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Buffalo, South Dakota

Buffalo, South Dakota, in Harding county, is 105 miles N of Rapid City, South Dakota (center to center) and 410 miles N of Denver, Colorado. The town has a population of 380.

The People and Families of Buffalo

In Buffalo, about 59% of adults are married.

Wealth and Education

In 2000, Buffalo had a median family income of $37,000.

Political Inclinations

Residents gave more to the Democratic party than any of the others.

Buffalo Housing

About 77% of housing units in Buffalo are owner-occupied.

Commuting

In Buffalo, 78% of commuters drive to work.

Category	Value
Near Medium City	105 miles N of Rapid City, South Dakota (center to center)
Nearest Large City	410 miles N of Denver, Colorado
County	Harding
Standard Zip Codes	57720
Phone Area Codes	605
Time Zone	Mountain (-7 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	45.584
Longitude	-103.545

Station	LUDLOW 3 SSE
Distance	16.3 miles
Jan Temp	6 to 26 F
Apr Temp	31 to 55 F
Jul Temp	55 to 83 F
Oct Temp	32 to 58 F
Annual Precip	16.6 inches

Station	RALPH 1 N
Distance	26.9 miles
Jan Temp	4 to 27 F
Apr Temp	30 to 57 F
Jul Temp	54 to 85 F
Oct Temp	31 to 60 F
Annual Precip	16.1 inches

Station	ALBION 1 N
Distance	43.3 miles
Jan Temp	2 to 28 F
Apr Temp	29 to 56 F
Jul Temp	54 to 85 F
Oct Temp	29 to 59 F
Annual Precip	14.3 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	380	100%
Male	180	47.4%
Female	200	52.6%
Under 18	97	25.5%
18+	283	74.5%
65+	78	20.5%
Median Age	43.6
Average Family Size	3.02
White	377	99.2%
African-American	0	0%
Asian	0	0%
American Indian & Alaskan	0	0%
Other	0	0%
Mixed Race	3	0.8%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	4	1.1%
Median Family Income (1999)	$37,000
Population In Poverty	44	12.2%

Category	Value
Est. 2005 Population	341
Growth	-39
Growth %	-10.29%

Ancestry	Percent
German	26.6%
US/American	25.7%
Norwegian	15.9%
Irish	8.1%
Finnish	6.1%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	4.3%
English	4%
Swedish	3.5%
Scottish	1.7%
Belgian	1.2%
Scandinavian	0.6%
Czechoslovakian	0.6%
Dutch	0.6%
Danish	0.6%
Scotch-Irish	0.6%

Party	Contributions
Democratic	$1,300
Republican	$500

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