Buffalo is a village in Mechanicsburg Township in

Sangamon County, Illinois Sangamon County is located in the center of the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, it had a population of 197,465. Its county seat and largest city is Springfield, Illinois, Springfield, the List ...

, United States. The population was 503 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

Springfield, Illinois Springfield is the capital of the U.S. state of Illinois and the county seat and largest city of Sangamon County. The city's population was 114,394 at the 2020 census, which makes it the state's seventh most-populous city, the second largest o ...

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Geography

Buffalo is located at (39.851779, -89.409044). According to the 2010 census, Buffalo has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 491 people, 199 households, and 135 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 208 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.56%

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, 0.61% Native American, 0.20%

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, 0.20% from

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, and 1.43% from two or more races.

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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

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for the village was $19,637. About 8.7% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the

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, 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 Tri-City Community Unit School District 1 a unit school district in Buffalo, Illinois, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental Unite ...

- District website

Library

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- Library website

References

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