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Population (year 2000): 3,900. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,290 (+10.0% change)
Males: 1,884 (48.3%), Females: 2,016 (51.7%)
Johnson County
Zip code:
82834
Median resident age: 43.8 years
Median household income: $29,392 (year 2000)
Median house value: $102,500 (year 2000)
Races in Buffalo:
- White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
- American Indian (2.0%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- Hispanic (1.8%)
- Other race (0.5%)
Ancestries: German (26.3%), English (18.5%),
Irish (13.5%), United States (4.5%), Norwegian (4.5%), Italian
(3.4%).
Elevation: 4650 feet
Land area: 3.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Buffalo
- High school or higher: 92.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
- Unemployed: 8.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 15.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Buffalo city
- Never married: 13.6%
- Now married: 61.5%
- Separated: 1.3%
- Widowed: 10.5%
- Divorced: 13.1%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +447 (+12.9%).
Hospital/medical center in Buffalo:
- JOHNSON CO MEMORIAL HOSP (497 W LOTT ST)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Buffalo:
- MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SHERIDAN COUNTY (about 37
miles; SHERIDAN, WY)
- CAMPBELL COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 82 miles;
GILLETTE, WY)
- WASHAKIE MEDICAL CENTER (about 92 miles; WORLAND,
WY)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Buffalo:
- SHERIDAN COUNTY (about 35 miles; SHERIDAN, WY; ID:
SHR)
- GILLETTE-CAMPBELL COUNTY (about 81 miles; GILLETTE,
WY; ID: GCC)
- WORLAND MUNI (about 91 miles; WORLAND, WY; ID: WRL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Buffalo:
- JOHNSON COUNTY (about 2 miles; BUFFALO, WY; ID: BYG)
- ST LABRE MISSION (about 92 miles; ASHLAND, MT; ID:
3U4)
- SOUTH BIG HORN COUNTY (about 96 miles; GREYBULL, WY;
ID: GEY)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Buffalo:
- CASPER COLLEGE (about 104 miles; CASPER, WY;
Full-time enrollment: 2,564)
- MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY-BILLINGS (about 157 miles;
BILLINGS, MT; FT enrollment: 3,105)
- UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING (about 192 miles; LARAMIE, WY;
FT enrollment: 9,665)
- BLACK HILLS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 197 miles;
SPEARFISH, SD; FT enrollment: 3,190)
- SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY (about
242 miles; RAPID CITY, SD; FT enrollment: 2,002)
- CHADRON STATE COLLEGE (about 277 miles; CHADRON, NE;
FT enrollment: 2,144)
- COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY (about 281 miles; Fort
Collins, CO; FT enrollment: 22,684)
Public high school in Buffalo:
- BUFFALO HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 360; Location:
326 SOUTH BURRITT; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Buffalo:
- MEADOWLARK ELEMENTARY (Students: 345;
Location: 550 SOUTH BURRITT AVENUE; Grades: KG - 04)
- CLEAR CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 265;
Location: 58 NORTH ADAMS AVENUE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CLEAR CREEK ELEMENTARY (Students: 84;
Location: 58 NORTH ADAMS AVENUE; Grades: 05 - 05)
- BILLY CREEK ELEMENTARY (Students: 8;
Location: 90 BILLY CREEK ROAD; Grades: KG - 04)
Library in Buffalo:
- JOHNSON COUNTY LIBRARY SYSTEM (Operating
income: $254,326; Location: 171 NORTH ADAMS; 60,766
books; 1,928 audio materials; 1,705 video materials; 181
serial subscriptions)
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