Buffalo, Missouri

Buffalo is a city in Dallas County, Missouri, United States. The population was 3,084 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Dallas County.

Buffalo is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Buffalo was laid out in 1854 by Joseph F. Miles. It was named after Miles' birthplace at Buffalo, New York.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.86 square miles (7.41 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

Buffalo is the home to the Dallas County R-I School District. The school district includes a service area that includes students from western Laclede, southern Dallas, and eastern Polk counties. The school district includes elementary schools in Buffalo (Dillard A. Mallory Elementary) and Long Lane (Long Lane Elementary). Buffalo Prairie Middle School, Buffalo High School, and the Dallas County Technical Center (at Louisburg) are all part of the school district. The mascot for Dallas County R-I Schools is the Bison (commonly named Buffy). The school district is part of the Central Ozarks Conference (COC) and currently has an enrollment of approximately 1,800 students grades K-12.