right|thumb|200px|Buffalo City Hall

200px|right|thumb|Davis Country Store off [[U.S. Route 79 in Buffalo]]

200px|right|thumb|First [[Baptist Church of Buffalo]]

Buffalo is a city in Leon County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,767 at the 2020 census.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (0.50%) is water.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, Buffalo had a population of 1,767 people, 658 households, and 423 families residing in the city. The median age was 35.5 years, with 28.5% of residents under the age of 18 and 15.5% aged 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 89.2 males age 18 and over.

0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.

There were 658 households in Buffalo, of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 45.4% were married-couple households, 17.2% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 29.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<br> (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Race

!Number

!Percentage

|-

|White (NH)

|841

|47.59%

|-

|Black or African American (NH)

|164

|9.28%

|-

|Native American or Alaska Native (NH)

|7

|0.4%

|-

|Asian (NH)

|25

|1.41%

|-

|Pacific Islander (NH)

|3

|0.17%

|-

|Some Other Race (NH)

|1

|0.06%

|-

|Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)

|53

|3.0%

|-

|Hispanic or Latino

|673

|38.09%

|-

|Total

|1,767

|

|}

{| class="wikitable"

|+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census

! Race !! Percent

|-

| White || 55.0%

|-

| Black or African American || 9.7%

|-

| American Indian and Alaska Native || 0.6%

|-

| Asian || 1.4%

|-

| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0.2%

|-

| Some other race || 17.3%

|-

| Two or more races || 15.9%

|-

| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 38.1%

|}

2000 census

At the 2000 census there were 1,804 people in 668 households, including 474 families, in the city. The population density was . There were 815 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 71.40% White, 14.80% African American, 0.06% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 11.59% from other races, and 1.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.02%.

References

  • Buffalo Chamber of Commerce
  • The Buffalo Press