Buffalo, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Springfield. It is located about 14 miles [22 km] to the southwest of Buffalo and has a population of 111,454 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Decatur. It is located about 25 miles [40 km] to the east of Buffalo and has a population of 81,860 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bloomington	NE	49 mi [78.9 km]	73,026	12.68% increase
	Carlinville	SW	46 mi [74 km]	5,962	4.87% increase
	Chatham	SW	19 mi [30.58 km]	10,676	24.39% increase
	Clinton	NE	31 mi [49.89 km]	7,154	4.42% decrease
	Hillsboro	S	46 mi [74 km]	6,164	41.41% increase
	Jacksonville	W	44 mi [70.8 km]	19,415	2.51% increase
	Lincoln	N	20 mi [32.19 km]	14,541	5.39% decrease
	Litchfield	S	48 mi [77.2 km]	6,647	2.47% decrease
	Monticello	E	46 mi [74 km]	5,350	4.13% increase
	Mount Zion	E	28 mi [45.06 km]	5,159	6.48% increase
	Pana	SE	36 mi [57.9 km]	5,718	1.85% increase
	Pekin	N	50 mi [80.5 km]	33,430	1.26% decrease
	Shelbyville	SE	44 mi [70.8 km]	4,605	7.36% decrease
	Sullivan	E	46 mi [74 km]	4,383	1.32% increase
	Taylorville	S	20 mi [32.19 km]	12,238	7.1% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Clear Lake	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	247	7.49% decrease
	Dawson	W	2 mi [3.22 km]	462	0.86% decrease
	Elkhart	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	423	4.51% decrease
	Grandview	W	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,410	8.26% decrease
	Grove City	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Illiopolis	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	849	7.31% decrease
	Mechanicsburg	S	2 mi [3.22 km]	449	1.54% decrease
	Mount Auburn	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	542	5.24% increase
	Mount Pulaski	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,580	7.11% decrease
	Niantic	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	667	9.62% decrease
	Riverton	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	2,989	1.94% decrease
	Rochester	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	3,236	11.86% increase
	Sherman	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	3,827	33.3% increase
	Spaulding	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	821	46.87% increase
	Williamsville	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	1,388	3.54% decrease

Sangamon County

Buffalo is located in Sangamon County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sangamon: Christian, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Menard, Montgomery and Morgan.

While not sharing a border with Sangamon, the counties of De Witt and Mason are close to Buffalo.

Below are counties that are near Buffalo (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Buffalo:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Buffalo
	Cass County	W	Ashland	31 miles [49 km]
	Christian County	S	Roby	7 miles [11 km]
	De Witt County	NE	Kenney	24 miles [38 km]
	Logan County	N	Cornland	6 miles [9 km]
	Macon County	E	Niantic	12 miles [19 km]
	Macoupin County	SW	Virden	30 miles [48 km]
	Mason County	NW	Luther	27 miles [43 km]
	McLean County	N	McLean	34 miles [54 km]
	Menard County	NW	Fancy Prairie	14 miles [22 km]
	Montgomery County	S	White Oak	25 miles [40 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<3>

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