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Buffalo County

county in South Dakota, United States
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Buffalo County

Summary

Buffalo County is a county of South Dakota[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of county_of_south_dakota entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (356 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Buffalo County is located in South Dakota[3].
  • Buffalo County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Buffalo County's instance of is recorded as county of South Dakota[5].
  • Buffalo County's capital is recorded as Gann Valley[6].
  • Buffalo County's shares border with is recorded as Hand County[7].
  • Buffalo County's shares border with is recorded as Jerauld County[8].
  • Buffalo County's shares border with is recorded as Brule County[9].
  • Buffalo County's shares border with is recorded as Lyman County[10].
  • Buffalo County's shares border with is recorded as Hyde County[11].
  • buffalo is named after Buffalo County[12].
  • Buffalo County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Gann Valley[13].
  • Buffalo County's Commons category is recorded as Buffalo County, South Dakota[14].
  • 1873 marks the founding of Buffalo County[15].
  • Buffalo County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.08, 'lon': -99.2}[16].
  • Buffalo County's official website is recorded as https://gannvalley.com/buffalo-county-1[17].
  • Buffalo County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Buffalo County, South Dakota[18].
  • Buffalo County has a population of {'amount': '+1912'}[19].
  • Buffalo County has a population of {'amount': '+1942'}[20].
  • Buffalo County has a population of {'amount': '+1988'}[21].
  • Buffalo County has a population of {'amount': '+2020'}[22].
  • Buffalo County has a population of {'amount': '+2024'}[23].
  • Buffalo County has a population of {'amount': '+2095'}[24].
  • Buffalo County has a population of {'amount': '+1589'}[25].
  • Buffalo County has a population of {'amount': '+1790'}[26].
  • Buffalo County has a population of {'amount': '+1948'}[27].

Body

Geography

Buffalo County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in South Dakota[3].

Physical Characteristics

Buffalo County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1262'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1912'}[19], {'amount': '+1942'}[20], {'amount': '+1988'}[21], {'amount': '+2020'}[22], {'amount': '+2024'}[23], and {'amount': '+2095'}[24].

Designation and Status

Buffalo County's instance of is recorded as county of South Dakota[5].

History and Context

1873 marks the founding of Buffalo County[15]. buffalo is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Buffalo County ranks in the top 9% of county_of_south_dakota entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (356 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

South Dakota United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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