Wilson County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2010 was 37.8. This is about average.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) [ppb] level in 2010 was 1.75. This is better than average. There were 30 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 38.6. This is significantly worse than average. There were 36 monitors within city limits.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µ/m3] level in 2010 was 9.56. This is about average. There were 12 monitors within city limits.
Carbon Monoxide (CO) [ppm] level in 2010 was 0.275. This is better than average. There were 35 monitors within city limits.
Drinking water stations with addresses in Buffalo and their reported violations in the past:
BUFFALO, CITY OF (Population served: 277, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUN-2003. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-15-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-15-2003), St Public Notif received (JUL-28-2003)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAY-2003. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-07-2003), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUL-07-2003), St Public Notif received (JUL-28-2003)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In APR-2002. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-14-2002), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-14-2002), St Public Notif received (MAY-28-2002)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In NOV-2000. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-18-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (DEC-18-2000), St Compliance achieved (DEC-31-2000), St Public Notif received (JAN-12-2001)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUN-2000. Follow-up actions: St Boil Water Order (JUN-19-2000), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-19-2000), St Public Notif requested (JUL-25-2000), St Public Notif received (AUG-09-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
- M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR
- M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In MAY-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR
- M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In APR-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR
- M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In MAR-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR
- M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In FEB-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR
- 2 minor monitoring violations
- 15 other older monitoring violations
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 14.9%
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.4 people | | Kansas: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 73.7% | | Whole state: | 66.2% |
| This city: | 1.9% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Buffalo, KS
Buffalo compared to Kansas state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (96%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Wood (2%)
2004 Presidential Election results in Wilson County Kansas:
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Religion statistics for Buffalo (based on Wilson County data)
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 47.00%
| Here | | 47.0% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Church of the Nazarene |
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| Adherents | 21.2% | 17.1% | 15.2% | 11.6% | 5.6% |
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| Congregations | 16.2% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 13.5% | 8.1% |
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| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Assemblies of God | The Wesleyan Church | Mennonite Church of God in Christ | Other |
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| Adherents | 5.3% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 3.1% | 12.6% |
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| Congregations | 5.4% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 37.8% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 2 | This county: | 2.04 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 1.96 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 1 | Wilson County: | 1.02 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 0.51 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 8 | This county: | 8.14 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 3.84 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 11 | Wilson County: | 11.20 / 10,000 pop. | | Kansas: | 7.33 / 10,000 pop. |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | Wilson County: | 13.1% | | State: | 13.4% |
| 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 | | 2 | $1,517 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 6 | $797 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $248 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,475 | $29,700 | 1 | $188 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $2,475 | $29,700 | 10 | $2,750 |
Buffalo government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $26,000 ($112.07)
Solid Waste Management: $18,000 ($77.59)
All Other: $4,000 ($17.24)
Parks & Recreation: $0 ($0.00)
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $54,000 ($232.76)
Sewerage: $23,000 ($99.14)
Solid Waste Management: $18,000 ($77.59)
Regular Highways: $14,000 ($60.34)
Financial Administration: $12,000 ($51.72)
General - Other: $10,000 ($43.10)
