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Buffalo TownshipOH

A town of 911.

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Photo: Nyttend · Public domain
Photo of Buffalo Township

Buffalo Township, OH · Photo: Nyttend · Public domain · Source ↗

Is Buffalo Township a good place to live?

Buffalo Township’s average trip to work is 19 minutes, where Ohio’s towns sit at 24 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Buffalo Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

911 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Seneca TownshipValley TownshipNoble TownshipCenter TownshipSpencer TownshipSeneca TownshipValley TownshipNoble TownshipCenter TownshipSpencer TownshipBuffalo Township
Great Lakes Naval Training School band marching on Euclid Ave., April 6th 1918, Cleveland, Ohio
Great Lakes Naval Training School band marching on Euclid Ave., April 6th 1918, Cleveland, Ohio, 1918
Buffalo Township’s story

Buffalo Township in pictures

The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 1918 and 4 maps from 1911 on.

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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.

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PowerAEP Ohio19.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterVillage of Pleasant City water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers92% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Buffalo Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsNoble Local School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Ohio you can register online until 30 days before Election Day, in person until 30 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereDirector, Noble County Board of ElectionsNoble County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Aug 2019
ZIP codes43772, 43732, 4371143772 69% · 43732 25% · 43711 6%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Buffalo Township.

Who lives here

More children than Ohio overall

Children under 18 are 46% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 24% of residents (38% statewide). 24% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 32% across Ohio. 17% never finished high school.

25.6median age · OH 39.7
Buffalo TownshipOhioUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma17%
High school41%
Some college16%
Associate’s3%
Bachelor’s21%
Graduate4%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.8 points. Across Ohio, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 25 to 34, 91% are women (OH 50%).

Ages and education in Buffalo Township
Buffalo TownshipOHU.S.
Under 1032.1%11.7%11.6%
10 to 1714.3%10.3%10.3%
18 to 242%8.9%9.1%
25 to 348.3%13.2%13.7%
35 to 4413.3%12.5%13.2%
45 to 545.6%12%12.2%
55 to 644.7%13.2%12.7%
65 to 7413.2%10.9%10.2%
75 and older6.6%7.3%7%
No diploma16.5%8.2%10.4%
High school40.6%32.1%26%
Some college16%19.3%19.1%
Associate’s2.8%9%8.8%
Bachelor’s20.6%19.3%21.6%
Graduate3.5%12.2%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 900, single groups can be off by several points

Natural hazards

Buffalo Township faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 92% of U.S. communities.

8risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
8Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoes
6
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Most of Buffalo Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Buffalo Township for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Cambridge (13%), Caldwell (7%) and Jackson Township (6%). Half commute less than 22 miles.

0%work in town
Buffalo TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Median household income$73,000$75,000$80,000
Below the poverty line9.9%9.1%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Buffalo Township0%
Cambridge13%
Caldwell7%
Jackson Township6%
Olive Township6%
22 mi
median commute distance
41
jobs based in Buffalo Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Buffalo Township

Buffalo Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.

17″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–40°
Spring40–63°
Summer60–83°
Fall42–65°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 28
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Buffalo Township is

Buffalo Township beats the Ohio average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 18% of Buffalo Township adults smoke cigarettes, above both the Ohio town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 27% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Buffalo Township.

Buffalo TownshipOhio townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)18%16%14%
Depression (CDC PLACES)27%26%23%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)30%28%25%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)35%34%33%
32 measures vs. Ohio
0 better26 too close to call6 worse
What stands outBuffalo TownshipOH
More adults with COPD9.6%8%
More smokers18.1%15.4%
More adults with heart disease8.1%7.1%
Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center
12.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Outdoors

Conserved land covers 0% of Buffalo Township

1.2 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Buffalo Township’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 15,609 acres
1.2 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Buffalo Township

17pages 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.

13% → Cambridge Cambridge 13% 7% → Caldwell Caldwell 7% 6% → Jackson Township Jackson Township 6% 6% → Olive Township Olive Township 6% 4% → Columbus Columbus 4% 3% → Marietta Marietta 3% Buffalo Township · 0% stay
41jobs based in Buffalo Township
0%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Buffalo Township

Township in Ohio, US

Buffalo Township is one of the fifteen townships of Noble County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 885 people in the township.

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

Area
25 sq mi
Elevation
951 ft

Questions about Buffalo Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Buffalo Township, OH a good place to live?

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