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Population (year 2000): 1,171. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,208 (+3.2% change)
 

Males: 568  (48.5%)
Females: 603  (51.5%)

Putnam County

Median resident age:  38.7 years
West Virginia median age:  38.9 years

Zip codes: 25033.


Estimated median household income in 2005: $28,100 (it was $26,481 in 2000)
Buffalo  $28,100
West Virginia:  $33,452

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $76,400 (it was $68,600 in 2000)
Buffalo  $76,400
West Virginia:  $84,400

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Races in Buffalo:

  • White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
  • Two or more races (2.4%)
  • American Indian (2.0%)
  • Hispanic (0.9%)

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Ancestries: United States (21.7%), English (8.4%), German (8.1%), Irish (7.9%), Italian (3.4%), Scotch-Irish (2.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 580 feet

Land area: 1.41 square miles.

Population density: 850 people per square mile 
 
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For population 25 years and over in Buffalo

  • High school or higher: 77.4%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.7%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
  • Unemployed: 10.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.6 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Buffalo town

  • Never married: 17.7%
  • Now married: 59.1%
  • Separated: 2.0%
  • Widowed: 10.6%
  • Divorced: 10.6%

4 residents are foreign born

This town:  0.3%
West Virginia:  1.1%



According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Buffalo, West Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Buffalo to the number of sex offenders is 1202 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is smaller than the state average.

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

Buffalo:  0.7% ($469)
West Virginia:  0.5% ($378)
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (30.2 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Columbus, OH (117.7 miles , pop. 711,470).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (450.6 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Eleanor, WV (6.4 miles ), Winfield, WV (8.3 miles ), Leon, WV (9.3 miles) , Bancroft, WV (12.0 miles ), Teays Valley, WV (12.1 miles ), Hurricane, WV (13.1 miles ), Culloden, WV (15.0 miles ), Poca, WV (15.6 miles ).

Latitude: 38.62 N, Longitude: 81.98 W


9 people in other noninstitutional group quarters

Area code: 304

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Population change in the 1990s: +198 (+20.3%).



Most common industries for males:



  • Construction (15%)
  • Truck transportation (6%)
  • Chemicals (6%)
  • Transportation equipment (5%)
  • Educational services (4%)
  • Metal and metal products (4%)
  • Public administration (3%)


Most common industries for females:



  • Educational services (10%)
  • Health care (10%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (10%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Department and other general merchandise stores (7%)
  • Public administration (6%)


Most common occupations for males



  • Metal workers and plastic workers (9%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (6%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)


Most common occupations for females



  • Cooks and food preparation workers (9%)
  • Cashiers (8%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (4%)
  • Other food preparation and serving workers including supervisors (4%)


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Buffalo-area historical tornado activity is near West Virginia state average. It is 63% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 20.6 miles away from the Buffalo town center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/8/1965, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 42.1 miles away from the town center injured 3 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


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Hospitals/medical centers near Buffalo:
  • PUTNAM GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles; HURRICANE, WV)
  • PLEASANT VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; POINT PLEASANT, WV)
  • JACKSON GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 22 miles; RIPLEY, WV)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Buffalo:
  • YEAGER (about 33 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; ID: CRW)
  • TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 44 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
  • MID-OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL (about 63 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; ID: PKB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Buffalo:
  • LEON (about 7 miles; LEON, WV; ID: W07)
  • GALLIA-MEIGS REGIONAL (about 19 miles; GALLIPOLIS, OH; ID: GAS)
  • ONA AIRPARK (about 20 miles; MILTON, WV; ID: 12V)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Buffalo:
  • MARSHALL UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; Full-time enrollment: 12,361)
  • WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 37 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; FT enrollment: 3,688)
  • OHIO UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 50 miles; ATHENS, OH; FT enrollment: 18,721)
  • HOCKING TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 52 miles; NELSONVILLE, OH; FT enrollment: 4,050)
  • WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 55 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; FT enrollment: 2,306)
  • SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 67 miles; PORTSMOUTH, OH; FT enrollment: 2,849)
  • MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY (about 105 miles; MOREHEAD, KY; FT enrollment: 6,866)
Public high school in Buffalo:
  • BUFFALO HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 282; Location: 3317 BUFFALO RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Buffalo:
  • BUFFALO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 216; Location: RR 1 BOX 93; Grades: KG - 05)

User submitted facts and corrections:
  • closest doctors office Health Care Leon and Buffalo
  • TOYOTA HAS A BIG MANUFACTURING PLANT HERE THAT EMPLOYEES ALOT OF LOCAL PEOPLE. AFTER YEARS OF INACTIVITY BUFFALO IS BEGINNING TO COME TO LIVE.