- General - Interest on Debt: $23,000 ($99.14)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $303,000 ($1306.03)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $418,000 ($1801.72)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $409,000 ($1762.93)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $295,000 ($1271.55)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $9,000 ($38.79)
Water Utilities: $8,000 ($34.48)
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $2,000 ($8.62)
General Revenue, NEC: $2,000 ($8.62)
- Other Capital Outlay - Water Utilities: $5,000 ($21.55)
Sewerage: $2,000 ($8.62)
Solid Waste Management: $2,000 ($8.62)
General - Other: $2,000 ($8.62)
Regular Highways: $1,000 ($4.31)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $73,000 ($314.66)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $113,000 ($487.07)
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $9,000 ($38.79)
General Support: $4,000 ($17.24)
- Tax - Property: $45,000 ($193.97)
Public Utilities: $1,000 ($4.31)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $42,000 ($181.03)
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $18,000 ($77.59)
7.02% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,924 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.02% | | Kansas average: | 7.39% |
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:
7.77% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,125 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.77% | | Kansas average: | 7.67% |
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:
Strongest AM radio stations in Buffalo:
- KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KKOY (1460 AM; 1 kW; CHANUTE, KS; Owner: SOUTHEAST KANSAS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
- KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
- KMUS (1380 AM; 20 kW; MUSKOGEE, OK; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
- KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WMBH (1560 AM; 10 kW; JOPLIN, MO)
- KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- KOMA (1520 AM; 50 kW; OKLAHOMA CITY, OK; Owner: RENDA BROADCASTING CORP. OF NEVADA)
Strongest FM radio stations in Buffalo:
- KINZ (95.3 FM; HUMBOLDT, KS; Owner: SUTCLIFFE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
- KGGF-FM (104.1 FM; FREDONIA, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
- KKOY-FM (105.5 FM; CHANUTE, KS; Owner: SOUTHEAST KANSAS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
Buffalo fatal accident list:
Dec 23, 1983 10:10 AM, Buffalo St, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Aug 14, 1981 11:15 PM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 12 ( See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Buffalo)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 2 - 950 East Of Junction Hwy 47 & Hwy 75 (Lat: 37.529556 Lon: -95.653944), Call Sign: WQES930
Assigned Frequencies: 463.887 MHz, 468.887 MHz
Grant Date: 04/06/2006, Expiration Date: 04/06/2016, Certifier: John B Gallon
Registrant: Comm-Tronix, 1735 Mccormick, Wichita, KS 67213, Phone: (316) 263-5958, Fax: (316) 462-0555, Email:
- S W Corner Of E. Buffalo & Oak (Lat: 37.710750 Lon: -95.690139), Type: Bant, Structure height: 8 m, Overall height: 9 m, Call Sign: WQKV941
Assigned Frequencies: 452.462 MHz
Grant Date: 10/01/2009, Expiration Date: 10/01/2019, Certifier: Richard Bradford
Registrant: National License Corp., 9050 Briarclift Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, Phone: (317) 849-5866, Fax: (317) 841-3328, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 3 - Call Sign: K0ADV, Licensee ID: L00837830
Grant Date: 03/05/2005, Expiration Date: 04/25/2015
Registrant: Hoyt W Wilhite, Rr 1 Box 2, Buffalo, KS 66717 - Call Sign: KB0NHF
Grant Date: 06/24/1994, Expiration Date: 06/24/2004, Cancellation Date: 06/27/2006
Registrant: Charles T Nantz, Rr 1 Box 27 Aa, Buffalo, KS 66717 - Call Sign: N0UWG, Licensee ID: L00582942
Grant Date: 10/18/2002, Expiration Date: 12/29/2012
Registrant: Mildred I Wilhite, Rr 1 Box 2, Buffalo, KS 66717
FAA Registered Aircraft: 1 - Aircraft: STANFIELD STEPHEN D PEGASUS (Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds), Engine: ROTAX 582 (65 HP) (2 Cycle)
N-Number: 6552S , Serial Number: A-011PEG, Year manufactured: 2002, Airworthiness Date: 07/03/2007
Registrant (Individual): Stephen D Stanfield, 21575 Marion Rd, Buffalo, KS 66717
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Buffalo, KS
| Most common first names in Buffalo, KS among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| John | 9 | 78.7 years |
| William | 8 | 79.9 years |
| Carl | 6 | 80.6 years |
| Charles | 6 | 70.3 years |
| Mary | 6 | 68.5 years |
| Anna | 5 | 79.4 years |
| George | 4 | 76.0 years |
| Robert | 4 | 72.5 years |
| Ira | 3 | 87.7 years |
| Albert | 3 | 78.3 years |
| Most common last names in Buffalo, KS among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Robinson | 7 | 78.8 years |
| Carlson | 6 | 85.2 years |
| Stevens | 6 | 68.7 years |
| Cox | 5 | 79.8 years |
| Johnson | 4 | 58.0 years |
| Moore | 4 | 73.7 years |
| Osborne | 4 | 67.2 years |
| Payne | 4 | 80.7 years |
| Crumrine | 3 | 80.3 years |
| Eagle | 3 | 77.0 years |
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Social assistance"
- #33 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Secondary school teachers"
- #44 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Furniture and related products"
- #52 on the list of "Top 100 cities with lowest ratio of median house value to median household income"
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