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Population (year 2000): 1,200. Estimated
population in July 2005: 1,102 (-8.2% change)
Males: 573 (47.8%), Females: 627 (52.3%)
Harper County
Zip code:
73834
Median resident age: 42.6 years
Median household income: $30,433 (year 2000)
Median house value: $35,200 (year 2000)
Races in Buffalo:
- White Non-Hispanic (87.9%)
- Hispanic (10.3%)
- Other race (4.7%)
- American Indian (1.8%)
- Two or more races (1.2%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (17.5%), Irish (15.7%),
United States (12.6%), English (9.8%), Dutch (3.3%), French
(2.7%).
Elevation: 1810 feet
Land area: 0.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Buffalo
- High school or higher: 81.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.5%
- Unemployed: 1.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 14.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Buffalo town
- Never married: 15.6%
- Now married: 62.2%
- Separated: 1.0%
- Widowed: 9.4%
- Divorced: 11.8%
6.0% Foreign born (5.3% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -122 (-9.2%).
Hospital/medical center in Buffalo:
- HARPER COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (U S HIGHWAY
64 NORTH, P O BOX 60)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Buffalo:
- WESTERN STATE HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; FORT SUPPLY,
OK)
- ASHLAND DISTRICT HOSPSITAL (about 27 miles; ASHLAND,
KS)
- WOODWARD HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CENTER (about 32 miles;
WOODWARD, OK)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Buffalo:
- DODGE CITY REGIONAL (about 67 miles; DODGE CITY, KS;
ID: DDC)
- LIBERAL MUNI (about 93 miles; LIBERAL, KS; ID: LBL)
- GARDEN CITY REGIONAL (about 106 miles; GARDEN CITY,
KS; ID: GCK)
Other public-use airports nearest to Buffalo:
- BUFFALO MUNI (about 2 miles; BUFFALO, OK; ID: BFK)
- LAVERNE MUNI (about 21 miles; LAVERNE, OK; ID: O51)
- HAROLD KRIER FLD (about 25 miles; ASHLAND, KS; ID:
K58)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Buffalo:
- SOUTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 111
miles; WEATHERFORD, OK; Full-time enrollment: 4,360)
- BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 121 miles;
GREAT BEND, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 143 miles; HAYS,
KS; FT enrollment: 4,572)
- HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 144 miles;
HUTCHINSON, KS; FT enrollment: 2,268)
- WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 160 miles; WICHITA,
KS; FT enrollment: 10,403)
- SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 166 miles;
BETHANY, OK; FT enrollment: 2,002)
- FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 167 miles; WICHITA, KS; FT
enrollment: 2,983)
Public high school in Buffalo:
- BUFFALO HS (Students: 97; Location: 605 S.E.
2ND; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Buffalo:
- BUFFALO ES (Students: 140; Location: 311 N.E.
2ND; Grades: PK - 06)
- BUFFALO JHS (Students: 32; Location: 605 S.E.
2ND; Grades: 07 - 08)
Library in Buffalo:
- BUFFALO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$19,988; Location: 11 E TURNER; 8,039 books; 147 audio
materials; 277 video materials)
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