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Population: 768. Estimated population in July 2024: 762 (-0.8% change)
Males: 358 (46.6%), Females: 410 (53.4%)

Renville County

Zip code: 55314

Demographics

Median resident age: 40.2 years
Median household income: $40,000
Median house value: $54,100

Population by Race

Races in Buffalo Lake:

  • White Non-Hispanic (89.3%)
  • Hispanic (9.6%)
  • Other race (6.6%)
  • American Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (59.5%), Norwegian (13.3%), Swedish (10.4%), Irish (4.8%), English (3.0%), French (2.5%).

Elevation: 1074 feet

Land area: 0.6 square miles

Map of Buffalo Lake, MN

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Buffalo Lake

  • High school or higher: 74.1%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 1.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 18.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Buffalo Lake city

  • Never married: 22.7%
  • Now married: 56.5%
  • Separated: 1.3%
  • Widowed: 13.2%
  • Divorced: 6.3%

10.2% Foreign born (10.2% Latin America).

Population change in the 1990s: -2 (-0.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Buffalo Lake:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Buffalo Lake:

  • ST CLOUD REGIONAL (about 68 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Abbreviation: STC)
  • MINNEAPOLIS-ST PAUL INTL/WOLD-CHAMBERLAIN/ (about 98 miles; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Abbreviation: MSP)
  • BRAINERD LAKES RGNL (about 119 miles; BRAINERD, MN; Abbreviation: BRD)

Other public-use airports nearest to Buffalo Lake:

  • HECTOR MUNI (about 6 miles; HECTOR, MN; Abbreviation: 1D6)
  • HUTCHINSON MUNI-BUTLER FIELD (about 20 miles; HUTCHINSON, MN; Abbreviation: HCD)
  • LITCHFIELD MUNI (about 26 miles; LITCHFIELD, MN; Abbreviation: LJF)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Buffalo Lake:

  • RIDGEWATER COLLEGE (about 40 miles; WILLMAR, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,711)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 52 miles; ST PETER, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,355)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 55 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,186)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 59 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
  • SAINT CLOUD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 62 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 12,913)
  • SAINT CLOUD TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 65 miles; ST CLOUD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,183)
  • SOUTHWEST STATE UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; MARSHALL, MN; Full-time enrollment: 3,405)

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