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Population: 1,200. Estimated population in July 2024: 1,102 (-8.2% change)
Males: 573 (47.8%), Females: 627 (52.3%)

Harper County

Zip code: 73834

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.6 years
Median household income: $30,433
Median house value: $35,200

Population by Race

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

Population by Education

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%).

Hospitals

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

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Buffalo:

  • DODGE CITY REGIONAL (about 67 miles; DODGE CITY, KS; Abbreviation: DDC)
  • LIBERAL MUNI (about 93 miles; LIBERAL, KS; Abbreviation: LBL)
  • GARDEN CITY REGIONAL (about 106 miles; GARDEN CITY, KS; Abbreviation: GCK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Buffalo:

  • BUFFALO MUNI (about 2 miles; BUFFALO, OK; Abbreviation: BFK)
  • LAVERNE MUNI (about 21 miles; LAVERNE, OK; Abbreviation: O51)
  • HAROLD KRIER FLD (about 25 miles; ASHLAND, KS; Abbreviation: K58)

Colleges and Universities

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; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 143 miles; HAYS, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,572)
  • HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 144 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)
  • WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 160 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
  • SOUTHERN NAZARENE UNIVERSITY (about 166 miles; BETHANY, OK; Full-time enrollment: 2,002)
  • FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 167 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,983)

Schools

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)

Libraries

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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