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Buffalo township, Cloud County, Kansas (KS) detailed profile

Land area: 43.2 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population: 119 (all rural)

Males: 63  (52.9%)
Females: 56  (47.1%)

Occupied houses/apartments: 119 (107 owner occupied, 12 renter occupied)
% of renters here:

10%
State:

31%


Races in Buffalo township:

  • White Non-Hispanic: 100.0%

Median age of males: 46.3
Median age of females: 46.5

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Average household size: 2.38

Buffalo township:

2.4 people
Kansas:

2.5 people

Average family size: 2.84

Estimated median household income in 2013: ($27,500 in 1999)
Buffalo township:

$38,264
Kansas:

$50,972
Median contract rent in 2013: $368 (lower quartile is $148, upper quartile is $285)
Here:

$369
State:

$569

Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $66,769 (it was $45,100 in 2000)
:

$66,769
Kansas:

$129,700
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $35,505 - $101,005

Mean price in 2013:

Detached houses: $82,829
Here:

$82,829
State:

$166,141

Townhouses or other attached units: $87,484
Here:

$87,484
State:

$137,909

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $180,234
Here:

$180,234
State:

$124,036

Mobile homes: $19,130
Here:

$19,130
State:

$39,479
Population density: 3 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2013:
This township:

7.3%
Whole state:

9.9%

Notable locations in this township outside city limits:

Church in Buffalo township: Danish Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemeteries: Fairview Cemetery (1), West Branch Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map

Swamps: Salt Marsh (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Creeks: West Branch Wolf Creek (A), Whites Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

 

69% of Buffalo township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% lived in this county.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

  • This state: 51
  • Northeast: 0
  • Midwest: 0
  • South: 2
  • West: 2

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses in 2000: $22,500


Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 2.0%

No gay or lesbian households reported
Buffalo township, KS map Buffalo township, Kansas satellite photo by USGS

Housing units in structures:


Housing units in Buffalo township with a mortgage: 0 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 6

Year house built

  • 1999 to March 2000: 0
  • 1995 to 1998: 2
  • 1990 to 1994: 0
  • 1980 to 1989: 6
  • 1970 to 1979: 2
  • 1960 to 1969: 3
  • 1950 to 1959: 5
  • 1940 to 1949: 2
  • 1939 or earlier: 5

Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Buffalo township, Kansas:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 4
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 2
  • 6 rooms: 4
  • 7 rooms: 11
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 2

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buffalo township, Kansas:

  • 1 room: 0
  • 2 rooms: 0
  • 3 rooms: 0
  • 4 rooms: 0
  • 5 rooms: 0
  • 6 rooms: 0
  • 7 rooms: 1
  • 8 rooms: 0
  • 9 or more rooms: 0

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Buffalo township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 4
  • 2 bedrooms: 2
  • 3 bedrooms: 11
  • 4 bedrooms: 6
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Buffalo township:

  • no bedroom: 0
  • 1 bedroom: 0
  • 2 bedrooms: 0
  • 3 bedrooms: 1
  • 4 bedrooms: 0
  • 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Buffalo township in owner-occupied houses/condos:

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 4
  • 2 vehicles: 10
  • 3 vehicles: 6
  • 4 vehicles: 3
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Cars and other vehicles available in Buffalo township in renter-occupied apartments

  • no vehicle: 0
  • 1 vehicle: 0
  • 2 vehicles: 1
  • 3 vehicles: 0
  • 4 vehicles: 0
  • 5 or more vehicles: 0

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders ($)

Most common industries for males (%):

  • Construction (20%)
  • Printing and related support activities (13%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
  • Transportation equipment (7%)
  • Publishing, and motion picture and sound recording industries (6%)
  • Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers (6%)
  • Repair and maintenance (6%)

Most common industries for females (%):

  • Public administration (13%)
  • Printing and related support activities (13%)
  • Educational services (13%)
  • Accommodation and food services (9%)
  • Truck transportation (7%)
  • Social assistance (7%)
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

  • Laborers and material movers, hand (10%)
  • Other production occupations including supervisors (7%)
  • Agricultural workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (6%)
  • Retail sales workers except cashiers (5%)
  • Construction trades workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5%)
  • Printing workers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

  • Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (13%)
  • Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks (12%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (7%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Operations specialties managers except financial managers (6%)
  • Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5%)
  • Waiters and waitresses (4%)

Class of Workers

Most common first ancestries reported in Buffalo township:

  • German (32.6%)
  • Norwegian (27.9%)
  • Swedish (16.3%)
  • English (4.7%)
  • Icelander (4.7%)
  • Irish (4.7%)
  • Scandinavian (4.7%)

Means of transportation to work:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

  • Bottled, tank, or LP gas (58%)
  • Electricity (42%)

96.2% of residents of Buffalo township speak English at home.
3.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% speak English very well).

Household type by relationship:

Households: 55

Size of family households: 15 2-persons, 3 3-persons, 4 4-persons,

Size of nonfamily households: 4 1-person,

22 married couples with children.
3 single-parent households (0 men, 3 women).


Private vs. public school enrollment:


Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Kansas:

11.1%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
Here:

0.0%
Kansas:

7.9%

Educational Attainment (%)

School Enrollment by Level of School (%)


Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninstitutionalized)

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Buffalo township:

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