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Welcome to Buffalo County ...

Time Zone: Buffalo County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Kearney is the Seat for Buffalo County.

Buffalo County was founded in 1855.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Buffalo had a population of 49,659 people. This is an increase of 7.55% since the last Census (which gave a population of 46,175 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Buffalo represented 2.53% of the total population of Nebraska.

Below are some of the communities located in Buffalo County:

  • Amherst
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Amherst is located in Buffalo County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
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  • Elm Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Gibbon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Gibbon is located in Buffalo County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
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  • Kearney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Kearney is located in Buffalo County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,235 people
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  • Miller
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Miller is located in Buffalo County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
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  • Pleasanton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Ravenna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Ravenna is located in Buffalo County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,361 people
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  • Riverdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Shelton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Shelton is located in Buffalo County (NE)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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