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Buffalo, Illinois

Field	Value
name	Village of Buffalo
settlement_type	Village
motto	Where Families Matter
image_map	File:Sangamon County Illinois Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Buffalo Highlighted.svg
mapsize	300px
map_caption	Location of Buffalo in Sangamon County, Illinois.
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Illinois
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Sangamon
subdivision_type3	Township
established_title	Founded
established_date	1854
government_type	Mayor-Trustee
leader_title	Mayor
unit_pref	Imperial
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	0.89
area_total_sq_mi	0.34
area_land_km2	0.89
area_land_sq_mi	0.34
area_water_km2	0.00
area_water_sq_mi	0.00
population_as_of	2020
population_total	447
population_density_km2	500.35
population_density_sq_mi	1295.65
timezone	CST
utc_offset	-6
timezone_DST	CDT
utc_offset_DST	-5
elevation_footnotes
elevation_ft	610
coordinates
coordinates_footnotes
postal_code_type	Zip code
postal_code	62515
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	17-09434
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	2397489

Buffalo is a village in Mechanicsburg Township in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. The population was 503 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, Buffalo has a total area of 0.37 sqmi, all land.{{cite web |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213052411/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1709434 |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |url-status=dead

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 491 people, 199 households, and 135 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,332.2 PD/sqmi. There were 208 housing units at an average density of 564.4 /sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 97.56% White, 0.61% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.20% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.22% of the population.

There were 199 households, out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.8% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.7% were non-families. 29.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 27.7% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 26.9% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $51,250. Males had a median income of $31,641 versus $25,486 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,637. About 8.7% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.3% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.

Schools

Tri-City Community Unit School District 1

Library

Tri-City Public Library District

References

"2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau.
{{GNIS. 2397489
"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].

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