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Average household size:
This town:  2.4 people
West Virginia:  2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:  69.0%
Whole state:  68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:  3.9%
Whole state:  4.7%

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

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  17.6%
Whole state:  17.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:  7.5%
Whole state:  7.6%

Buffalo compared to West Virginia state average:

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  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • House age 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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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 1$1,906$22,8720$0
Other Government Administration 0$0 3$1,150
Totals for Government 1$1,906$22,8723$1,150


Buffalo government finances in 2002:
  • Charges - Sewerage: $250,000
  • Current Operations - Sewerage: $282,000
    Financial Administration: $28,000
    Libraries: $2,000
  • Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $4,000
  • Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $300,000
  • State Intergovernmental - General Support: $3,000
  • Tax - Property: $41,000
    NEC: $5,000
  • Total Salaries & Wages: $47,000

7.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($46,525 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.77%
West Virginia average:  5.78%

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($114 average AGI)
Putnam County:  0.05%
West Virginia average:  0.06%

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Kanawha County, WV  3.26% ($39,473 average AGI)
from Cabell County, WV  0.88% ($37,538)
from Mason County, WV  0.16% ($29,250)


7.14% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($46,952 average adjusted gross income)

Here:  7.14%
West Virginia average:  5.65%

0.05% of residents moved to foreign countries ($327 average AGI)
Putnam County:  0.05%
West Virginia average:  0.02%

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Kanawha County, WV  2.65% ($31,545 average AGI)
to Cabell County, WV  0.85% ($30,759)
to Mason County, WV  0.20% ($30,868)


Strongest AM radio stations in Buffalo:
  • WBGS (1030 AM; daytime; 10 kW; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
  • WCHS (580 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WZZW (1600 AM; 5 kW; MILTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WVTS (950 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WOKU (1080 AM; daytime; 1 kW; HURRICANE, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
  • WSCW (1410 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)
  • WMPO (1390 AM; 5 kW; MIDDLEPORT-POMEROY, OH; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC. OF OHIO)
  • WVHU (800 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WRVC (930 AM; 5 kW; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: FIFTH AVENUE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WJYP (1300 AM; 1 kW; ST. ALBANS, WV)

Strongest FM radio stations in Buffalo:
  • WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
  • WVWV (89.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WAMX (106.3 FM; MILTON, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • WEMM (107.9 FM; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: MORTENSON BROADCASTING CO. OF WEST VIRGINIA, LLC)
  • WZJO (94.5 FM; DUNBAR, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
  • WRYV (101.5 FM; GALLIPOLIS, OH; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF OHIO, LLC)
  • WQBE-FM (97.5 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WRVZ (98.7 FM; POCATALICO, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WLWF (93.1 FM; RAVENSWOOD, WV; Owner: LEGEND COMMUNICATIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA, LLC)
  • WBYG (99.5 FM; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)
  • WPCN (88.1 FM; POINT PLEASANT, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WKWS (96.1 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WVSR-FM (102.7 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WCEF (98.3 FM; RIPLEY, WV; Owner: BIG RIVER RADIO, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Buffalo:
  • WVAH-TV (Channel 11; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WVAH LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WCHS-TV (Channel 8; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WCHS LICENSEE, LLC)
  • WPBY-TV (Channel 33; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WSAZ-TV (Channel 3; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION)
  • WOWK-TV (Channel 13; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
  • WLPX-TV (Channel 29; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: PAXSON CHARLESTON LICENSE, INC.)
  • W36CR (Channel 36; HUNTINGTON, WV; Owner: NATIONAL MINORITY T.V., INC.)

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