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Buffalo County Facts

Buffalo County

Land area: 968 square miles
Population (2020): 50,084
Persons per square mile (2020): 51.7
County seat: Kearney

Towns & populations (2020)

Amherst - 201
Elm Creek - 979
Gibbon - 1,878
Kearney - 33,790
Miller - 129
Odessa - 132
Pleasanton - 361
Poole - 22
Ravenna - 1,441
Riverdale - 247
Shelton - 1,034

Public school districts

Amherst Public Schools - Amherst
Center Public School - Kearney
District 65 - Buffalo County - Ravenna
Elm Creek Public Schools - Elm Creek
Gibbon Public Schools - Gibbon
Kearney Public Schools - Kearney
Odessa Public School - Odessa
Pleasanton Public Schools - Pleasanton
Ravenna Public Schools - Ravenna
Shelton Public Schools - Shelton
State-Supported School: Kearney West High School - Kearney

Private schools

Faith Christian School - Kearney
Kearney Catholic High School - Kearney
Shanan Christian School - Gibbon
Zion Lutheran Elementary School - Kearney

Post-secondary schools

University of Nebraska at Kearney - Kearney
Central Community College - Kearney

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