Buffalo, Guernsey County, Ohio
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|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_type3 = Township
|subdivision_name1 = Ohio
|subdivision_name2 = Guernsey
|subdivision_name3 = Valley
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|unit_pref = Imperial
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|area_total_km2 = 1.27
|area_total_sq_mi = 0.49
|area_land_km2 = 1.27
|area_land_sq_mi = 0.49
|area_water_km2 = 0.00
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
|elevation_ft = 846
|population_total = 373
|population_as_of = 2020
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|population_density_km2 = 293.84
|population_density_sq_mi = 761.22
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
|postal_code = 43722
|area_code = 740
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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|blank1_info = 2628869{{GNIS|2628869}}
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Buffalo is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in eastern Valley Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 373. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43722.[https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?citybyzipcode USPS – Cities by ZIP Code] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010053537/http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=43722 |date=October 10, 2007 }} It lies along State Route 313.
History
Buffalo was originally called "Hartford", and under the latter name was platted in 1836.{{cite book|last=Sarchet|first=Cyrus Parkinson Beatty|title=History of Guernsey County, Ohio, Volume 1|url=https://archive.org/stream/historyofguernse01sarc#page/356/mode/2up|year=1911|publisher=B.F. Bowen & Company|page=356}} A post office called Buffalo has been in operation since 1839.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Guernsey |title=Guernsey County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=17 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222125930/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=OH&county=Guernsey |archivedate=22 December 2015 }}
Demographics
{{US Census population
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}
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Notable person
- Howard E. Faught - judge and Ohio Supreme Court member
References
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{{Guernsey County, Ohio}}
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Category:Census-designated places in Ohio
Category:Census-designated places in Guernsey County, Ohio
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