Buffalo County, Wisconsin
Buffalo County | |
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Alma Area Museum in Old Buffalo County Training School and Teachers College Building in Alma, Wisconsin. | |
Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin | |
Wisconsin's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 44°23′N 91°45′W / 44.38°N 91.75°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| Founded | 1854 |
| Named after | Buffalo River |
| Seat | Alma |
| Largest city | Mondovi |
| Area | |
• Total | 710 sq mi (1,800 km2) |
| • Land | 672 sq mi (1,740 km2) |
| • Water | 38 sq mi (100 km2) 5.3% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 13,317 |
• Estimate (2023) | 13,419 |
| • Density | 19/sq mi (7.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 3rd |
| Website | www |
Buffalo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 13,317. Its county seat is Alma. The county was created in 1853 and organized the following year. The county is considered a high-farming concentration county by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, meaning at least 20 percent of its earnings came from agriculture.