Buffalo, Missouri
| Buffalo, Missouri | |
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| City | |
 Location of Buffalo, Missouri |
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| Coordinates: 37°38′37″N 93°5′40″W / 37.64361°N 93.09444°WCoordinates: 37°38′37″N 93°5′40″W / 37.64361°N 93.09444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Missouri |
| County | Dallas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.86 sq mi (7.41 km2) |
| • Land | 2.86 sq mi (7.41 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,201 ft (366 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,084 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 3,097 |
| • Density | 1,078.3/sq mi (416.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 65622 |
| Area code(s) | 417 |
| FIPS code | 29-09514 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0715000 |
| Website | City of Buffalo |
Buffalo is a city in Dallas County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,084 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Dallas County.
Buffalo is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Buffalo was platted in 1841, and named after Buffalo, New York, the native home of a first settler. A post office called Buffalo has been in operation since 1846.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.86 square miles (7.41 km2), all of it land.
Buffalo is the home to the Dallas County R-I School District. The school district includes a service area that includes students from western Laclede, southern Dallas, and eastern Polk counties. The school district includes an elementary school in Buffalo (Dillard A. Mallory Elementary). Buffalo Prairie Middle School, Buffalo High School, and the Dallas County Technical Center (at Louisburg) are all part of the school district. The mascot for Dallas County R-I Schools is the Bison (commonly named Buffy). The school district is part of the Central Ozarks Conference (COC) and currently has an enrollment of approximately 1,800 students grades K-12.
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,084 people, 1,266 households, and 760 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,078.3 inhabitants per square mile (416.3/km2). There were 1,518 housing units at an average density of 530.8 per square mile (204.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.8% White, 0.3% African American, 0.9% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 1.1% from other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.2% of the population.
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