5,146 (51.0%)
Wright County
Zip code:
55313
Median resident age: 32.1 years
Median household income: $49,573 (year 2000)
Median house value: $129,300 (year 2000)
Races in Buffalo:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.1%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Black (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (42.8%), Norwegian (18.2%),
Swedish (12.6%), Irish (10.9%), English (7.2%), French (6.4%).
Elevation: 967 feet
Land area: 6.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Buffalo
- High school or higher: 87.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.8%
- Unemployed: 4.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Buffalo city
- Never married: 24.4%
- Now married: 57.1%
- Separated: 0.9%
- Widowed: 6.8%
- Divorced: 10.8%
0.8% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +2,400 (+31.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Buffalo:
- BUFFALO HOSPITAL (303 CATLIN ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Buffalo:
- MONTICELLO-BIG LAKE COMM HOSPITAL (about 10 miles;
MONTICELLO, MN)
- RIDGEVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (about 24 miles; WACONIA,
MN)
- ANOKA-METRO REG TREATMENT CTR (about 32 miles;
ANOKA, MN)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Buffalo:
- ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 28 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; ID:
STC)
- MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 50
miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; ID: MSP)
- BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 85 miles; BRAINERD, MN;
ID: BRD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Buffalo:
- BUFFALO MUNI (about 4 miles; BUFFALO, MN; ID: 8Y2)
- MAPLE LAKE MUNI (about 9 miles; MAPLE LAKE, MN; ID:
MGG)
- LEADERS CLEAR LAKE (about 19 miles; CLEAR LAKE, MN;
ID: 8Y6)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Buffalo:
- SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
- HENNEPIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 34 miles; BROOKLYN
PARK, MN; FT enrollment: 3,138)
- NORTH HENNEPIN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles;
BROOKLYN PARK, MN; FT enrollment: 3,097)
- SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 35 miles; ST
CLOUD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,183)
- ANOKA-RAMSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 38 miles; COON
RAPIDS, MN; FT enrollment: 3,627)
- MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about
43 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; FT enrollment: 3,857)
- NORMANDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles;
BLOOMINGTON, MN; FT enrollment: 4,636)
Public high schools in Buffalo:
- BUFFALO SR. (Students: 1,658; Location: 877
BISON BLVD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WRIGHT TECH. CTR. ALC (Students: 132;
Location: 1400 HWY 25 N.; Grades: 09 - 12)
- BUFFALO AREA LEARNING PROGRAM (Students: 29;
Location: 800 8TH ST. N.E.; Grades: 10 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Buffalo:
- BUFFALO COMMUNITY MID. (Students: 1,225;
Location: 1300 HIGHWAY 25 N; Grades: 06 - 08)
- PARKSIDE EL. (Students: 720; Location: NE.
2ND AVE.; Grades: KG - 05)
- TATANKA EL. (Students: 683; Location: 708-8TH
ST. NE.; Grades: KG - 05)
- DISCOVERY EL. (Students: 147; Location: 301
NE 2ND AVE; Grades: KG - 05)
- BUFFALO ECSE PROGRAM (Students: 57; Location:
214 NE 1ST AVE.; Grades: PK - PK)
- WRIGHT TECH ALC MIDDLE (Students: 3;
Location: 1400 N HWY 25; Grades: 08 - 08)
- WRIGHT TECH TARGETED SERVICES (Location: 1400
N HWY 25; Grades: 00 - 00)
- BUFFALO WEST EL. (Location: 214 NE 1ST AVE;
Grades: N - N )
- WRIGHT TECH. CTR. (Location: 1400 N. HWY 25;
Grades: 00 - 00)
Private primary/middle school in Buffalo:
- ST FRANCIS XAVIER ELEM SCHOOL (Students: 221;
Location: 210 FIRST AVENUE NW; Grades: PK - 6)
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