Burdett, Kansas
Burdett, Kansas | |
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![]() Location within Pawnee County and Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 38°11′36″N 99°31′35″W / 38.19333°N 99.52639°WCoordinates: 38°11′36″N 99°31′35″W / 38.19333°N 99.52639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Pawnee |
Incorporated | 1961 |
Named for | Robert Burdette |
Area | |
• Total | 0.27 sq mi (0.70 km2) |
• Land | 0.27 sq mi (0.70 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 2,123 ft (647 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 247 |
• Estimate (2016)[3] | 237 |
• Density | 910/sq mi (350/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 67523 |
Area code | 620 |
FIPS code | 20-09275 [4] |
GNIS ID | 0475831 [5] |
Website | burdettks.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 (38.193410, -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 | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1970 | 285 | — | |
1980 | 275 | −3.5% | |
1990 | 248 | −9.8% | |
2000 | 256 | 3.2% | |
2010 | 247 | −3.5% | |
Est. 2016 | 237 | [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]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved September 15, 2011.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Profile for Burdett, Kansas". ePodunk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ↑ Climate Summary for Burdett, Kansas
- ↑ "Pawnee Heights - USD 496". USD 496. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
Other websites[change | change source]
- City
- Schools
- USD 496, local school district
- Pictures
- Historic Images of Burdett, Wichita State University Library
- Maps
- Burdett City Map, KDOT