Buffalo, South Dakota - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	337
Male Share of the Population	49.3%
Female Share of the Population	50.7%
Senior Citizens	18.1%
Employed Population 16+	181
Age of the Population	42

Families

% of people married	46.7%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	32.1%
Median Earnings25+	$39,250
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$68,750
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$30,313

Wealth

Median Family Income	$59,250
% Above Poverty Level	97%
% Below Poverty Level	3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	23 minutes
% Working from Home	12.7%
% Walking and Biking to Work	7.7%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	41.9%
Median Gross Rent	$625
Median House Value	$84,000

Ancestry

German	38%
Norwegian	27%
Irish	17.5%
English	9.8%
Dutch	5%
Belgian	5%
Scottish	4.2%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	3%
Swedish	1.5%
Welsh	1.5%
Finnish	1.5%
Danishn	1.5%
Czech	0.9%
Swiss	0.9%
Canadian	0.9%
Italian	0.6%
French Except Basque	0.3%
African	0.3%
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Buffalo Almanac

Category	Value
County	Harding County
Standard Zip Codes	57720
Phone Area Codes	605
Time Zone	America/Denver
Approximate Latitude	45.58
Approximate Longitude	-103.54

Buffalo Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

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

Buffalo Public Libraries

Northwest Regional Library
410 RAMSLAND ST
Buffalo, South Dakota
(605) 375-3835

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Buffalo Public Schools

Buffalo Elementary - 02
12474 Tipperary St
ZIP: 57720
(605) 375-3241
Primary
Total Enrollment 65

Harding County High School - 01
12474 Tipperary St
ZIP: 57720
(605) 375-3241
High
Total Enrollment 59

Harding County Ms - 03
12474 Tipperary St
ZIP: 57720
(605) 375-3241
Middle
Total Enrollment 41

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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