Buffalo, Iowa | |
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City | |
Buildings along Front Street
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Location of Buffalo, Iowa |
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Coordinates: 41°27′33″N 90°43′16″W / 41.45917°N 90.72111°WCoordinates: 41°27′33″N 90°43′16″W / 41.45917°N 90.72111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Iowa |
County | Scott |
Government | |
• Mayor | Doug Anderson |
Area | |
• City | 6.49 sq mi (16.81 km2) |
• Land | 6.45 sq mi (16.71 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
Elevation | 564 ft (172 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• City | 1,270 |
• Estimate (2012) | 1,295 |
• Density | 196.9/sq mi (76.0/km2) |
• Metro | 382,630 (135th) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 52728 |
Area code(s) | 563 |
FIPS code | 19-09235 |
GNIS feature ID | 0454951 |
Website | http://www.buffaloiowa.org |
Buffalo is a city in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,270 at the 2010 census. Buffalo is located on the Mississippi River. The city is a part of the Quad Cities Metropolitan Area.
Buffalo's longitude and latitude coordinates
in decimal form are 41.459231, -90.721244.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.49 square miles (16.81 km2), of which, 6.45 square miles (16.71 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water. Only place where the Mississippi River runs most in the direction of east to west instead of south or southwesterly.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,270 people, 499 households, and 336 families residing in the city. The population density was 196.9 inhabitants per square mile (76.0/km2). There were 527 housing units at an average density of 81.7 per square mile (31.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.2% White, 0.5% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.5% of the population.
There were 499 households of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.7% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.09.