Buffalo, Kansas

Buffalo is a city in Wilson County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 232 people lived there.[6]

Buffalo, Kansas
City
Location within Wilson County and Kansas
Location within Wilson County and Kansas
KDOT map of Wilson County (legend)
KDOT map of Wilson County (legend)
Coordinates: 37°42′34″N 95°41′49″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyWilson
Founded1867
Incorporated1898
Named forAmerican bison
Area
[1]
 • Total0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2)
 • Land0.33 sq mi (0.85 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
935 ft (285 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total232
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3]
217
 • Density700/sq mi (270/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
66717
Area code620
FIPS code20-09150 [4]
GNIS ID0474927 [5]

History

Buffalo was created in 1867.[7] It took its name from Buffalo Creek, which was named after the American bison. The bison is often called the buffalo.[8]

The first store in Buffalo opened in 1869. The first hotel opened in 1870. Buffalo grew in 1886 when the Missouri Pacific Railroad was built through it.[9] Buffalo was incorporated as a city in 1898.[10]

Geography

Buffalo is at 37°42′34″N 95°41′49″W (37.709569, -95.696967).[11] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.33 square miles (0.85 km2). All of it is land.[1]

People
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1900299—
1910807169.9%
1920739−8.4%
19307998.1%
1940555−30.5%
1950437−21.3%
1960422−3.4%
1970321−23.9%
198038620.2%
1990293−24.1%
2000284−3.1%
2010232−18.3%
2016 (est.)217[3]−6.5%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 232 people, 95 households, and 70 families living in Buffalo.[2]

Education

Buffalo is a part of USD 387 Altoona-Midway. The Altoona-Midway High School mascot is the Jets.[12]

Buffalo High School closed in 1958 because of school unification. The Buffalo High School mascot was the Pirates.[13]

Famous people
  • Mel Apt, test pilot
  • Claude Willoughby, baseball player

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  3. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  7. Kansas State Historical Society (1916). Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society. Kansas State Printing Plant. p. 315.
  8. Duncan, L. Wallace (1902). History of Neosho and Wilson Counties, Kansas. Monitor Printing Company. p. 881.
  9. Duncan, L. Wallace (1902). History of Neosho and Wilson Counties, Kansas. Monitor Printing Company. p. 913.
  10. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 249. ISBN 9780722249055.
  11. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  12. "Altoona-Midway USD 387". USD 387. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  13. "Buffalo High School". classmates.com. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

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