▁to ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁town ▁that ▁shelter ed ▁buff alo ▁her ds ▁in ▁earlier ▁times . ▁Although ▁Buff alo ▁G ap ▁burn ed ▁down ▁several ▁times , ▁there ▁are ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁historic ▁buildings ▁still ▁standing . ▁Loc ated ▁on ▁State ▁H wy ▁ 7 9 ▁between ▁Herm osa ▁and ▁Hot ▁Spr ings , ▁Buff alo ▁G ap ▁intersect s ▁with ▁County ▁Road ▁ 6 5 6 , ▁an ▁“ off ▁the ▁be aten ▁path ” ▁that ▁travel ers ▁can ▁take ▁into ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁G ap ▁National ▁Gr ass lands , ▁Bad lands ▁National ▁Park ▁and ▁the ▁P ine ▁R idge ▁Indian ▁Res ervation ▁ ▁Geography ▁Buff alo ▁G ap ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ ▁( 4 3 . 4 9 2 5 6 2 , ▁- 1 0 3 . 3 1 4 2 6 7 ). ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁town ▁has ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁all ▁of ▁it ▁land . ▁ ▁Buff alo ▁G ap ▁has ▁been ▁assigned ▁the ▁Z IP ▁code ▁ 5 7 7 2 2 ▁and ▁the ▁F IP S ▁place ▁code ▁ 0 8 4 6 0 . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁census ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 2 6 ▁people , ▁ 6 6 ▁households , ▁and ▁ 3 2 ▁families ▁living ▁in ▁the ▁town . ▁The ▁population ▁density ▁was ▁. ▁There ▁were ▁ 8 5 ▁housing ▁units ▁at ▁an ▁average ▁density ▁of