Burdett, Kansas

Burdett, Kansas
City
Location within Pawnee County and Kansas
Location within Pawnee County and Kansas
KDOT map of Pawnee County (legend)
KDOT map of Pawnee County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°11′37″N 99°31′35″W / 38.19361°N 99.52639°W / 38.19361; -99.52639[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyPawnee
Founded1880s
Incorporated1961
Named forRobert Burdette
Area
[2]
 • Total0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2)
 • Land0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[1]
2,120 ft (650 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total228
 • Density880/sq mi (340/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67523
Area code620
FIPS code20-09275
GNIS ID2393467[1]
Websiteburdettks.org

Burdett is a city in Pawnee County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 228 people lived there.[3]

History

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.[4] The community was named for the American humorist writer Robert Jones Burdette.[5]

A post office was opened in Brown's Grove (an extinct town) in 1877. It was moved to Burdett in 1887.[6]

Geography

Burdett is at 38°11′37″N 99°31′35″W / 38.19361°N 99.52639°W / 38.19361; -99.52639 (38.193523, -99.526452). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.26 square miles (0.67 km2). All of it is land.[2]

Climate

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.[7]

People

Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1970285—
1980275−3.5%
1990248−9.8%
20002563.2%
2010247−3.5%
2020228−7.7%
U.S. Decennial Census

2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 228 people, 95 households, and 65 families living in Burdett. Of the households, 74.7% owned their home and 25.3% rented their home.

The median age was 41.2 years. Of the people, 94.7% were White, 0.4% were Native American, 0.4% were Black, 0.4% were from some other race, and 3.9% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.4% of the people.[3][8]

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 247 people, 102 households, and 68 families living in Burdett.[9]

Education

Burdett is part of USD 496 Pawnee Heights. The Pawnee Heights High School mascot is Tigers.[10]

Famous people

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Burdett, Kansas
  2. 1 2 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  4. ↑ 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. ISBN 9780722249055. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  5. ↑ "Profile for Burdett, Kansas". ePodunk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "Climate Summary for Burdett, Kansas". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  8. ↑ "P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  9. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  10. ↑ "Pawnee Heights - USD 496". USD 496. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

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