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Buffalo, Iowa
Buildings along Front Street
Buildings along Front Street
Location of Buffalo, Iowa
Location of Buffalo, Iowa
Country  United States
State  Iowa
County Scott
Area
 • Town 6.81 sq mi (17.63 km2)
 • Land 6.77 sq mi (17.54 km2)
 • Water 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Elevation
564 ft (172 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Town 1,176
 • Density 173.68/sq mi (67.06/km2)
 • Metro
382,630 (135th)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
52728
Area code(s) 563
FIPS code 19-09235
GNIS feature ID 0454951

Buffalo is a town in Scott County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,176 at the 2020 census. Buffalo is located on the Mississippi River. The town is a part of the Quad Cities Metropolitan Area. It is the home town of WWE legend Seth Rollins

History

Steamship captain Benjamin W. Clarke settled the area of Buffalo in 1833. It was claimed following the 1833 Black Hawk Purchase which opened the region to non-native settlers. In 1836, Clarke sold a 2/3 interest in 90 acres of land to Captain E.A. Mix and Dr. Pillsbury and collectively the three men platted the town of Buffalo after Buffalo, New York. This was the first town to be platted in Scott County. The town was hopeful for a county seat but found itself on the Western edge of Scott County after its districting in 1837. This made the town unsuitable for the county seat compared to the centrally located Davenport.

The Buffalo County Public School District #1 opened in the town in 1836. Coal deposits were discovered in 1834 and sold to passing steamboats. A post office was opened in the town in 1836. The first criminal trial in Scott County was held in Buffalo in 1836 for petty theft.

Geography

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. This is the only place where the Mississippi River runs chiefly from east to west instead of south or southwesterly.

Demographics

Historical populations
Year Pop. ±%
1870 368 —    
1880 400 +8.7%
1890 379 −5.2%
1900 372 −1.8%
1910 456 +22.6%
1920 487 +6.8%
1930 547 +12.3%
1940 588 +7.5%
1950 695 +18.2%
1960 1,088 +56.5%
1970 1,513 +39.1%
1980 1,567 +3.6%
1990 1,250 −20.2%
2000 1,321 +5.7%
2010 1,270 −3.9%
2020 1,176 −7.4%
Source: and Iowa Data Center
Source:
U.S. Decennial Census
BuffaloIowaPopPlot
The population of Buffalo, Iowa from US census data

2010 census

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,270 people, 499 households, and 336 families living 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.

The median age in the city was 37.9 years. 25.5% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.4% were from 25 to 44; 25.7% were from 45 to 64; and 13.1% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.9% male and 49.1% female.

Education

Davenport Community School District serves Buffalo. Zoned schools include Buffalo Elementary School, Walcott Intermediate School, and Davenport West High School.

Notable person

Colby Lopez, a professional wrestler signed to WWE under the ring name Seth Rollins, was raised in Buffalo.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Buffalo (Iowa) para niños

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