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Buffalo Center, IA map Population (year 2000): 963. Estimated population in July 2006: 885 (-8.1% change)
 

Males: 452  (46.9%)
Females: 511  (53.1%)

Winnebago County

Median resident age:  49.3 years
Iowa median age:  36.6 years

Zip codes: 50424.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $33,500 (it was $30,694 in 2000)
Buffalo Center  $33,500
Iowa:  $43,609

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $43,600 (it was $36,800 in 2000)
Buffalo Center  $43,600
Iowa:  $106,600

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Races in Buffalo Center:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.1%)
  • Hispanic (2.6%)
  • Other race (1.0%)

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Ancestries: German (54.2%), Norwegian (22.1%), English (7.4%), Irish (6.4%), Dutch (4.5%), Danish (4.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated on 02/17/1894

Land area: 1.10 square miles.

Population density: 820 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Buffalo Center

  • High school or higher: 78.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.0%
  • Unemployed: 2.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 16.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Buffalo Center city

  • Never married: 14.8%
  • Now married: 61.2%
  • Separated: 0.2%
  • Widowed: 17.9%
  • Divorced: 5.8%

12 residents are foreign born

This city:  1.2%
Iowa:  3.1%

According to our research there were no registered sex offenders living in this city in early 2007.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Buffalo Center:  1.1% ($413)
Iowa:  1.3% ($1,077)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Ames, IA (96.5 miles , pop. 50,731).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Minneapolis, MN (118.7 miles , pop. 382,618).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (443.8 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Rake, IA (7.0 miles ), Lakota, IA (10.1 miles ), Woden, IA (11.1 miles ), Thompson, IA (12.2 miles ), Titonka, IA (12.2 miles ), Elmore, MN (12.5 miles ), Frost, MN (13.8 miles ), Ledyard, IA (14.8 miles) .


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 1 building, cost: $85,000
  • 1998: 1 building, cost: $85,000
  • 1999: 1 building, cost: $85,000
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 0 buildings
  • 2003: 0 buildings
  • 2004: 0 buildings
  • 2005: 0 buildings
  • 2006: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 43.39 N, Longitude: 93.95 W


57 people in nursing homes

Area code: 641

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Population change in the 1990s: -124 (-11.4%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Truck transportation (11%)
  • Construction (10%)
  • Transportation equipment (8%)
  • Educational services (8%)
  • Health care (4%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Motor vehicle and parts dealers (4%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Health care (27%)
  • Educational services (9%)
  • Finance and insurance (8%)
  • Machinery (6%)
  • Metal and metal products (5%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Social assistance (4%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (8%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (6%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (5%)
  • Sales representatives, services, wholesale and manufacturing (5%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (11%)
  • Assemblers and fabricators (11%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (9%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)
  • Financial clerks except bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (5%)


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Buffalo Center-area historical tornado activity is near Iowa state average. It is 90% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/29/1964, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 20.2 miles away from the Buffalo Center city center injured 2 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 10/14/1966, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 43.2 miles away from the city center killed 6 people and injured 172 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Buffalo Center:
  • UNITED HOSPITAL DISTRICT (about 19 miles; BLUE EARTH, MN)
  • HANCOCK COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; BRITT, IA)
  • KOSSUTH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER (about 25 miles; ALGONA, IA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Buffalo Center:
  • MASON CITY MUNI (about 47 miles; MASON CITY, IA; ID: MCW)
  • FORT DODGE REGIONAL (about 60 miles; FORT DODGE, IA; ID: FOD)
  • ROCHESTER INTERNATIONAL (about 108 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; ID: RST)
Other public-use airports nearest to Buffalo Center:
  • BLUE EARTH MUNI (about 17 miles; BLUE EARTH, MN; ID: SBU)
  • FOREST CITY MUNI (about 26 miles; FOREST CITY, IA; ID: FXY)
  • WELLS MUNI (about 26 miles; WELLS, MN; ID: 68Y)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Buffalo Center:
  • MINNESOTA STATE UNVERSITY-MANKATO (about 53 miles; MANKATO, MN; Full-time enrollment: 11,210)
  • NORTH IOWA AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 55 miles; MASON CITY, IA; FT enrollment: 2,161)
  • SOUTH CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE-MANKATO (about 58 miles; NORTH MANKATO, MN; FT enrollment: 2,186)
  • GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE (about 66 miles; ST PETER, MN; FT enrollment: 2,355)
  • IOWA CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 67 miles; FT DODGE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,807)
  • SAINT OLAF COLLEGE (about 92 miles; NORTHFIELD, MN; FT enrollment: 2,968)
  • BUENA VISTA UNIVERSITY (about 96 miles; STORM LAKE, IA; FT enrollment: 2,524)
Public high school in Buffalo Center:
  • NORTH IOWA HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 192; Location: 111 3RD AVE NW; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Buffalo Center:
  • NORTH IOWA ELEM BUFFALO CENTER (Students: 211; Location: 111 3RD AVE NW; Grades: PK - 04)
Library in Buffalo Center:
  • BUFFALO CENTER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $19,847; Location: 113 1ST ST NW; 9,894 books; 99 audio materials; 265 video materials; 35 serial subscriptions)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • Buffalo Center Library Address needs to be changed to: 221 North Main Street.
  • Change Name of "Congregational Church" to "First Congregatioanl Church"

