Buffalo County, Wisconsin
28 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 13,393
- Median household income
- $70,479
- ±3,724
- Unemployed
- 2.9%
- 199 of 6,980 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 87.8%
- 5,020 of 5,720 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Buffalo | 13,302 (2021) | Po Box 494, Alma | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 6
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Alma | 713 (2021) | Po Box 277, Alma | Website |
| City of Buffalo City | 1,015 (2021) | 245 E 10th St, Buffalo City | Website |
| City of Fountain City | 793 (2021) | Po Box 85, Fountain City | Website |
| City of Mondovi | 2,801 (2021) | 156 S Franklin St, Mondovi | Website |
| Village of Cochrane | 421 (2021) | Po Box 222, Cochrane | — |
| Village of Nelson | 322 (2021) | N102 Lincoln Street, Nelson | Website |
Townships 17
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Alma | 254 (2021) | W1701 Wald Rd, Alma | — |
| Town of Belvidere | 404 (2021) | W1624 North St, Cochrane | Website |
| Town of Buffalo | 750 (2021) | W394 Bluff Siding Rd, Fountain City | — |
| Town of Canton | 247 (2021) | S310 Tiffany Valley Rd, Nelson | — |
| Town of Cross | 369 (2021) | S3173 County Road M, Fountain City | Website |
| Town of Dover | 520 (2021) | S891 County Road Bb, Independence | — |
| Town of Gilmanton | 428 (2021) | S699 Sand Rd, Mondovi | — |
| Town of Glencoe | 411 (2021) | W596 Rotering Ridge Rd, Fountain City | — |
| Town of Lincoln | 167 (2021) | S1745 Tree Farm Rd, Alma | — |
| Town of Maxville | 321 (2021) | S386 County Road Aa, Durand | — |
| Town of Milton | 547 (2021) | W823 Engel Road, Fountain City | Website |
| Town of Modena | 318 (2021) | W1456 Moats Rd, Nelson | — |
| Town of Mondovi | 449 (2021) | W 1143 Cty Road A, Mondovi | — |
| Town of Montana | 271 (2021) | S1678 County Road U, Independence | — |
| Town of Naples | 705 (2021) | S530 Munson Rd, Mondovi | — |
| Town of Nelson | 575 (2021) | S643 County Road F, Durand | — |
| Town of Waumandee | 501 (2021) | S2099 County Road E, Cochrane | — |
Special districts 4
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo County Drainage Board | Drainage | W 1733 Indian Point Ln, Cochrane | Website |
| Buffalo County Housing Authority | Housing and community development | S1584 State Road 37, Alma | — |
| Mondovi City Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 600 Buffalo St, Mondovi | Website |
| Waumandee Sanitary District | Sewerage | S1991 County Road U, Waumandee | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Alma School District
School district2 schools
S1618 State Road 35, Alma, WI, 54610
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Cochrane-Fountain City School District
School district2 schools
S2770 State Road 35, Fountain City, WI, 54629
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Gilmanton School District
School district3 schools
S889 Larson Rd, Gilmanton, WI, 54743
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Mondovi School District
School district4 schools
337 N Jackson St, Mondovi, WI, 54755
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Eau Claire Downtown Farmers' Market (Eau Claire) · Eau Claire Farmers' Market (Eau Claire) · Festival Foods Eau Claire Farmers' Market (Eau Claire)
Arcadia Farmers Market (550 Dettloff Drive Arcadia)
Plainview Farmers' Market (Plainview) · Wabasha Downtown Farmers' Market (Wabasha)
St. Charles Farmers' Market (830 Whitewater Ave St. Charles) · Goodview Farmers' Market (Goodview) · Lewiston Area Farmers' Market (Lewiston) · and 2 more
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.