Prairie Center, Nebraska

Buffalo County is a county located in the U.S. state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 50,084, making it Nebraska's fifth-most populous county. Its county seat is Kearney. The county was created in 1855 and was organized in 1870. It was named after the once-prevalent bison herds of the Great Plains.Buffalo County is part of the Kearney Micropolitan Statistical Area. In the Nebraska license plate system, Buffalo County is represented by the prefix 9; when the license plate system was established in 1922, the county ranked ninth in number of registered vehicles.

Thornton Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 181 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 178. In 1883 the Buffalo County Board of Directors named the township for Samuel W. Thornton, a local politician, farmer, and Civil War soldier.

Cedar Township is one of 26 townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA. The population was 195 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 192.

Divide Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 353 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 347.A small portion of the Village of Riverdale lies within the Township.

Rusco Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 233 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 230.

Glenwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. It conforms to the unincorporated area known as Glenwood Park. It is part of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 466 at the 2010 census.

Riverdale Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,939 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 1,908.Most of the Village of Riverdale lies within the Township.

Riverdale is a village in Buffalo County, in the state of Nebraska, in the Midwestern United States. It is part of the Kearney, Nebraska Micropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 182 at the 2010 census.

Kearney Regional Airport (IATA: EAR, ICAO: KEAR, FAA LID: EAR) (formerly Kearney Municipal Airport) is an airport five miles northeast of Kearney in Buffalo County, Nebraska. Denver Air Connection provides scheduled passenger service to Denver which is supported by the Essential Air Service. Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 11,956 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 10,113 in 2009 and 9,530 in 2010. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport based on enplanements over 10,000 in 2008, but is non-primary commercial service based on enplanements in 2010.

Kearney Air Force Base is a former United States Army Air Forces (as Kearney Army Airfield) and United States Air Force base located near Kearney, Nebraska. It was in operation from 1942 through 1949, after which it was decommissioned and turned over for civilian use as Kearney Regional Airport.

Center Township is one of twenty-six townships in Buffalo County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 623 at the 2000 census. A 2006 estimate placed the township's population at 614. As of 2023, sources estimate a population of around 93, with most (75%) being 45 years old or older.

Kearney Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Kearney, Nebraska, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Island.