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Notable locations in Buffalo Center: Farmers Co-op Elevator (A), Buffalo Center Public Library (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Churches in Buffalo Center include: First Baptist Church (A), First Reformed Church (B), Saint Patricks Church (C), Bethlehem Lutheran Church (D), Congregational Church (E), United Methodist Church (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Cemeteries: Olena Mound Cemetery (1), Graceland Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Park in Buffalo Center: Lions Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Post office: Buffalo Center Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

 

Drinking water stations with addresses in Buffalo Center and their reported violations in the past:

THE BARN (BUFFALO CENTER) (Address: 2724 360TH ST, Population served: 110, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
  • One regular monitoring violation
Drinking water stations with addresses in Buffalo Center that have no violations reported:
  • BUFFALO CENTER MUNI WATER DEPT (Population served: 963, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This city:  2.1 people
Iowa:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This city:  62.3%
Whole state:  67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This city:  2.8%
Whole state:  4.9%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.0% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  9.0%
Whole state:  9.1%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This city:  4.9%
Whole state:  3.8%

Buffalo Center compared to Iowa state average:
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.


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Banks with branches in Buffalo Center (2007 data):
  • Farmers Trust and Savings Bank: Farmers Trust And Savings Bank at 101-106 Fifth Street, branch established on 1914-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $132.9 mil, Deposits: $100.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 4 total offices, Holding Company: Koss-Winn Bancshares, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan With 401(K) Provisions



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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)

Function Full-time employees Monthly full-time payroll Average yearly full-time wage Part-time employees Monthly part-time payroll
Streets and Highways 2$4,600$27,6001$102
Police Protection - Officers 1$2,432$29,1840$0
Sewerage 1$2,498$29,9760$0
Other and Unallocable 0$0 1$124
Water Supply 1$1,978$23,7361$954
Totals for Government 5$11,508$27,6193$1,180


Buffalo Center government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $75,000
    Solid Waste Management: $61,000
    Parks & Recreation: $18,000
    All Other: $1,000
  • Current Operations - Regular Highways: $118,000
    Sewerage: $56,000
    Parks & Recreation: $52,000
    Police Protection: $49,000
    Water Utilities: $44,000
    Solid Waste Management: $28,000
    General - Other: $28,000
    Fire Protection: $16,000
    General Public Buildings: $11,000
    Libraries: $11,000
    Central Staff Services: $6,000
    Financial Administration: $3,000
    Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
  • General - Interest on Debt: $21,000
  • Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $32,000
  • Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $416,000
  • Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Other NEC: $133,000
  • Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $477,000
  • Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $72,000
  • Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $24,000
    Interest Earnings: $14,000
    Rents: $1,000
  • Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $133,000
    Regular Highways: $40,000
    Sewerage: $15,000
    Parks & Recreation: $8,000
    Libraries: $7,000
    Water Utilities: $6,000
    General Public Building: $2,000
    General - Other: $1,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $675,000
  • Revenue - Water Utilities: $61,000
  • State Intergovernmental - Highways: $77,000
    General Support: $26,000
  • Tax - Property: $259,000
    Total General Sales: $69,000
    NEC: $2,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $192,000

4.92% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,349 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  4.92%
Iowa average:  6.30%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Hancock County, IA  0.73% ($28,031 average AGI)
from Cerro Gordo County, IA  0.57% ($25,840)
from Worth County, IA  0.37% ($25,375)


7.47% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,057 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.47%
Iowa average:  6.47%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Cerro Gordo County, IA  0.85% ($30,026 average AGI)
to Hancock County, IA  0.76% ($27,853)
to Worth County, IA  0.53% ($25,083)


Strongest AM radio stations in Buffalo Center:
  • KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
  • WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
  • WHO (1040 AM; 50 kW; DES MOINES, IA; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • KLGA (1600 AM; 5 kW; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
  • KWMT (540 AM; 5 kW; FORT DODGE, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
  • KXEL (1540 AM; 50 kW; WATERLOO, IA; Owner: KXEL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
  • KBEW (1560 AM; daytime; 1 kW; BLUE EARTH, MN)
  • KGLO (1300 AM; 5 kW; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
  • KTOE (1420 AM; 5 kW; MANKATO, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA VALLEY BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)

Strongest FM radio stations in Buffalo Center:
  • KJLY (104.5 FM; BLUE EARTH, MN; Owner: MINN-IOWA CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING,INC)
  • KLGA-FM (92.7 FM; ALGONA, IA; Owner: WMMP, LLC)
  • KBEW-FM (98.1 FM; BLUE EARTH, MN; Owner: KBEW, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Buffalo Center:
  • KIMT (Channel 3; MASON CITY, IA; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
  • K60FY (Channel 60; FROST, MN; Owner: BLUE EARTH - NICOLLET - FARIBAULT COOP. ELEC. ASSOC.)
  • K14KD (Channel 14; FROST, MN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION)
  • K27FI (Channel 27; FROST, MN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL ELECTRIC ASSN.)
  • K31EF (Channel 31; FROST, MN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL ELECTRIC ASSN.)
  • K36FI (Channel 36; FROST, MN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION)
  • K58FC (Channel 58; FROST, MN; Owner: BLUE EARTH - NICOLLET - FARIBAULT COOP. ELEC. ASSOC.)
  • K62FH (Channel 62; FROST, MN; Owner: BLUE EARTH - NICOLLET - FARIBAULT COOP. ELEC. ASSOC.)
  • K65FW (Channel 65; FROST, MN; Owner: SOUTH CENTRAL ELECTRIC ASSN.)

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