Buffalo, South Dakota

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Buffalo is a town in Harding County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 380 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Harding County^GR6.

[edit] Geography

Buffalo is located at 45°35′5″N, 103°32′42″W (45.584845, -103.545001)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.4 km² (0.6 mi²), all land.

Buffalo has been assigned the ZIP code 57720 and the FIPS place code 08140.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 380 people, 176 households, and 99 families residing in the town. The population density was 266.8/km² (693.6/mi²). There were 243 housing units at an average density of 170.6/km² (443.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.21% White, and 0.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population.

There were 176 households out of which 29.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.7% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 43.8% were non-families. 42.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 3.02.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 5.0% from 18 to 24, 22.6% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $21,875, and the median income for a family was $37,000. Males had a median income of $30,417 versus $16,250 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,208. About 7.0% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.