Buffalo (Texas)
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 Location in Texas
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1872 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Texas |
| County : | Leon County |
| Coordinates : | 31 ° 28 ′ N , 96 ° 4 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 1,804 (as of: 2000) |
| Population density : | 173.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 10.5 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) of which 10.4 km 2 (approx. 4 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 117 m |
| Postal code : | 75831 |
| Area code : | +1 903 |
| FIPS : | 48-11116 |
| GNIS ID : | 1353185 |
| Website : | www.buffalotex.com |
| Mayor : | Ken Stevens |
Buffalo is a city in Leon County in the US state of Texas in the United States .
geography
The city lies halfway between Dallas and Houston on Interstate 45 and halfway between Austin and Tyler on US Highway 79 and has a total area of 10.5 km², of which 0.1 km² is water.
history
In 1993 and 1994 the city changed its name to Blue Star, Texas during the Super Bowl season in support of the Dallas Stars against the Buffalo Sabers on the Stanley Cup final weekend . The Dallas Stars won both times. In 1999, the city changed its name to Green Star, Texas on the same occasion .
Demographic data
| growth of population | |||
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| Census | Residents | ± in% | |
| 1880 | 190 | - | |
| 1900 | 310 | - | |
| 1920 | 510 | - | |
| 1930 | 470 | -7.8% | |
| 1940 | 737 | 56.8% | |
| 1950 | 966 | 31.1% | |
| 1960 | 1108 | 14.7% | |
| 1970 | 1242 | 12.1% | |
| 1980 | 1507 | 21.3% | |
| 1990 | 1555 | 3.2% | |
| 2000 | 1804 | 16% | |
| 1880-2000 | |||
According to the 2000 census, 1804 people lived here in 668 households and 474 families. The population density was 173.3 inhabitants per km ². The racial the population was composed of 71.40% White, 14.80% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, and 11.59% other ethnic groups. About 1.61% were mixed race and 17.02% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
Of the 668 households, 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them. 47.5% of these were married couples living together. 18.4% were single mothers and 28.9% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were single households and 12.0% had people living there who were 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.16.
29.8% of the population were under 18 years old, 10.5% 18 to 24, 25.0% 25 to 44, 21.1% 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older . The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females of all age groups, there were 89.5 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over there were 83.6 men.
The median income for a household in the county is $ 25,625 , and the median income for a family is $ 31,058. Males had a median income of $ 28,807 versus $ 17,083 for females. The per capita income was $ 14,246. 23.5% of the population and 21.1% of families are below the poverty line. Of these, 31.3% were children and adolescents under 18 years of age and 21.9% were 65 or older.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Texas Almanac (PDF; 1.2 MB). Retrieved October 4, 2012.
Web links
- Handbook of Texas (English)