The name may be derived from a buffalo animal husbandry operation in the past.

The town may have been named for three brothers who raised buffalo on a bluff overlooking the city.

[8] It is located west of Cochrane, Wisconsin on the shore of Spring Lake, a backwater of the Mississippi River.

25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 1,040 people, 445 households, and 320 families living in the city.

The racial makeup of the city was 98.56% White, 0.19% African American, 0.48% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, and 0.67% from two or more races.

24.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Another unusual feature of the city is a large Viking statue, located at the corner of River Road and W 17th Street.