Map of Buffalo Gap town, Texas

Buffalo Gap is an incorporated town in Taylor County, Texas, United States. It is part of the Abilene, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 464 at the 2010 census. It is the former county seat of Taylor County, having been supplanted in 1883 by the much larger Abilene to its north. Abilene won the referendum to be the county seat by a vote of 905–269.

Buffalo Gap is the home of the large Buffalo Gap Historic Village, open year-round to visitors.

Buffalo Gap town overview:
Name:	Buffalo Gap town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Texas
County:	Taylor County
Elevation:	1,909 ft (582 m)
Total Area:	2.43 sq mi (6.30 km²)
Land Area:	2.43 sq mi (6.30 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	464
Population Density:	228.94/sq mi (88.38/km²)
ZIP code:	79508
Area code:	325
FIPS code:	4811128
GNISfeature ID:	1331572

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History

The town noted in the 1960s and 1970s for its restaurants and the fact that it was one of two “wet” spots in Taylor County where alcoholic beverages could be sold. Deutschlander Freshwater Catfish Company and the Bar B Q Barn still operate today.

The Shades of Hope Treatment Center in Buffalo Gap specializes in the treatment of eating disorders, and has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show.