Moving to Buffalo, North Dakota

Population: 209. Estimated population in July 2024: 192 (-8.1% change)
Males: 104 (49.8%), Females: 105 (50.2%)

Cass County

Zip code: 58011

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.7 years
Median household income: $31,250
Median house value: $66,500

Population by Race

Races in Buffalo:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
  • American Indian (1.0%)

Ancestries: German (45.5%), Norwegian (28.2%), English (10.5%), Irish (8.6%), Swedish (7.7%), Polish (6.2%).

Elevation: 1197 feet

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Buffalo

  • High school or higher: 92.4%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
  • Unemployed: 2.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Buffalo city

  • Never married: 17.8%
  • Now married: 65.6%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 14.1%
  • Divorced: 2.5%

5.7% Foreign born (5.3% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: 0 (0.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Buffalo:

  • MERITCARE HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; FARGO, ND)
  • MERCY HOSPITAL OF VALLEY CITY – CAH (about 33 miles; VALLEY CITY, ND)
  • LISBON MEDICAL CENTER – CAH (about 35 miles; LISBON, ND)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Buffalo:

  • HECTOR INTL (about 52 miles; FARGO, ND; Abbreviation: FAR)
  • GRAND FORKS INTL (about 75 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Abbreviation: GFK)
  • JAMESTOWN REGIONAL (about 78 miles; JAMESTOWN, ND; Abbreviation: JMS)

Other public-use airports nearest to Buffalo:

  • PAGE REGIONAL (about 18 miles; PAGE, ND; Abbreviation: 64G)
  • SKY HAVEN (about 22 miles; ENDERLIN, ND; Abbreviation: 5N4)
  • CASSELTON ROBERT MILLER RGNL (about 25 miles; CASSELTON, ND; Abbreviation: 5N8)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Buffalo:

  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 41 miles; FARGO, ND; Full-time enrollment: 8,836)
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY-MOORHEAD (about 73 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,400)
  • CONCORDIA COLLEGE AT MOORHEAD (about 73 miles; MOORHEAD, MN; Full-time enrollment: 2,771)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 77 miles; GRAND FORKS, ND; Full-time enrollment: 9,935)
  • NORTH DAKOTA STATE COLLEGE OF SCIENCE (about 79 miles; WAHPETON, ND; Full-time enrollment: 2,176)
  • NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 120 miles; ABERDEEN, SD; Full-time enrollment: 2,356)
  • SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 183 miles; BROOKINGS, SD; Full-time enrollment: 7,353)

Public primary/middle school in Buffalo:

  • WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 63; Location: 400 N DAKOTA AVE; Grades: KG – 06)

Libraries

Library in Buffalo:

  • MARGARET FRAASE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $4,544; Location: 204 WILCOX AVE N; 10,497 books; 221 audio materials; 20 video materials; 6 serial subscriptions)