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Buffalo Minnesota Community Guide

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Population:

Buffalo (city)	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010	2000-2010 Change
Buffalo (city)	1970	1980	1990	2000	2010	Actual	Percent
Population	3,275	4,560	6,856	10,097	15,453	+5,356	+48.70
Land Area (sq. mile)	1.30	2.87	3.96	6.03	6.03	0	0.00
Density (persons per sq. mile)	2,519.23	1,588.85	1,731.31	1,675.84	2,652.69	+976.85	+58.29
Housing Units	1,055	1,746	2,608	3,871	6,044	+2,173	+56.14
Households	--	1,623	2,445	3,702	5,699	+1,997	+53.94
Persons Per Household	--	2.63	2.68	2.63	2.71	+0.08	+3.04

Geography:

Buffalo is a city in and the county seat of Wright County, Minnesota. Minnesota State Highways 25 and 55 are two of the main arterial routes in the city. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 7.8 square miles (20.2 km²), of which, 6.0 square miles (15.6 km²) of it is land and 1.8 square miles (4.6 km²) of it (22.72%) is water. The elevation is 928 ft (283 m) above sea level.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Demographics:

As of the census of 2000, there were 10,097 people, 3,702 households, and 2,583 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,675.8 people per square mile (646.5/km²). There were 3,871 housing units at an average density of 642.5/sq mi (247.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.74% White, 0.52% African American, 0.49% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.11% of the population. 38.1% were of German, 15.0% Norwegian, 8.0% Swedish and 5.4% Irish ancestry according to Census 2000.

There were 3,702 households out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.9% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.17.

In the city the population was spread out with 29.2% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 18.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $49,573, and the median income for a family was $59,250. Males had a median income of $39,960 versus $27,793 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,424. About 4.6% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

History:

BUFFALO city in sections 30 and 31 of Buffalo Township, the county seat, platted on December 27, 1856, incorporated on May 23, 1857, and as a village on November 22, 1881, and reincorporated on August 25, 1908, took its name, given also to the township, which was first settled in April 1855 and organized May 11, 1858, from their Buffalo Lake, "named by the Indian traders on account of the large numbers of buffalo fish found in its waters." For Kandiyohi County, also named from this species of fish, they are more fully noticed. The city was platted on land owned by Aurasa Ackley; the streets were named for the first settlers, the avenues for trees. The post office was established in 1856 with Ackley as postmaster.

Courtesy Minnesota Historical Society

Birds Eye View, Buffalo Minnesota, 1917
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Government:

Buffalo City Hall 212 Central Avenue Buffalo, MN, 55313 Phone: (763) 682-1181 Web: www.ci.buffalo.mn.us
Title	Term Ends	Name and Address	Phone
Mayor	12/31/2012	Brad Nauman 905 Ridge Haven Circle Buffalo, MN 55313	(612) 804-1252
City Administrator	appointed	Merton Auger 212 Central Avenue Buffalo, MN, 55313	(763) 682-1181
Council Member	12/31/2012	Del Haag 1319 Grandview Circle Buffalo, MN 55313	(763) 682-3925
Council Member	12/31/2012	Teri Lachermier 203 State Highway 55 W Buffalo, MN 55313	(763) 682-6486
Council Member	12/31/2014	Steve Downer 809 Myrtle Street Buffalo, MN 55313	(763) 682-1064
Council Member	12/31/2014	Scott Enter 607 7th Street Court NW Buffalo, MN 55313	(763) 682-4441

Post Office:

US Post Office
209 Central Avenue
Buffalo, MN
Phone: 55313-1626
Toll Free: (800) ASK-USPS
Fax: (763) 682-0105
Web: www.usps.com

Regular Business Hours:
Week Days 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Saturday 8:30 am - 10:00 am

Latest Collection at Post Office:
Week Days 5:00 pm
Saturday 5:15 pm

Utilities:

Utility Type	Utility Name	Utility Phone
Electricity	Buffalo Municipal Electric	(763) 682-1001
Natural Gas	CenterPoint Energy	(800) 245-2377
Wastewater	Buffalo Municipal	(763) 682-1001
Water	Buffalo Municipal	(763) 682-1001
Telephone	CenturyLink Communications	(800) 244-1111
Cable TV	Charter Communications	(763) 682-5980

Major Employers:

Employer	Products/Services	Employees
Buffalo Public Schools-ISD #877	Elementary & Secondary Schools	514
Wright County	Executive, Legislative, & Other Gen. Govt. Support	450
Buffalo Hospital	General Medical & Surgical Hospitals	240
Wal-Mart	Department Stores	200
Target	Department Stores	185
Universal Circuits	Semiconductor & Other Electronic Component Mfg.	125
Ebenezer Covenant Home	Nursing Care Facilities	115
Buffalo Clinic	Offices of Physicians	79
Von Ruden Mfg	Engine, Turbine & Power Transmission Equip. Mfg.	67
Whirltronics Inc	Machinery, Equipment, & Supplies Merchant Wholesalers	60
Ryan Chevrolet Oldsmobile Geo	Automobile Dealers	58
Buffalo Veneer & Plywood Co	Veneer, Plywood & Engineered Wood Product Mfg.	50

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Minnesota State Highway Map of the Buffalo Minnesota area

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Recreation:

Buffalo Heights Golf Course
905 Highway 25
Buffalo, MN 55313
Phone: (763) 682-2854
Web: www.buffaloheights.com

Buffalo Heights Golf Course was established in 1932 and remains a quality 9 hole course nestled in the beautiful community of Buffalo Minnesota. Our course offers a satisfying golf experience to all levels of play, from beginner to expert. The course offers challenges for the expert with a majority of par 4 and 5 holes while remaining a comfortable hour and 1/2 walking course. Buffalo Heights offers very competitive pricing with special pricing and tee times for groups.

Buffalo Heights Golf Course, Buffalo Minnesota

Wild Marsh Golf Course
1710 Montrose Boulevard S
Buffalo, MN 55313
Phone: (763) 682-4476
Web: www.wildmarsh.com

Come out and play the Wild Marsh Golf Club. Great golf at a great value in just under a 30 minute drive from Maple Grove, Plymouth and even Minneapolis. We offer a stunning golf course with bent grass fairways, tees, fast greens, beautiful lakes, marshes, trees and rolling terrain.

Wild Marsh Golf Course, Buffalo Minnesota

Lakes:

Lake Name	Size (acres)	Lake info	Lake Map	Rec Map	Topo Map
Buffalo
Pulaski

Health Care:

Buffalo Hospital
303 Catlin Street
Buffalo, MN 55313
Phone: (763) 682-1212
Web: http://www.allina.com/ahs/buffalo.nsf/

Buffalo Hospital is a non-profit regional medical center committed to providing quality, comprehensive care to patients in and around Wright County. Located just west of the Twin Cities, Buffalo Hospital provides exceptional patient-centered care to nearly 70,000 patients every year. We provide a full range of inpatient, outpatient and emergency care services and many specialty services, so you don’t have to travel far from home.

Schools:

Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose Schools 214 1st Avenue NE Buffalo, MN 55313 Phone: (763) 682-8700 Fax: (763) 682-8785 Web: www.bhmschools.org Grades: Students:
Buffalo High School 877 Bison Blvd Buffalo, MN 55313 Phone: (763) 682-8100 Fax: (763) 682-8118 Grades: Students:
Buffalo Community Middle School 1300 Hwy 25 N Buffalo, MN 55313 Phone: (763) 682-8200 Fax: (763) 682-8209 Grades: Students:
Discovery Elementary School 301 2nd Avenue NE Buffalo, MN 55313 Phone: (763) 682-8400 Fax: (763) 682-8444 Grades: Students:
Hanover Elementary School 274 LaBeaux Avenue NE Hanover, MN 55341 Phone (763) 682-0800 Fax (763) 682-0868 Grades: Students:
Montrose Elementary 100 2nd Street S Montrose, MN 55363 Phone: (763) 682-8345 Fax: (763) 682-8391 Grades: Students:
Northwinds Elementary School 1111 7th Avenue NW Buffalo, MN 55313 Phone: (763) 682-8800 Fax: (763) 682-8805 Grades: Students:
Parkside Elementary School 207 3rd Street NE Buffalo, MN 55313 Phone: (763) 682-8500 Fax: (763) 682-8577 Grades: Students:
Tatanka Elementary School 703 8th Street NE Buffalo, MN 55313 Phone: (763) 682-8600 Fax: (763) 682-8671 Grades: Students:
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Churches:

Buffalo Assembly of God 206 2nd Avenue NE Buffalo, MN 55313 Phone: (763) 682-4683 Pastor: Sunday Worship:
Buffalo Covenant Church 1601 Highway 25 N Buffalo, MN 55313 Phone: (763) 682-1470 Web: www.buffalocov.org Pastor: Max Frazier Sunday Worship: 8:00 am, 9:30 am and 11:00 am
Buffalo Evangelical Free Church 2051 50th Street NE Buffalo, MN 55313 Phone: (763) 682-6846 Web: www.buffalofree.org Pastor: John Carlson Sunday Worship: 8:30 am and 10:30 am
Buffalo Presbyterian Church 507 County Road 134 Buffalo, MN 55313 Phone: (763) 682-2773 Web: www.buffalopresbyterian.org Pastor: Joan McKenzie Sunday Worship: 10:25 am
Buffalo Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 1174 NE 44th Street Buffalo, MN 55313 Phone: (763) 682-4616 Web: www.buuf.us Pastor: n/a Sunday Worship: n/a
Buffalo United Methodist Church 609 8th Street NW Buffalo, MN 55313 Phone: (763) 682-3538 Web: www.buffaloumc.org Pastor: Rev. Jef Olson Sunday Worship: 8:15 am and 10:30 am
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Highway 25 N Buffalo, MN 55313 Phone: (763) 682-5612 Pastor: Sunday Worship:
Hosanna Lutheran Church - LCMS 1705 Highway 25 N Buffalo, MN 55313 Phone: (763) 682-3278 Web: www.hosannalcms.org Pastor: Rob Jarvis Sunday Worship: 9:00 am
Immanuel Lutheran Church - WELS 1970 Edmonson Avenue NE Buffalo, MN 55313 Phone: (763) 682-1878 Web: www.myimmanuel.org Pastor: Rev. Stephen Smith Sunday Worship: 9:30 am
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Community 223 19th Street NW Buffalo, MN 55313 Phone: (763) 684-007 Web: www.stfxb.org Pastor: Father David Hennen Saturday Mass: 5:00 pm Sunday Mass: 7:30 am, 9:00 am and 11:00 am
St John's Lutheran Church 302 NE 2nd Street PO Box 238 Buffalo, MN 55313 Phone: (763) 682-1883 Web: www.stjohnsbuffalo.org Pastor: James Disney Saturday Worship: 7:00 pm Sunday Worship: 8:00 am and 10:30 am
Seventh Day Adventist Church 200 2nd Avenue NE Buffalo, MN 55313 Phone: (763) 682-3582 Pastor: n/a Sunday Worship: n/a
Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church - ELCA 3477 10th Street NE Buffalo, MN 55313 Phone: (763) 684-1400 Web: www.sojonline.org Pastor: Josh Nelson Sunday Worship: 9:30 am
Zion Lutheran Church - ELCA 1200 Highway. 25 S Buffalo, MN 55313 Phone: (763) 682-1245 Web: www.zionbuffalo.org Pastor: Ted Vanderpan Sunday Worship: 8:30 am, 9:45 am and 10:30 am

Media:

KRWC AM 1360 Radio PO Box 267 Buffalo, MN 55313 Phone: (763) 682-4444 Web: www.krwc1360.com
Wright County Journal Press & The Drummer PO Box 159 Buffalo, MN 55313 Phone: (763) 682-1221 Toll Free: (800) 880-5047 Web: www.thedrummer.com