Editing Buffalo, South Carolina

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'''Buffalo''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Union County, South Carolina|Union County]], [[South Carolina]], United States. The population was 1,266 at the [[2010 United States Census]].

==History==
The community was named for a nearby [[mineral lick]] which attracted buffalo.<ref>{{cite book|author=Federal Writers' Project|author-link=Federal Writers' Project|title=Palmetto Place Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.c056089075&view=1up&seq=5|year=1941|publisher=Sloane Printing Co.|page=29}}</ref>

The [[Buffalo Mill Historic District]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1990.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

==Geography==
Buffalo is located at {{coord|34.723115|-81.677454|type:city_region:US|format=dms|display=inline}}.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|4.0|sqmi|km2}}, all of it land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2020= 1288
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 1,426 people, 587 households, and 402 families residing in the CDP. The population density was {{convert|355.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 659 housing units at an average density of {{convert|164.2|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 83.03% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 15.36% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.07% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.35% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.28% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.42% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.49% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.26% of the population.

There were 587 households, out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.5% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $36,285, and the median income for a family was $38,438. Males had a median income of $27,159 versus $19,286 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $13,545. About 7.4% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 13.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

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[[Category:Census-designated places in South Carolina]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Union County, South Carolina]]