Welcome to Buffalo County ...
Time Zone: Buffalo County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Gann Valley is the Seat for Buffalo County.
Buffalo County was founded in 1873.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Buffalo had a population of 1,962 people. This is an increase of 1.45% since the last Census (which gave a population of 1,934 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Buffalo represented 0.24% of the total population of South Dakota.
Below are some of the communities located in Buffalo County:
- Crow Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crow Creek is located in Buffalo County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,779 people
- North Buffalo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- North Buffalo is located in Buffalo County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Southeast Buffalo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Southeast Buffalo is located in Buffalo County (SD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southeast Buffalo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to South Dakota
- Websites specific to Buffalo County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Brule County
- Hand County
- Hyde County
- Jerauld County
- Lyman County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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. |