Buffalo, Kansas

**Buffalo** is a city in Wilson County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 217 people lived there.

## History

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

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. Buffalo was incorporated as a city in 1898.

## Geography

Buffalo is at  (37.709569, -95.696967). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 217 people, 93 households, and 56 families living in Buffalo. Of the households, 83.9% owned their home and 16.1% rented their home.

The median age was 44.5 years. Of the people, 94.5% were White, 0.5% were Native American, 0.9% were from some other race, and 4.1% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.4% of the people.

### 2010 census

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

## Education

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

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

## Famous people

- Mel Apt,  test pilot
- Claude Willoughby, baseball player

## Other websites

- City
- Buffalo - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 387 , local school district
- Maps
- Buffalo City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Buffalo, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image map**: Wilson_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Buffalo_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Wilson County, Kansas, Wilson County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Wilson Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Wilson County, Kansas, Wilson County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **subdivision type**: List of sovereign states, Country
- **subdivision name**: United States
- **subdivision type1**: U.S. state, State
- **subdivision name1**: Kansas
- **subdivision type2**: List of counties in Kansas, County
- **subdivision name2**: Wilson County, Kansas, Wilson
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1867
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1898
- **named for**: American bison
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.32
- **area land sq mi**: 0.32
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 0.82
- **area land km2**: 0.82
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 935
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 217
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 66717
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 620, 620
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-09150
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 474927