Buffalo Prairie, Illinois

Buffalo Prairie is a Census-designated place in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. Buffalo Prairie is 10 miles (16 km) west of Reynolds. Buffalo Prairie has a post office with ZIP code 61237.^[3]

Buffalo Prairie, Illinois
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 41°20′17″N 90°51′45″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Rock Island
Area [1]
• Total	3.76 sq mi (9.74 km2)
• Land	3.76 sq mi (9.74 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	755 ft (230 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	64
• Density	17.02/sq mi (6.57/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	61237
Area code	309
FIPS code	17-09499
GNIS feature ID	2806462[2]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	64		—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Buffalo Prairie first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.^[5]

2020 census

Buffalo Prairie CDP, Illinois – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020[6]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	57	89.06%
Black or African American alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	1	1.56%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	5	7.81%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1	1.56%
Total	64	100.00%

Buffalo Prairie had a population of 64 as of the 2020 United States Census.^[4]

Education

It is in the Rockridge Community Unit School District 300.^[7]

Notable people

• Margo Price, country singer and songwriter^[8]