Buffalo (Iowa)

Scott County

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Buffalo is a small town in Scott County in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Iowa on the west bank of the Mississippi River. In 2000, there were 1321 people in Buffalo.

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

Geography

Buffalo is located 41 ° 27'33 "North and 90 ° 43'16 " West ( 41.459231, -90.721244 ). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 15.7 km ². 15.6 km ² of which are land, 0.1 km ² (0.5 %) of water.

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

Demographic data

In the census in 2000 lived in Buffalo in 1321 people in 489 households, and 356 families lived in the city. The population density was 84.7 / km ². Of the 489 households 33.7 % had children under 18, the average number of persons in the household was 2.7 and 3.16 per family. 95.91 % of the population were white, 4.09 % had a different skin color.

From the population of the city was 27.3 % under 18, 8 % from 18 to 24, 29.5% 25-44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.5 % over 65 years. The average age was 35 years. For every 100 females were 103.9 men in the over 18 -year-old 96.7.

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