Page Contents for Buffalo, Missouri

Statistics & Facts

History & History-related items

Government

Chamber of Commerce.

Organizations, Churches, and Sports.

Schools.

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Statistics & Facts

The Missouri state capital is Jefferson City.
The population of Buffalo is approximately 2,414 (1990), 3084 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 1,167 (1990), 1266 (2010).
The amount of land area in Buffalo is 4.366 sq. kilometers.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
The distance from Buffalo to Washington DC is 916 miles.
The distance to the Missouri state capital is 81 miles. (as the crow flies)
Buffalo is positioned 37.64 degrees north of the equator and 93.09 degrees west of the prime meridian.

History & History Related Items

Prior to settlement of Buffalo, a hunter, Samuel Griggsby, placed a buffalo skull on a stake as a trail marker on what was to become known as Buffalo Head Prairie. The first settlers, the Jacob Randleman family, came in 1834 and first camped near Willow Spring, east of present Buffalo. Buffalo was incorporated in 1892.

Here is a history page for Buffalo.
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Buffalo City Government

City of Buffalo
102 N. Poplar Street
Buffalo, Missouri
Phone: 345-2701
Buffalo has a mayor and a board of alderman form of government. Current government officials may be found on this government page from the Chamber of Commerce.

Buffalo Chamber

Buffalo Area Chamber of Commerce
101 North Maple Street
Buffalo, Missouri 65622
Phone: 412-345-2852

Buffalo Organizations

Buffalo Area Chamber of Commerce
101 North Maple Street
Buffalo, Missouri 65622
Phone: 412-345-2852

Buffalo Schools

A list of schools in the area.