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Buffalo, IN map Population (year 2000): 672
Males: 343  (51.0%)
Females: 329  (49.0%)

White County

Median resident age:  41.1 years
Indiana median age:  35.2 years

Zip codes: 47925.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $29,900 (it was $29,583 in 2000)
Buffalo  $29,900
Indiana:  $43,993

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $99,400 (it was $88,000 in 2000)
Buffalo  $99,400
Indiana:  $114,400

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Races in Buffalo:

  • White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
  • Hispanic (2.4%)
  • Other race (0.9%)


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Ancestries: United States (34.5%), Irish (14.7%), German (12.6%), English (7.0%), Dutch (5.2%), Hungarian (3.9%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 672 feet

Land area: 2.39 square miles.

Population density: 282 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).




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For population 25 years and over in Buffalo

  • High school or higher: 77.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.4%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
  • Unemployed: 0.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 30.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Buffalo CDP

  • Never married: 19.8%
  • Now married: 60.6%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 7.1%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

0 residents are foreign born

This place:  0.0%
Indiana:  3.1%

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

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

Buffalo:  0.8% ($670)
Indiana:  0.9% ($868)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Lafayette, IN (34.1 miles , pop. 56,397).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Indianapolis, IN (86.0 miles , pop. 781,870).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (92.3 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Norway, IN (7.4 miles ), Monon, IN (9.7 miles ), Monticello, IN (9.7 miles ), Francesville, IN (12.0 miles ), Reynolds, IN (13.1 miles ), Burnettsville, IN (13.3 miles ), Star City, IN (14.0 miles ), Winamac, IN (14.9 miles ).

Latitude: 40.89 N, Longitude: 86.74 W


Area code: 574

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Most common industries for males:



  • Transportation equipment (19%)
  • Construction (12%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (9%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (8%)
  • Wood products (5%)
  • Nonmetallic mineral products (5%)
  • Warehousing and storage (5%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (24%)
  • Educational services (14%)
  • Miscellaneous manufacturing (13%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (8%)
  • Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Administrative and support and waste management services (7%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (10%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (9%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (6%)
  • Top executives (5%)
  • Religious workers (5%)
  • Food and beverage serving workers except waiters/waitresses (5%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (21%)
  • Top executives (13%)
  • Supervisors and other personal care and service workers except personal appearance, transportation, and child care workers (10%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (8%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (8%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (8%)
  • Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists (7%)


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Buffalo-area historical tornado activity is near Indiana state average. It is 110% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/17/1963, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.1 miles away from the Buffalo place center killed one person and injured 70 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 3/20/1976, a category 4 tornado 19.8 miles away from the place center injured 8 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Buffalo:
  • WHITE COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; MONTICELLO, IN)
  • PULASKI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; WINAMAC, IN)
  • JASPER COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; RENSSELAER, IN)

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Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Buffalo:
  • PURDUE UNIVERSITY (about 36 miles; LAFAYETTE, IN; ID: LAF)
  • PORTER COUNTY MUNI (about 43 miles; VALPARAISO, IN; ID: VPZ)
  • GRISSOM ARB (about 45 miles; PERU, IN; ID: GUS)
Other public-use airports nearest to Buffalo:
  • WHITE COUNTY (about 13 miles; MONTICELLO, IN; ID: MCX)
  • BOYER FLIGHT PARK (about 16 miles; BURNETTSVILLE, IN; ID: 7W7)
  • ARENS FIELD (about 17 miles; WINAMAC, IN; ID: RWN)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Buffalo:
  • PURDUE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 34 miles; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Full-time enrollment: 36,407)
  • VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY (about 46 miles; VALPARAISO, IN; FT enrollment: 3,376)
  • PURDUE UNIVERSITY-NORTH CENTRAL CAMPUS (about 48 miles; WESTVILLE, IN; FT enrollment: 2,500)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME (about 58 miles; NOTRE DAME, IN; FT enrollment: 10,633)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-SOUTH BEND (about 58 miles; SOUTH BEND, IN; FT enrollment: 4,725)
  • IVY TECH STATE COLLEGE-NORTHWEST (about 61 miles; GARY, IN; FT enrollment: 2,432)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY-NORTHWEST (about 63 miles; GARY, IN; FT enrollment: 3,208)
Public elementary/middle school in Buffalo:
  • BUFFALO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 139; Location: 306 S SR 39; Grades: KG - 05)

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Drinking water stations with addresses in Buffalo that have no violations reported:
  • TALL OAKS CAMPGROUND CORP. (Population served: 50, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:
This place:  2.5 people
Indiana:  2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:  74.6%
Whole state:  68.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:  9.5%
Whole state:  5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.8% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  10.5%
Whole state:  9.5%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This place:  9.2%
Whole state:  4.2%

Buffalo compared to Indiana state average:
  • Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
  • Black 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 significantly below state average.


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6.51% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($31,957 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  6.51%
Indiana average:  6.54%

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 Tippecanoe County, IN  1.55% ($29,541 average AGI)
from Carroll County, IN  0.67% ($27,328)
from Jasper County, IN  0.51% ($27,959)


7.61% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($31,075 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.61%
Indiana average:  6.56%

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 Tippecanoe County, IN  2.23% ($28,786 average AGI)
to Carroll County, IN  0.69% ($25,209)
to Marion County, IN  0.42% ($27,293)


Strongest AM radio stations in Buffalo:
  • WIBC (1070 AM; 50 kW; INDIANAPOLIS, IN; Owner: EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WLS (890 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLS, INC.)
  • WSCR (670 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WGN (720 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WGN CONTINENTAL BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WOWO (1190 AM; 50 kW; FORT WAYNE, IN; Owner: PATHFINDER COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WBBM (780 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
  • WYLL (1160 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: SCA LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WMVP (1000 AM; 50 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: ABC, INC.)
  • WBAA (920 AM; 5 kW; WEST LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: PURDUE UNIVERSITY)
  • WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
  • WVIV (1200 AM; 20 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: WLXX-AM LICENSE CORP.)
  • WNDZ (750 AM; daytime; 5 kW; PORTAGE, IN; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WIND (560 AM; 5 kW; CHICAGO, IL; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))

Strongest FM radio stations in Buffalo:
  • WMRS (107.7 FM; MONTICELLO, IN; Owner: GERALD NORMAN QUINN)
  • WXXB (102.9 FM; DELPHI, IN; Owner: STAY TUNED BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WLFF (95.3 FM; BROOKSTON, IN; Owner: ARTISTIC MEDIA PARTNERS, INC)
  • WFRI (100.1 FM; WINAMAC, IN; Owner: PROGRESSIVE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC)

TV broadcast stations around Buffalo:
  • WYIN (Channel 56; GARY, IN; Owner: NORTHWEST INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WLFI-TV (Channel 18; LAFAYETTE, IN; Owner: PRIMELAND TELEVISION, INC.)

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