Editing Burrton, Kansas

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Short description|City in Harvey County, Kansas}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name                     = Burrton, Kansas
|settlement_type          = [[City]]

<!-- Images -->
|image_skyline            = 
|image_caption            = 
|image_flag               = 
|image_seal               =

<!-- Maps -->
|image_map                = Harvey_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Burrton_Highlighted.svg
|map_caption              = Location within [[Harvey County, Kansas|Harvey County]] and [[Kansas]]
|image_map1               = Map of Harvey Co, Ks, USA.png
|map_caption1             = [[Kansas Department of Transportation|KDOT]] map of [[Harvey County, Kansas|Harvey County]] ([[:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png|legend]])

<!-- Location -->
|coordinates_footnotes    = <ref name="GNIS"/>
|coordinates              = {{coord|38|01|25|N|97|40|17|W|region:US-KS_type:city_source:GNIS|display=inline,title}}
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = [[Kansas]]
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Kansas|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Harvey County, Kansas|Harvey]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[List of townships in Kansas|Township]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Burrton Township, Harvey County, Kansas|Burrton]]

<!-- Established -->
|established_title        = Founded
|established_date         = 
|established_title1       = [[Platted]]
|established_date1        = 1873
|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date2        = 1878
|named_for                = Isaac T. Burr

<!-- Government -->
|government_footnotes     = 
|government_type          = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–Council]]
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              =

<!-- Area -->
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_20.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 24, 2020}}</ref>
|area_total_sq_mi         = 0.89
|area_land_sq_mi          = 0.89
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.00
|area_total_km2           = 2.30
|area_land_km2            = 2.30
|area_water_km2           = 0.00
|unit_pref                = Imperial

<!-- Elevation -->
|elevation_footnotes      = <ref name="GNIS"/>
|elevation_ft             = 1453

<!-- Population -->
|population_footnotes     = <ref name="Census-2020-Profile"/>
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_total         = 861
|pop_est_footnotes        =
|pop_est_as_of            =
|population_est           =
|population_density_sq_mi = auto
|population_density_km2   = auto

<!-- General information -->
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone|CST]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|timezone_DST             = CDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 67020
|area_code_type           = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
|area_code                = [[Area code 620|620]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = {{FIPS|20|09575}}
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS ID]]
|blank1_info              = 2393474<ref name="GNIS">{{GNIS|2393474}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|https://burrtonkansas.com/|burrtonkansas.com}}
}}

'''Burrton''' is a city in [[Harvey County, Kansas|Harvey County]], [[Kansas]], United States.<ref name="GNIS"/>  It is named after Isaac T. Burr, former vice-president of the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]].<ref>[http://www.hcgsks.org/Homesteader/Homesteader04.pdf ''The Homesteader'']; Volume 2 Issue 1; January 2006; {{ISSN|1559-3592}}</ref><ref>[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_ukMKAAAAIAAJ_2/page/n153 <!-- pg=6 --> ''The Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway and Auxiliary Companies - Annual Meetings, and Directors and Officers'']; January 1, 1902</ref>  As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population of the city was 861.<ref name="Census-2020-Profile">{{cite web |title=Profile of Burrton, Kansas in 2020 |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2009575 |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=November 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112014850/https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2009575 |archive-date=November 12, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>

==History==

===19th century===
[[File:Stouffer's Railroad Map of Kansas 1915-1918 Harvey County.png|thumb|left|1915 Railroad Map of [[Harvey County, Kansas|Harvey County]]]]
For millennia, the land now known as Kansas was inhabited by [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]].  In 1803, most of [[History of Kansas|modern Kansas]] was secured by the United States as part of the [[Louisiana Purchase]].  In 1854, the [[Kansas Territory]] was organized, then in 1861 [[Kansas]] became the 34th [[U.S. state]].  In 1872, [[Harvey County, Kansas|Harvey County]] was founded.

