Buffalo (Minnesota)
Wright County
27-08452
Buffalo is a centrally located in the U.S. state of Minnesota City. It is the administrative seat ( county seat ) of the Wright County and has about 10,000 inhabitants.
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Geography
Geographical Location
The small town of Buffalo is located in the northwest of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area in the Midwestern United States. Minneapolis is located 50 kilometers southeast. Buffalo is surrounded by three major lakes: the Buffalo Lake in the southwest of the city, Pulaski Lake to the north, and the slightly smaller Lake Mary southeast of Buffalo. According to the United States Census Bureau, the area of the city is 20.2 square miles, of which 4.6 square miles of water.
Climate
In Buffalo, there is the typical for Minnesota continental climate. Thus, summer, winters are hot and humid, whereas cold with little precipitation. At an average of 80 days per year, the maximum daily temperature is below zero degrees Celsius. The annual snowfall amount is 111 centimeters.
History
The areas were used for the Buffalo -and Pulaskisee by the Indians as a place of settlement and for hunting and fishing very early. At this time the Big Woods called area was densely wooded. Later in the 19th century, it took the Indians and European-born whites also to the fur trade. With the withdrawal of the Indians on reservations to European-derived settlers established there. First permanent settler in Buffalo Township was Augustus Prime in April 1855. A year later arose within the townships of the settlement, from which the County Seat and the city of Buffalo developed.
Since the second half of the 20th century Buffalo experienced a large population growth. From 3275 inhabitants in the year 1970, the number rose to around 14,000 inhabitants in 2006 ( Census estimate).
Demographics
Demographic data
According to the 2000 census living in Buffalo 10,097 people in 3702 households and 2583 families. The racial sits down the population of 97 percent white population, and smaller minorities together. 1.1 percent of the population regard themselves as Hispanics.
In 3702 40.1% of households children live below the age of 18, 55.9 % live in married couples, 10.6 % live in single women and 30.2 % are non family households. 24.9 % of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone over 65 years. The average household size is 2.63 persons, the families of 3.17.
In relation to the entire city, the population is composed of 29.2 % under the age of 18, 8.7 % from 18 to 24, 32.8 % between 25 and 44 years, 18.0% between 45 and 64 years and 11.3% over 65 years. The median is 32 years. About 51 % of the population is female.
The median income for a household is $ 49,573, a family of $ 59,250. The per capita income is $ 21,424. Approximately 5.1% of the population and 4.6% of families are below the poverty line.
Traffic
By Buffalo lead the Minnesota State Route 55 and north-south direction, the State Route 25, Interstate 94 runs approximately 16 kilometers north of the city. Furthermore, a railway line of the Canadian Pacific Railway runs through Buffalo.
Regional airport is southeast of the city center, the Buffalo Municipal Airport. The next major commercial airport is in 60 km distance of the Minneapolis -Saint Paul International Airport.