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Buffalo, Oklahoma





GEOGRAPHY


Buffalo is located at (36.836861, -99.628934).

According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 2.1 Km&2 (0.8 Mi&2 ), all land.

The town's official website is http://www.buffalooklahoma.org

Buffalo Public Schools website is http://www.buffalo.k12.ok.us

For more information regarding Harper County Community Hospital, visit http://www.hcchospital.com

Doby Springs Golf Course website is http://www.dobyspringsgolf.com

For more information about the Harper County Cooperative Extension Service (located in Buffalo), please visit http://www.harperosu.com


DEMOGRAPHICS

As of the Census of 2000, there were 1,200 people, 495 households, and 336 families residing in the town. The Population Density was 579.2/km&2 (1,502.4/mi&2). There were 599 housing units at an average density of 289.1/km&2 (750.0/mi&2). 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.

There were 495 households out of which 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.0% were Married Couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.87.

In the town the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 22.8% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 22.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $30,433, and the median income for a family was $38,333. Males had a median income of $25,625 versus $20,515 for females. The Per Capita Income for the town was $15,328. About 8.2% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 18.1% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.


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