Buffalo Gap, Texas | |
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 Buffalo Gap, July 2011 | |
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| Coordinates: 32°16′52″N 99°49′45″W / 32.28111°N 99.82917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Taylor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.43 sq mi (6.30 km2) |
| • Land | 2.43 sq mi (6.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,909 ft (582 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 543 |
| • Density | 223.18/sq mi (86.17/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 79508 |
| Area code | 325 |
| FIPS code | 48-11128[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1331572[4] |
Buffalo Gap is an town in Taylor County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Abilene, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 543 at the 2020 census.[2] It is the former county seat of Taylor County, having been supplanted in 1883 by the much larger Abilene to its north. Abilene won the referendum to be the county seat by a vote of 905–269.
Buffalo Gap is the home of the large Buffalo Gap Historic Village, open year-round to visitors.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Buffalo Gap town, Texas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.