Burdett, Kansas

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Burdett, Kansas
City
Location within Pawnee County and Kansas
Location within Pawnee County and Kansas
KDOT map of Pawnee County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°11′36″N 99°31′35″W / 38.19333°N 99.52639°W / 38.19333; -99.52639Coordinates: 38°11′36″N 99°31′35″W / 38.19333°N 99.52639°W / 38.19333; -99.52639
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyPawnee
Incorporated1961
Named forRobert Burdette
Area
 • Total0.27 sq mi (0.70 km2)
 • Land0.27 sq mi (0.70 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
2,123 ft (647 m)
Population
 • Total247
 • Estimate 
(2016)[3]
237
 • Density910/sq mi (350/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67523
Area code620
FIPS code20-09275 [4]
GNIS ID0475831 [5]
Websiteburdettks.org

Burdett is a city in Pawnee County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 247 people lived there.[6]

History[change | change source]

Burdett was a station and shipping point on the division of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The railroad went from Larned to Jetmore.[7] The community was named for the American humorist writer Robert Jones Burdette.[8]

A post office was opened in Brown's Grove (an extinct town) in 1877. It was moved to Burdett in 1887.[9]

Geography[change | change source]

Burdett is at 38°11′36″N 99°31′35″W / 38.19333°N 99.52639°W / 38.19333; -99.52639 (38.193410, -99.526456).[10] The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.27 square miles (0.70 km2). All of it is land.[1]

Climate[change | change source]

Burdett has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Burdett has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[11]

People[change | change source]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1970285—
1980275−3.5%
1990248−9.8%
20002563.2%
2010247−3.5%
Est. 2016237[3]−4.0%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census[change | change source]

The 2010 census says that there were 247 people, 102 households, and 68 families living in Burdett.[2]

Education[change | change source]

Burdett is part of USD 496 Pawnee Heights. The Pawnee Heights High School mascot is Tigers.[12]

Famous people[change | change source]

  • Clyde Tombaugh, astronomer who discovered the dwarf planet Pluto in 1930, he lived in Burdett during part of his teens.

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  4. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. ↑ "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
  7. ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 252.
  8. ↑ "Profile for Burdett, Kansas". ePodunk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  11. ↑ Climate Summary for Burdett, Kansas
  12. ↑ "Pawnee Heights - USD 496". USD 496. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

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