Editing Burket, Indiana

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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Burket, Indiana
|settlement_type          = [[Town]]
|nickname                 = 
|image_skyline            = Burket-indiana-from-above.jpg
|imagesize                = 250px
|image_caption            = Burket from the air
|image_map = File:Kosciusko County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Burket Highlighted 1809226.svg
|mapsize                  = 250px
|map_caption              = Location of Burket in Kosciusko County, Indiana.
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|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|area_note                = 
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Indiana]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Indiana|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Kosciusko County, Indiana|Kosciusko]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Indiana|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Seward Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana|Seward]]
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|leader_title             = 
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|established_date         = 
|population_footnotes     = 
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 123
|population_density_sq_mi = 1732.39
|population_density_km2   = 665.82
|timezone                 = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|area_land_km2            = 0.18
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_18.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 16, 2022}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 0.18
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.07
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.07
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name=gnis/>
|elevation_ft             = 863
|coordinates              = {{coord|41|09|18|N|85|58|07|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 46508
|area_code                = [[Area code 574|574]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 18-09226<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 2396618<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2396618}}</ref>
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|unit_pref                = Imperial
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'''Burket''' is a town in [[Seward Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana|Seward Township]], [[Kosciusko County, Indiana|Kosciusko County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]].<ref name=gnis/> The population was 123 at the 2020 census.

==History==

Burket (originally spelled Burkett) was surveyed and platted by Elias Burkett in the spring of 1882.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=llA0AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA728 | title=Biographical and Historical Record of Kosciusko County, Indiana | publisher=Lewis Publishing Company | year=1887 | pages=728}}</ref> The Burket post office was established in 1882.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=Kosciusko | title=Kosciusko County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=November 25, 2014}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the 2010 census, Burket has a total area of {{convert|0.07|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1809226
  |title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |accessdate=July 13, 2015
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213054603/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1809226
  |archive-date=February 13, 2020
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1940= 216
|1950= 217
|1960= 259
|1970= 210
|1980= 260
|1990= 200
|2000= 195
|2010= 195
|2020= 123
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=December 11, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 195 people, 68 households, and 45 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2785.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 74 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1057.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 96.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.6% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], and 0.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 3.6% of the population.

There were 68 households, of which 41.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.9% had a male householder with no wife present, and 33.8% were non-families. 29.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.56.

The median age in the town was 34.3 years. 32.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 28.2% were from 25 to 44; 19.5% were from 45 to 64; and 11.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 44.6% male and 55.4% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 195 people, 76 households, and 55 families living in the town. The population density was {{convert|2,685.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 78 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,074.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.95% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.54% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.51% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.54% of the population.

There were 76 households, out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 26.7% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 105.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $38,571. Males had a median income of $28,250 versus $19,583 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $13,098. About 4.3% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including none of those under the age of eighteen and 26.7% of those 65 or over.

==References==
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{{Kosciusko County, Indiana}}

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[[Category:Towns in Kosciusko County, Indiana]]
[[Category:Towns in Indiana]]