Buffalo County, Wisconsin

Buffalo County
County
Alma Area Museum in Old Buffalo County Training School and Teachers College Building in Alma, Wisconsin.
Alma Area Museum in Old Buffalo County Training School and Teachers College Building in Alma, Wisconsin.
Map of Wisconsin highlighting Buffalo County
Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin
Map of the United States highlighting Wisconsin
Wisconsin's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 44°23′N 91°45′W / 44.38°N 91.75°W / 44.38; -91.75
Country United States
State Wisconsin
Founded1854
Named forBuffalo River
SeatAlma
Largest cityMondovi
Area
 • Total
710 sq mi (1,800 km2)
 • Land672 sq mi (1,740 km2)
 • Water38 sq mi (100 km2)  5.3%
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
13,317
 • Estimate 
(2023)
13,419 Increase
 • Density19.7/sq mi (7.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district3rd
Websitewww.buffalocountywi.gov

Buffalo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,317.[1] Its county seat is Alma.[2] The county was created in 1853 and organized the following year.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference 2020-census-55011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Home Page". Archived from the original on December 20, 2007. Retrieved November 12, 2007.
  4. ^ "Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies". Wisconsin Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved August 12, 2015.