Buffalo, Iowa

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Buffalo
Scott County Iowa Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Buffalo Highlighted.svg
Location in county and Iowa
Basic data
Foundation : 1833
State : United States
State : Iowa
County : Scott County
Coordinates : 41 ° 28 ′  N , 90 ° 43 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 28 ′  N , 90 ° 43 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Inhabitants :
Metropolitan Area :
1,321 (status: 2000)
377,291 (status: 2000)
Population density : 84.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 15.7 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 ) of
which 15.6 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 172 m
Postcodes : 52728
Area code : +1 563
FIPS : 19-09235
GNIS ID : 0454951
Website : www.buffaloiowa.org
Mayor : Doug Anderson

Buffalo is a city in Scott County in eastern US -amerikanischen state of Iowa on the west bank of the Mississippi River . In 2000 there were 1,321 people in Buffalo.

Buffalo is part of the metropolitan area around the Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois .

geography

Buffalo is 41 ° 27'33 "North and 90 ° 43'16" West (41.459231, −90.721244). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of ​​15.7 km². 15.6 km² of this is land, 0.1 km² (0.5%) is water.

Buffalo is located on the Mississippi River, which forms the border with Illinois.

Demographic data

At the 2000 census , Buffalo had 1,321 people in 489 households and 356 families lived in the city. The population density was 84.7 / km². Of the 489 households, 33.7% had children under 18. The average number of people in the household was 2.7 and that per family was 3.16. 95.91% of the population were white and 4.09% had a different skin color.

Of the city's population, 27.3% were under 18, 8% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% ​​over 65. The average age was 35 years. For every 100 women there were 103.9 men, 96.7 for those over 18 years of age.

The median income for a household was $ 44,250 and that of a family was $ 49,808. Men had an average income of $ 37,100, while women had an average income of $ 21,188. The city's per capita income was $ 21,957. 5.9% of the population and 4.4% of families lived in poverty.

sons and daughters of the town

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. US Postal Service - ZIP Codes
  2. American FactFinder: US Census Bureau - Buffalo, Iowa. Retrieved August 15, 2019 .