Buffalo City, Wisconsin

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Buffalo City
Town hall from 1914
Town hall from 1914
Location in Wisconsin
Buffalo City, Wisconsin
Buffalo City
Buffalo City
Basic data
Foundation : 1859
State : United States
State : Wisconsin
County : Buffalo County
Coordinates : 44 ° 14 ′  N , 91 ° 52 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 14 ′  N , 91 ° 52 ′  W
Time zone : Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 )
Residents : 1,023 (as of 2010)
Population density : 187.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 15.64 km 2  (approx. 6 mi 2 ) of
which 5.46 km 2  (approx. 2 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 204 m
Postal code : 54622
Area code : +1 608
FIPS : 55-11062
GNIS ID : 1562364
Website : www.buffalocitywisconsin.com
Mayor : Russell Lorenz, Jr.

Buffalo City is a small town (with the status " City ") in Buffalo County in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , Buffalo City had 1,023 residents.

geography

Buffalo City is located in eastern Wisconsin, on the east bank of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Minnesota . The geographical coordinates of Buffalo City are 44 ° 13'50 "north latitude and 91 ° 51'52" west longitude. The urban area extends over an area of ​​15.64 km², which is spread over 5.46 km² of land and 10.18 km² of water.

Neighboring locations to Buffalo City are Alma (12.3 km upstream in a north-northwest direction), Waumandee (19.9 km east-northeast), Cochrane (on the eastern city limits) and Fountain City (17.2 km downstream in a south-southeast direction). Minneiska is on the opposite bank of the river in Minnesota, but is 35 miles from the nearest road bridge.

The closest major cities are Eau Claire (90 km northeast), Wisconsin's capital Madison (303 km southeast), Rochester , Minnesota (99.4 km west) and the Twin Cities (162 km northwest).

traffic

Along the eastern border of here the Wisconsin portion of the proceeds Great River Road Fine Wisconsin State Highway 35 . All other roads are subordinate country roads, some unpaved roads and inner-city connecting roads.

A BNSF Railway runs parallel to WI 35 and runs along the entire Mississippi.

The nearest airport is La Crosse Regional Airport (75.1 km southeast). The larger Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport is 156 km northeast.

population

According to the 2010 census , Buffalo City had 1,023 people in 464 households. The population density was 187.4 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.2 people lived in each of the 464 households.

The racial the population was composed of 98.4 percent white, 0.1 percent (one person) African American, 0.2 percent Native American and 0.3 percent Asian; 1.0 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 0.4 percent of the population.

17.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.0 percent were between 18 and 64 and 22.7 percent were 65 years or older. 50.2 percent of the population was female.

The average annual income for a household was 46,761  USD . The per capita income was $ 24,016. 9.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ City Council. Buffalo City, accessed August 12, 2017 .
  2. a b American Fact Finder. Retrieved September 2, 2013
  3. Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed September 2, 2013

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