Burrton was laid out in 1873.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofstateof00andr|year=1883|publisher=A. T. Andreas|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofstateof00andr/page/786 786]}}</ref> It was named from Burrton Township, which was named for I.T. Burr, a railroad official.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5zdAAQAAMAAJ | title=Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society | publisher=Kansas State Printing Plant | author=Kansas State Historical Society | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5zdAAQAAMAAJ/page/n311 204]}}</ref> The first post office in Burrton was established in June 1873.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:HV |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |accessdate=11 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009125036/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3AHV |archivedate=October 9, 2013 }}</ref> Burrton was incorporated as a city in 1878.<ref>{{cite book|title=History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofstateof00andr|year=1883|publisher=A. T. Andreas|page=[https://archive.org/details/historyofstateof00andr/page/787 787]}}</ref>

Burrton's location at the junction of two railroads made it an important regional shipping point.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_o8X5krq3fP8C | title=Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. | publisher=Standard Publishing Company | author=Blackmar, Frank Wilson | year=1912 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_o8X5krq3fP8C/page/n255 259]}}</ref>

==Geography==

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|0.90|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all  land.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2012-07-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125061959/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=2012-01-25 }}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1880= 386
|1890= 695
|1900= 627
|1910= 689
|1920= 679
|1930= 649
|1940= 842
|1950= 749
|1960= 774
|1970= 808
|1980= 976
|1990= 866
|2000= 932
|2010= 901
|2020= 861
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
|align-fn=center
|footnote=[https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html U.S. Decennial Census]
}}
===2020 census===
The [[2020 United States census]] counted 861 people, 326 households, and 225 families in Burrton.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Burrton%20city,%20Kansas%20p16&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref name=:0 /> The population density was 970.7 per square mile (374.8/km{{sup|2}}). There were 383 housing units at an average density of 431.8 per square mile (166.7/km{{sup|2}}).<ref name=:0>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1?q=Burrton%20city,%20Kansas%20dp1 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/2020/geo/gazetter-file.html |access-date=2023-12-30 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> The racial makeup was 86.88% (748) [[White (U.S. Census)|white]] or [[European American]] (85.02% [[Non-Hispanic White|non-Hispanic white]]), 1.28% (11) [[African American (U.S. Census)|black]] or [[African American|African-American]], 0.46% (4) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]], 0.46% (4) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.0% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]], 1.74% (15) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 9.18% (79) from [[Multiracial Americans|two or more races]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P1: RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P1?q=Burrton%20city,%20Kansas%20p1&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race was 6.39% (55) of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table P2: HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE |url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALPL2020.P2?q=Burrton%20city,%20Kansas%20p2&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

Of the 326 households, 35.6% had children under the age of 18; 48.5% were married couples living together; 24.2% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. 24.8% of households consisted of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name=:0 /> The average household size was 2.8 and the average family size was 3.4.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1101: HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1101?q=Burrton%20city,%20Kansas%20s1101%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> The percent of those with a bachelor’s degree or higher was estimated to be 11.8% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1501: EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1501?q=Burrton%20city,%20Kansas%20s1501%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

28.2% of the population was under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 109.0 males.<ref name=:0 /> For every 100 females ages 18 and older, there were 99.4 males.<ref name=:0 />

The 2016-2020 5-year [[American Community Survey]] estimates show that the median household income was $57,813 (with a margin of error of +/- $11,941) and the median family income was $66,833 (+/- $5,956).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1903: MEDIAN INCOME IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1903?q=Burrton%20city,%20Kansas%20s1903%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Males had a median income of $36,406 (+/- $7,525) versus $20,119 (+/- $3,553) for females. The median income for those above 16 years old was $27,196 (+/- $4,990).<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S2001: EARNINGS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS (IN 2020 INFLATION-ADJUSTED DOLLARS) |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S2001?q=Burrton%20city,%20Kansas%20s2001%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref> Approximately, 14.8% of families and 20.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 24.7% of those under the age of 18 and 14.8% of those ages 65 or over.<ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1701: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1701?q=Burrton%20city,%20Kansas%20s1701%20&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=US Census Bureau, Table S1702: POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS OF FAMILIES |url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2020.S1702?q=Burrton%20city,%20Kansas%20s1702&y=2020 |access-date=2024-01-02 |website=data.census.gov}}</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=2012-07-06}}</ref> of 2010, there were 901 people, 347 households, and 237 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1001.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 396 housing units at an average density of {{convert|440.0|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 93.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 1.1% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.1% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 2.7% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.8% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 6.2% of the population.

