Buffalo City, Wisconsin

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Population in July 2008: 1,013. Population change since 2000: -2.6%

Males: 510	(50.4%)
Females: 503	(49.6%)

Median resident age:	42.7 years
Wisconsin median age:	36.0 years

Zip codes: 54622.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $47,099 (it was $39,318 in 2000)

Buffalo City:	$47,099
Wisconsin:	$50,578

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $24,241

Buffalo City:	$24,241
Wisconsin:	$25,993

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $138,573 (it was $87,000 in 2000)

Buffalo City:	$138,573
Wisconsin:	$168,800

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $154,318; Detached houses: $160,335; In 2-unit structures: $178,788; Mobile homes: $46,439

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Races in Buffalo City:

White Non-Hispanic (98.1%)
Two or more races (0.7%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

2008 cost of living index in Buffalo City: 77.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: German (60.1%), Norwegian (15.3%), Polish (15.0%), Irish (8.7%), Swiss (6.3%), English (5.8%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Incorporated in 1859

Elevation: 670 feet

Land area: 2.14 square miles.

Population density: 474 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Buffalo City

High school or higher: 82.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.5%
Unemployed: 3.4%
Mean travel time to work: 30.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Buffalo City city

Never married: 16.7%
Now married: 68.0%
Separated: 0.4%
Widowed: 5.9%
Divorced: 9.0%

3 residents are foreign born

This city:	0.3%
Wisconsin:	3.6%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Buffalo City, Wisconsin in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Buffalo City to the number of sex offenders is 1013 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is smaller than the state average.

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

Buffalo City:	1.6% ($1,415)
Wisconsin:	2.0% ($2,245)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Rochester, MN (33.6 miles , pop. 85,806).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: St. Paul, MN (79.3 miles , pop. 287,151).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (268.5 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Belvidere, WI (1.1 miles ), Cochrane, WI (1.2 miles ), Minneiska, MN (1.7 miles) , Milton, WI (2.6 miles ), Alma, WI (2.8 miles ), Waumandee, WI (2.8 miles ), Kellogg, MN (2.9 miles ), Rollingstone, MN (3.1 miles ).

Single-family new house construction building permits:

2003: 1 building, cost: $101,000
2004: 6 buildings, average cost: $112,900
2005: 1 building, cost: $120,000
2006: 3 buildings, average cost: $174,700
2007: 2 buildings, average cost: $144,500
2008: 0 buildings

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Latitude: 44.23 N, Longitude: 91.86 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 608

Buffalo City household income distribution

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Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (16%)
Food (13%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (10%)
Truck transportation (6%)
Computer and electronic products (6%)
Metal and metal products (5%)
Furniture and related products (4%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Health care (11%)
Educational services (9%)
Metal and metal products (8%)
Public administration (7%)
Food (5%)
Finance and insurance (5%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Other production occupations including supervisors (12%)
Metal workers and plastic workers (6%)
Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
Farmers and farm managers (5%)
Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (7%)
Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (7%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (6%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
Personal appearance workers (5%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (5%)

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Average climate in Buffalo City, Wisconsin

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Buffalo City-area historical tornado activity is slightly above Wisconsin state average. It is 70% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 9/16/1962, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 34.4 miles away from the Buffalo City city center injured 34 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 6/4/1958, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 51.6 miles away from the city center killed 21 people and injured 74 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.

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Hospitals/medical centers near Buffalo City:

ST ELIZABETH HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; WABASHA, MN)
COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; WINONA, MN)
FRANCISCAN SKEMP MED CTR-ARCADIA HOSP (about 19 miles; ARCADIA, WI)

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Amtrak station near Buffalo City:

18 miles: WINONA (65 E. MARK ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, full-service food facilities, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, taxi stand, public transit connection.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Buffalo City:

WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 17 miles; WINONA, MN; Full-time enrollment: 6,568)
SAINT MARY'S UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA (about 17 miles; WINONA, MN; FT enrollment: 2,969)
ROCHESTER COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 33 miles; ROCHESTER, MN; FT enrollment: 3,368)
WESTERN WISCONSIN TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 42 miles; LA CROSSE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,973)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-EAU CLAIRE (about 43 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 9,866)
CHIPPEWA VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 43 miles; EAU CLAIRE, WI; FT enrollment: 2,601)
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-STOUT (about 45 miles; MENOMONIE, WI; FT enrollment: 7,183)

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

PARADISE BAY (Population served: 100, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

2 regular monitoring violations

PECKS CAMPGROUND (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUL-2003 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice

One routine major monitoring violation

One regular monitoring violation

Average household size:

This city:	2.3 people
Wisconsin:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	72.1%
Whole state:	66.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.1%
Whole state:	5.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	3.8%
Whole state:	8.7%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This city:	1.0%
Whole state:	3.7%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Buffalo City, WI

Buffalo City compared to Wisconsin state average:

Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage significantly below state average.
Number of college students significantly below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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2004 Presidential Election results in Buffalo County Wisconsin:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Bottled, tank, or LP gas (51%) Electricity (20%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (20%) Utility gas (5%) Wood (4%)

Religion statistics for Buffalo City

Adherents

Name	Catholic Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America	Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod	Lutheran Church	United Methodist Church
Adherents	34.8%	29.1%	9.8%	9.8%	5.2%
Congregations	10.8%	21.6%	13.5%	10.8%	10.8%

Name	United Church of Christ	New Testament Association Independent Baptist Churches/Other Fundamental Baptists	Old Order Amish	Baptist General Conference	Other religions
Adherents	4.7%	2.7%	2.6%	0.6%	0.7%
Congregations	8.1%	5.4%	10.8%	2.7%	5.4%

Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	0	$0		1	$1,136
Other Government Administration	0	$0		5	$753
Streets and Highways	2	$3,726	$22,356	0	$0
Totals for Government	2	$3,726	$22,356	6	$1,889

Buffalo City government finances in 2002:

Charges - Solid Waste Management: $25,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $11,000

All Other: $2,000
Construction - Regular Highways: $25,000
Parks & Recreation: $7,000

Sewerage: $1,000
Current Operations - Regular Highways: $91,000
Central Staff Services: $39,000

General - Other: $30,000

Solid Waste Management: $28,000

Parks & Recreation: $23,000

Fire Protection: $20,000

Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $15,000

General Public Buildings: $10,000

Financial Administration: $10,000

Health Services - Other: $9,000

Judicial and Legal Services: $2,000

Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $1,000
General - Interest on Debt: $6,000
Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Regular Highways: $1,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $4,000
Highways: $1,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $139,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $105,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $1,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $33,000
Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $13,000
Rents: $7,000

General Revenue, NEC: $1,000
Other Capital Outlay - Central Staff: $2,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $802,000
State Intergovernmental - General Support: $116,000
Highways: $31,000

All Other: $25,000
Tax - Property: $111,000
NEC: $17,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $79,000

5.62% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,363 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	5.62%
Wisconsin average:	6.06%

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 Trempealeau County, WI	0.72% ($35,500 average AGI)
from Eau Claire County, WI	0.66% ($24,919)
from Winona County, MN	0.64% ($30,944)

6.87% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,560 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.87%
Wisconsin average:	6.22%

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 Eau Claire County, WI	1.27% ($27,444 average AGI)
to Winona County, MN	0.97% ($30,764)
to Trempealeau County, WI	0.79% ($32,022)

Strongest AM radio stations in Buffalo City:

WCTS (1030 AM; 50 kW; MAPLEWOOD, MN; Owner: CNTL. BAPT. THEO/AL SEMI MINNEAPOLIS)
KMFX (1190 AM; daytime; 1 kW; WABASHA, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KAGE (1380 AM; 4 kW; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
KFAN (1130 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
KOLM (1520 AM; 10 kW; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: OLMSTED COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
WMEQ (880 AM; 10 kW; MENOMONIE, WI; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
WCCO (830 AM; 50 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: INFINITY MEDIA CORPORATION)
KSTP (1500 AM; 50 kW; ST. PAUL, MN; Owner: KSTP-AM, LLC (DELAWARE))
KTIS (900 AM; 25 kW; MINNEAPOLIS, MN; Owner: NORTHWESTERN COLLEGE)
WSPT (1010 AM; 50 kW; STEVENS POINT, WI)
WKTY (580 AM; 5 kW; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
KWEB (1270 AM; 5 kW; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
WEBC (560 AM; 50 kW; DULUTH, MN)

Strongest FM radio stations in Buffalo City:

KMFX-FM (102.5 FM; LAKE CITY, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KQAL (89.5 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: WINONA STATE UNIVERSITY)
KHME (101.1 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
KNXR (97.5 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: UNITED AUDIO CORPORATION)
KAGE-FM (95.3 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: KAGE, INC.)
KLSE-FM (91.7 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KZSE (90.7 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
K203BR (88.5 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: FAITH SOUND, INC.)
KLCX (107.7 FM; ST. CHARLES, MN; Owner: ST. CHARLES BROADCASTING CO. LLC)
WAXX (104.5 FM; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: MAVERICK MEDIA OF EAU CLAIRE LICENSE LLC)
KROC-FM (106.9 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: SOUTHERN MINNESOTA BROADCASTING CO.)
WHLA (90.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: STATE OF WISCONSIN - EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
K280EI (103.9 FM; WINONA, MN; Owner: MARATHON MEDIA GROUP, L.L.C.)
WLSU (88.9 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: BD.OF REGENTS, UNIV.OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM)
WDMO (95.9 FM; DURAND, WI; Owner: ZOE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
KRCH (101.7 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KXLC (91.1 FM; LA CRESCENT, MN; Owner: MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO)
KWNG (105.9 FM; RED WING, MN; Owner: SORENSON BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
WIZM-FM (93.3 FM; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: FAMILY RADIO, INC.)
KMSE (88.7 FM; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: SAINT OLAF COLLEGE)

TV broadcast stations around Buffalo City:

WKBT (Channel 8; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: QUEENB TELEVISION, LLC)
KXLT-TV (Channel 47; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: SHOCKLEY BROADCASTING, LLC)
KTTC (Channel 10; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)
WXOW-TV (Channel 19; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WXOW-WQOW TELEVISION, INC.)
WEAU-TV (Channel 13; EAU CLAIRE, WI; Owner: WEAU LICENSEE CORP.)
K38CL (Channel 38; WINONA, MN; Owner: FOX TELEVISION STATIONS, INC.)
K57CN (Channel 57; WABASHA, MN; Owner: HUBBARD BROADCASTING, INC.)
K56HW (Channel 56; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: TRINITY BROADCASTING NETWORK)
WLAX (Channel 25; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: GRANT MEDIA, INC.)
WHLA-TV (Channel 31; LA CROSSE, WI; Owner: WISCONSIN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS BOARD)
K62EV (Channel 62; WINONA, MN; Owner: KTTC TELEVISION, INC.)
K58GC (Channel 58; ROCHESTER, MN; Owner: THREE ANGELS BROADCASTING NETWORK)

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3

Call Sign: KB9YZX, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00333747
Grant Date: 03/08/2001, Expiration Date: 03/08/2011, Certifier: Suzanne R Hutson
Registrant: Suzanne R Hutson, 1776 Hutson Lane, Buffalo City, WI 54622
Call Sign: KC9CRM, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00593167
Grant Date: 11/12/2002, Expiration Date: 11/12/2012, Certifier: Jacob M Saverynski
Registrant: Jacob M Saverynski, 1075 N Schiller, Buffalo City, WI 54622
Call Sign: KC9ERJ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00732526
Grant Date: 08/20/2003, Expiration Date: 08/20/2013, Certifier: Peter A Saverynski
Registrant: Peter A Saverynski, 1075 N Schiller St, Buffalo City, WI 54622

2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:

Fire: 4

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