Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania |
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Township | |
There are many dairy farms like this in Buffalo Township
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Map of Union County, Pennsylvania highlighting Buffalo Township |
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Map of Pennsylvania highlighting Union County |
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Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Union |
Settled | 1770 |
Incorporated | 1772 |
Area | |
• Total | 30.6 sq mi (79.3 km2) |
• Land | 30.6 sq mi (79.3 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) 0% |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 3,207 |
• Density | 104.8/sq mi (40.5/km2) |
Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Buffalo Township is a township in Union County, Pennsylvania, United States of America. The population was 3,207 at the 2000 census.
The Buffalo Presbyterian Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 30.6 square miles (79 km2), all of it land.
Buffalo Township is bordered by White Deer Township to the north, Kelly Township to the east and north, Lewisburg to the east, East Buffalo Township to the south and east, Limestone Township to the south and west, and West Buffalo Township to the west.
As of the census of 2000, there were 3,207 people, 1,166 households, and 895 families residing in the township. The population density was 104.8 people per square mile (40.5/km²). There were 1,215 housing units at an average density of 39.7/sq mi (15.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.85% White, 0.56% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.25% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 0.84% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.97% of the population.