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Buffalo TownshipKS

A town of 94.

Is Buffalo Township a good place to live?

Buffalo Township’s mean commuting time is 45 minutes, above both the Kansas town median (20 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 4 of the 152 Kansas towns we compare have a lower age of the median resident than Buffalo Township. Buffalo Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

94 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Sibley TownshipLincoln TownshipArion TownshipSummit TownshipGrant TownshipNorway TownshipSibley TownshipLincoln TownshipArion TownshipSummit TownshipGrant TownshipNorway TownshipBuffalo Township
Getting set up

Moving to Buffalo Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Buffalo Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerPrairie Land Electric Coop14.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCloud Co RWD 1No health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Buffalo Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsConcordia Unified School District 333Which school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Kansas you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereCloud County ClerkCloud County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2017
ZIP codes66901, 6694866901 55% · 66948 45%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Buffalo Township.

Work & commute

Most of Buffalo Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them

The middle household income for Buffalo Township comes to $125,000. Half the trips to work are shorter than 30 miles. The top destinations are Concordia (21%), Salina (10%) and Beloit (8%).

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Buffalo Township0%
Concordia21%
Salina10%
Beloit8%
Jamestown4%
30 mi
median commute distance
8
jobs based in Buffalo Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Buffalo Township: four seasons and hot summers

Expect July afternoons of 91° and January nights of 18°, with about 19 inches of snow a winter.

19″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–41°
Spring41–65°
Summer65–88°
Fall43–68°
Oct 19
typical first frost
Apr 18
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Buffalo Township is

41% of Buffalo Township adults have obesity, against 37% in Kansas’ towns and 35% across U.S. towns. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Buffalo Township is ahead of Kansas on 2 and behind on 7. Among adults in the town, 39% have high blood pressure.

Buffalo TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)41%37%35%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)39%34%35%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)30%31%33%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)33%35%36%
32 measures vs. Kansas
2 better23 too close to call7 worse
What stands outBuffalo TownshipKS
Fewer uninsured adults8%9.9%
More adults treating high blood pressure80.2%77.6%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth14.4%11.3%
Cloud County Health Center
6.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Top of a moderate hazard risk in Buffalo Township: inland flooding

In Buffalo Township, the FEMA risk score is 57 of 100. 37% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hail at 22%.

57risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
57Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHailTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

Protected land: 0.3% of Buffalo Township

2.6 miles of trail. In Buffalo Township, the trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.

0.3%conserved
Buffalo TownshipKansas townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.30.4
Conserved land0.3%2.1%4.3%
0.3%
conserved · 95 of 27,670 acres
2.6 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Buffalo Township

15pages on Buffalo Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Buffalo Township

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Buffalo Township for work

Where Buffalo Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

21% → Concordia Concordia 21% 10% → Salina Salina 10% 8% → Beloit Beloit 8% 4% → Jamestown Jamestown 4% 4% → Glasco Glasco 4% 4% → Minneapolis Minneapolis 4% Buffalo Township · 0% stay
8jobs based in Buffalo Township
0%of working residents work in town
30 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Buffalo Township

Township in Kansas, United States

Buffalo Township is a township in Cloud County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 93.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
43 sq mi
Elevation
1,385 ft

Questions about Buffalo Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Buffalo Township, KS a good place to live?

Buffalo Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.