Buffalo Hart TownshipIL
A town of 170, settled in 1850.
Is Buffalo Hart Township a good place to live?
Buffalo Hart Township’s median age is 56.5 years, above both the Illinois town median (40.7 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 769 in Illinois we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Buffalo Hart Township. Buffalo Hart Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
170 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Lincoln Tomb and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Buffalo Hart Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi LandmarkLincoln Tomb
14 mi National Historic SiteLincoln Home National Historic Site124K visitors a year13 mi National MonumentSpringfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument
22 mi MuseumLincoln's New Salem
14 mi MuseumOld State Capitol State Historic Site
14 mi MuseumIllinois State MuseumPhoto credits
Lincoln Tomb: David Jones, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Lincoln Home National Historic Site: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lincoln's New Salem: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Old State Capitol State Historic Site: Shadow2700 at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Illinois State Museum: Mike Linksvayer from Oakland, California, CC0
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Moving to Buffalo Hart Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Buffalo Hart Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Buffalo Hart Township.
About half of Buffalo Hart Township’s working residents commute to Springfield
Most working residents leave Buffalo Hart Township for work: only 0% work in town. At $94,000, Buffalo Hart Township’s median household income is against $83,000 in Illinois’ towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Springfield (48%), Decatur (8%) and Springfield Township (5%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Buffalo Hart Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Buffalo Hart Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 19° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Buffalo Hart Township is
Buffalo Hart Township beats the Illinois average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 19% of adults binge drink in Buffalo Hart Township.
| Buffalo Hart Township | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 37% | 35% |
| What stands out | Buffalo Hart Township | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6.1% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.1% | 15.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Buffalo Hart Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Buffalo Hart Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Buffalo Hart Township
About 6 of every 100 Buffalo Hart Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
100% of working residents leave Buffalo Hart Township for work
Where Buffalo Hart Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Buffalo Hart Township
Unincorporated community in Illinois, United States
Buffalo Hart is an unincorporated community in northern Sangamon County in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is the population center of Buffalo Hart Township. Buffalo Hart was originally built in the 19th century, first as a frontier settlement based on a prairie grove, and then as a rural station stop on the Gilman, Clinton and Springfield Railroad twelve miles northeast of Springfield, Illinois, the state capital. Farmers would bring fresh vegetables and milk to the now-vanished railroad station for transportation into nearby cities. The railroad's successor-in-interest, the Canadian National, continues to operate a right-of-way that passes through Buffalo Hart. A small grove of trees about…
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- Elevation
- 623 ft
Questions about Buffalo Hart Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Buffalo Hart Township, IL a good place to live?
Buffalo Hart Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.