Buffalo City, Wisconsin
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Buffalo City City. It lies in ZIP code area 54622. It lies near Bucks Island. The Survey maps it on the Cochrane quadrangle. 1,007 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 669 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresBuffalo City fell from 1,023 to 1,007 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 | 1,023 | |
| 2020 | 1,007 | -16 (-2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1932 USGS Cochrane quadrangle1:62500
- 1934 USGS Cochrane quadrangle1:62500
- 1937 USGS Cochrane quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Eau Claire quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Cochrane quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Winona quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
17 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Buffalo City between 1992 and 2014, burning about 432 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 July 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 3 May 1992 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.5 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 May 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 2000 | Smoking | under an acre | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 5 April 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Buffalo City: 10 past producers, 8 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Averbeck Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Buffalo City Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Buffalo City Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cochrane Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Foegen Road Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| J. Martin Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Lizzy Pauls Pond Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Plain View Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| River Road Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Cochrane Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
29 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Buffalo City in 29 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 12 hail, 10 thunderstorm wind, 4 heavy rain, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2017 | Flood | Buffalo City | $527,000 | After the initial flash flooding across Buffalo County, the flood waters continued to cause problems through July 20th into the 21st. Flood waters along Eagle Creek washed out a bridge on County Road G north of Fountain City. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Buffalo City | $520,000 | Golf ball sized hail fell in Buffalo. |
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Buffalo City | $500,000 | Heavy rains of 6 to 8 inches across the southern half of Buffalo County produced flash flooding. A mudslide covered a portion of State Highway 37 north of Alma. Portions of County Road O were completely covered by water and the road was closed between Cochrane and State Highway 88. Numerous streets were covered by standing water in Fountain City. Around a half dozen roads were closed across the county because of the flooding. |
| June 2021 | Hail | Buffalo City | $260,000 | Up to 2.5 inch diameter hail was reported just north of Buffalo. |
| July 2017 | Hail | Buffalo City | $34,000 | Golf ball sized hail fell near Cochrane. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo City | $10,000 | Trees were blown down in the town of Buffalo. A vehicle was damaged when one of the trees fell onto it. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo City | $7,500 | no account filed |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo City | $5,000 | no account filed |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo City | $3,000 | Trees were blown down in Buffalo. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Buffalo City | $3,000 | Flash flooding was reported, along with street flooding and water ponding in lowlands. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo City | $3,000 | no account filed |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo City | $2,500 | Winds gusted up to 70 mph and knocked trees down. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo City | $2,000 | Trees were blown down near Buffalo City. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo City | $1,000 | Law enforcement reported trees down near the city of Cochrane. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Buffalo City | $1,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Buffalo City | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Hail | Buffalo City | $500 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Hail | Buffalo City | - | The public reported hail up to nickel sized in Buffalo City. |
| June 2020 | Heavy Rain | Buffalo City | - | In Cochrane, 3.87 inches of rain fell. |
| September 2018 | Heavy Rain | Buffalo City | - | In Buffalo, 4.47 inches of rain fell. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Buffalo City | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported near Cochrane. |
| August 2016 | Heavy Rain | Buffalo City | - | In Buffalo City, 5 inches of rain fell. |
| August 2009 | Heavy Rain | Buffalo City | - | An observer measured 4.32 inches of rain during the preceding 24-hours. |
| June 2018 | Hail | Buffalo City | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Buffalo City | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo City | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Hail | Buffalo City | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Buffalo City | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Buffalo City | - | no account filed |
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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cochrane | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Herold | 5.3 miles | 19 | |
| Czechville | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Anchorage (historical) | 6.3 miles | 19 | |
| Alma | 6.7 miles | 20 | |
| Cream | 7.7 miles | 19 | |
| Waumandee | 9.8 miles | 11 | |
| Fountain City | 10.3 miles | 16 |
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 City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1570227 | 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 1562364. 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.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
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.







