Buffalo, Oklahoma
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Buffalo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 73834. The Survey maps it on the Buffalo quadrangle. 1,039 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,814 feet above sea level.
On record in Buffalo
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 7 records
Buffalo City Park Pavilionlisted 1988
Farmers' Co-op Elevatorlisted 1983
Feuquay Elevatorlisted 1983
Harper County Courthouselisted 1984- I.O.O.F. Building of Buffalolisted 1983
- Monhollow Artificial Stone Houselisted 1983
- Page Soddylisted 1983
Population over time
2 figuresBuffalo fell from 1,299 to 1,039 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,299 | |
| 2020 | 1,039 | -260 (-20%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1955 USGS Woodward quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Woodward quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Buffalo quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Buffalo: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 187 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Buffalo in 187 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 98 thunderstorm wind, 80 hail, 3 tornado, 2 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | $50,000 | Several power poles blown down. Damages are estimated. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | $50,000 | A travel-trailer was destroyed. Several trees were downed. Several outbuildings were also damaged. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | $20,000 | Trees were uprooted. A small building and sheds were destroyed, and power lines were downed. |
| May 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Buffalo | $10,000 | This tornado produced some minor tree damage, shingle damage to a home and some tin scattered about. The tornado continued to move north-northeast and crossed the state line into Clark County Kansas. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | $7,500 | High line power poles were downed. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | $5,000 | Several trees and power lines blown down. Time estimated from radar. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | $5,000 | Shingles were blown of the roof of the Coop observer's house. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | $5,000 | Tin was blown off several buildings. |
| February 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | $5,000 | Straight-line winds blew over a large truck parked in the front yard of a house. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | $3,000 | Power lines were downed near the intersection of Willard Road and Adobe Springs Road. The time was estimated based on radar. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | $3,000 | A power pole and the associated power lines were downed on Highway 64. Monetary damages were estimated. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | $2,000 | At least one power line was blown down. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | $2,000 | Several power poles were downed. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | $2,000 | Several power poles were downed. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | $2,000 | Several power poles were downed. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | $1,000 | Numerous tree limbs, up to a foot and a half in diameter, were downed. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | $500 | A large cattle feeder was blown a quarter of a mile. |
| February 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | $500 | Straight-line winds blew over a fence. |
| October 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | $100 | Several tree limbs were downed. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | $100 | Tree limbs 2 to 3 inches in diameter downed. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | $100 | Several tree limbs were downed. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | $100 | Tree limbs were downed. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | $10 | no account filed |
| March 2026 | Hail | Buffalo | - | The report was relayed through mPING. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | - | Buffalo (BUFF) Mesonet observation. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | - | Buffalo (BUFF) Mesonet observation. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | - | Buffalo (BUFF) Mesonet observation. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | - | Buffalo (BUFF) Mesonet observation. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | - | Buffalo (BUFF) Mesonet observation. Law enforcement also reported that a tree was blown down on the west side of the community of Buffalo. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | - | Buffalo (BUFF) Mesonet observation. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | - | Buffalo (BUFF) Mesonet observation. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | - | Buffalo (BUFF) Mesonet observation. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | - | Buffalo (BUFF) Mesonet observation. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | - | Buffalo (BUFF) Mesonet observation. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | - | Buffalo (BUFF) Mesonet observation. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | - | Buffalo (BUFF) Mesonet observation. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | - | Buffalo (BUFF) Mesonet observation. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | - | Buffalo (BUFF) Mesonet observation. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | - | Buffalo (BUFF) Mesonet observation. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | - | Estimated severe wind gust. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EFU) | Buffalo | - | An Oklahoma City television storm chaser observed a tornado estimated to be about 5 miles west of Buffalo. No damage was reported. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | - | No damage reported. |
| May 2018 | Funnel Cloud | Buffalo | - | A funnel cloud was observed in northern Harper County just south of the Kansas border. No confirmation could be found that a tornado occurred with this funnel cloud. |
| May 2018 | Hail | Buffalo | - | Report via spotter network. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | - | Broadcast media via Twitter. Time estimated from tweet time and radar. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Buffalo | - | No damage reported. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Buffalo | - | Relayed to EM by city sheriff's office. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | - | The public estimated a gust to 65 mph. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | - | The wind gust was reported on Highway 64. |
| April 2007 | Tornado (EF0) | Buffalo | - | An NWS cooperative observer and media chasers observed a small tornado that touched down briefly about 8 miles south-southwest of Buffalo. No damage was reported. |
| June 2007 | Flood | Buffalo | - | US HWY 64 was closed due to high water. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Buffalo | - | Reported at the intersection of highways 64 & 46. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | - | Wind gust was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | - | Wind gust was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | - | Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet. |
| October 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | - | The wind gust was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet. |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | - | Wind was measured by the Oklahoma mesonet. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo | - | Wind was measured by the Oklahoma Mesonet. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Buffalo | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q742092 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1090632. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.



