Buffalo, Oklahoma
| Buffalo, Oklahoma | |
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| Town | |
Harper County Courthouse (2007)
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| Motto: "Proud History Bright Future" | |
 Location in Harper County and the state of Oklahoma. |
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| Coordinates: 36°50′13″N 99°37′44″W / 36.83694°N 99.62889°WCoordinates: 36°50′13″N 99°37′44″W / 36.83694°N 99.62889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Harper |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lewis Carpenter |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2) |
| • Land | 0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,814 ft (553 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,299 |
| • Density | 1,600/sq mi (620/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 73834 |
| Area code | 580 |
| FIPS code | 40-09850 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1090632 |
| Website | buffalooklahoma.org |
Buffalo is a town and county seat of Harper County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,299 at the 2010 census. It was named after Buffalo Creek Valley, for which it is located.
In 1907, the town was "staked out" and a post office was established with the name Buffalo, which was derived from nearby Buffalo Creek. In 1908, a county seat election gave title to Buffalo and it was incorporated in the same year. Buffalo's founders issued instructions for all buildings to be built of stone, thereby many of those structures survived the test of time.
The Harper County Journal, consolidated from the Buffalo Republican and the Harper County Democrat, has been published weekly since 1924. Other early newspapers included the Buffalo News, the Buffalo Bugle, the Buffalo Republican and the Post. The population peaked in 1960 at 1,618.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Buffalo has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all land. The city lies in the northwestern corner of Oklahoma at the Panhandle's eastern entrance, along U.S. Highway 183/64, 12 miles (19 km) south of the Kansas state line. It is 30 miles (48 km) northeast of the Texas state line and 174 miles (280 km) northwest of Oklahoma City.
Doby Springs, a lake and park eight miles west and two miles north of Buffalo, is city-owned and provides a water supply.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,200 people, 495 households, and 336 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,502.4 people per square mile (579.2/km²). There were 599 housing units at an average density of 750.0 per square mile (289.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 92.92% White, 0.08% African American, 1.17% Native American, 4.67% from other races, and 1.17% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.33% of the population.
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