Buffalo County, Wisconsin

administration
US state :	Wisconsin
Administrative headquarters :	Alma
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Courthouse 407 S. 2nd Street Alma, WI 54610
Foundation :	1853
Made up from:	Trempealeau County
Area code :	001 608
Demographics
Residents :	138,587 (2010)
Population density :	78.2 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1838 km²
Water surface :	65 km²
map

Website : www.buffalocounty.com

The Buffalo County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Wisconsin . In 2010 , the county had 138,587 residents and a population density of 78.2 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Alma , which is named after the Ukrainian river Alma .

geography

The county is located in western Wisconsin, on the east bank of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Minnesota . It has an area of 1838 square kilometers, of which 65 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Buffalo County:

	Pepin County	Eau Claire County
Wabasha County, Minnesota		Trempealeau County
	Winona County, Minnesota

history

Buffalo County was formed in 1853 from parts of Trempealeau County. It was named after the Buffalo River .

population

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	16,765	-
1910	16.006	-4.5%
1920	15,615	-2.4%
1930	15,330	-1.8%
1940	16,090	5%
1950	14,719	-8.5%
1960	14,202	-3.5%
1970	13,743	-3.2%
1980	14.309	4.1%
1990	13,584	-5.1%
2000	13,804	1.6%
2010	13,587	-1.6%
2012 estimate	13,333	-1.9%
1900–1990 2000 2010–2012

According to the 2010 census , Buffalo County had 13,587 people in 5,754 households. The population density was 78.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.34 people lived in each of the 5754 households.

The racial the population was composed of 98.2 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.3 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.9 percent of the population.

21.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.7 percent were between 18 and 64 and 19.0 percent were 65 years or older. 49.2 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 46,073 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,240. 10.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Buffalo County localities

Citys

Villages

Census-designated place (CDP)

Waumandee

Other Unincorporated Communities

structure

In addition to the four cities and two villages, Buffalo County is divided into 17 towns :

Town	Population (2010)	FIPS
Town of Alma	297	55-01250
Town of Belvidere	396	55-06675
Town of Buffalo	705	55-11025
Town of Canton	305	55-12500
Town of Cross	377	55-17737
Town of Dover	486	55-20575

Town	Population (2010)	FIPS
Town of Gilmanton	426	55-29225
Town of Glencoe	485	55-29375
Town of Lincoln	162	55-44300
Town of Maxville	309	55-50075
Town of Milton	534	55-52175
Town of Modena	354	55-53450