There were 347 households, of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 31.7% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.14.

The median age in the city was 36.2 years. 30.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 6.7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.6% were from 25 to 44; 26.1% were from 45 to 64; and 13.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 47.3% male and 52.7% female.

===2000 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |accessdate=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 932 people, 361 households, and 251 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,520.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 402 housing units at an average density of {{convert|656.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 93.78% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.97% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.43% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.25% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 2.58% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.15% of the population.<ref>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2000/phc-3-18.pdf U.S. Census Bureau - 2000 Census, Population and Housing Unit Counts for Kansas]</ref><ref>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cph2/cph-2-18.pdf U.S. Census Bureau - 1990 Census, Population and Housing Unit Counts for Kansas]</ref>

There were 361 households, out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 28.2% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.

As of 2000 the median income for a household in the city was $33,646, and the median income for a family was $37,174. Males had a median income of $29,643 versus $21,477 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,835. About 9.9% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==
The community is served by [[Burrton USD 369]] public school district.

The Burrton Chargers won the following [[Kansas State High School Activities Association|Kansas State High School]] championships:
* 1977 Boys Cross Country - Class 1A
* 1978 Boys Cross Country - Class 1A
* 1979 Boys Cross Country - Class 1A
* 1979 Boys Track & Field - Class 1A
* 1986 Girls Cross Country - Class 1A
* 1986 Girls Track & Field - Class 1A
* 1987 Girls Track & Field - Class 1A
* 1988 Girls Cross Country - Class 1A
* 1988 Girls Track & Field - Class 1A
* 1989 Girls Track & Field - Class 1A
* 1990 Girls Track & Field - Class 1A
* 1992 Girls Basketball - Class 1A
* 1997 Boys Track & Field - Class 1A<ref>{{cite web | title = Track & Field | publisher = KSHSAA | url = http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Track/HistoryBoys.cfm | accessdate = 6 January 2017 | archive-date = November 13, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161113174817/http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/Track/HistoryBoys.cfm | url-status = dead }}</ref>
* 2003 Boys Basketball - Class 1A<ref>{{cite web | title = Basketball History | publisher = KSHSAA | url = http://www.kshsaa.org/Public/PDF/Champs/Basketball%20History.pdf | accessdate = 6 January 2017}}</ref>

==Notable people==
{{see also|List of people from Harvey County, Kansas}}
* [[Andy Dirks]], professional baseball player for the [[Detroit Tigers]].
* [[Milburn Stone]], portrayed fictional Galen "Doc" Adams, M.D., of [[Dodge City, Kansas|Dodge City]] on the long-running [[CBS]] [[western (genre)|western]] [[television series]], ''[[Gunsmoke]]''.
<!-- *** INSTRUCTIONS FOR NOTABLE PEOPLE SECTIONS ***
When you add a name in this section, it's YOUR responsibility to ensure all of the following for each person:
 1) Insert person into list sorted by last name (surname).
 2) Each person MUST meet [[Wikipedia:Bio]] requirements to ensure notability (see [[Wikipedia:Notability]]).
 3) Each person MUST meet [[Wikipedia:Verifiability]] requirements to verify their notability and prove they resided in the city.
 4) If the person has a Wikipedia article, then wikilink the persons name to the correct wikipedia article, otherwise add citation reference(s) to prove the above requirements (see [[Wikipedia:Citing sources]]).
*** END OF INSTRUCTIONS *** -->

==See also==
* [[La Junta Subdivision]], branch of the [[BNSF Railway]]
* [[Arkansas Valley Interurban Railway]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
{{See also|Harvey County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Harvey County, Kansas}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Burrton, Kansas}}
* {{Official website|https://burrtonkansas.com/|Burrton - Official}}
* [https://www.lkm.org/members/?id=41260584 Burrton - Directory of Public Officials]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100924035756/http://hcgsks.org/ Harvey County Genealogical Society]
* [http://www.harveycountyroots.com Harvey County Roots]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120616072043/http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/kw/towns.asp?town=Burrton&county=Harvey Historic Images of Burrton], Special Photo Collections at [[Wichita State University]] Library

{{Harvey County, Kansas}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Cities in Kansas]]
[[Category:Cities in Harvey County, Kansas]]
[[Category:Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area]]