Buffalo Township, Buchanan County, Iowa
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Buffalo Township is one of sixteen townships
Township (United States)
A township in the United States is a small geographic area. Townships range in size from 6 to 54 square miles , with being the norm.The term is used in three ways....

 in Buchanan County
Buchanan County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 20,958 in the county, with a population density of . There were 8,968 housing units, of which 8,161 were occupied.-2000 census:...

, Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...

, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. As of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

, its population was 560.

Geography

Buffalo Township covers an area of 36.53 square miles (94.6 km²) and contains two incorporated settlements: Aurora
Aurora, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 5,966 in the city, with a population density of . There were 89 housing units, of which 79 were occupied.-2000 census:...

 and Stanley
Stanley, Iowa
Stanley is a city in Buchanan and Fayette Counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 128 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Stanley is located at ....

. According to the USGS
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...

, it contains two cemeteries: Spangler and Stanley.

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