Burrton, Kansas

Burrton is a city in Harvey County, Kansas, United States. It is named after Isaac T. Burr, who is the former vice-president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. In 2020, 861 people lived there. History Burrton was planned out in 1873. It was named after Burrton Township, which was named after I.T. Burr, a railroad official. The first post office in Burrton was created in June 1873. Burrton was incorporated as a city in 1878. Burrton's place at the junction of two railroads made it an important shipping place for the area. Geography Burrton is at 38°1′25″N 97°40′17″W (38.023719, -97.671452). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.89 square miles (2.31 km2). All of it is land. People 2020 census The 2020 census says that there were 861 people, 326 households, and 225 families living in Burrton. Of the households, 75.8% owned their home and 24.2% rented their home. The median age was 37.0 years. Of the people, 86.9% were White, 1.3% were Black, 0.5% were Native American, 0.5% were Asian, 1.7% were from some other race, and 9.2% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.4% of the people. 2010 census The 2010 census says that there were 901 people, 347 households, and 237 families living in Burrton. Education Burrton is part of Burrton USD 369 public school district. Famous people Andy Dirks, professional baseball player for the Detroit Tigers. Milburn Stone, portrayed fictional Galen "Doc" Adams, M.D., of Dodge City on the long-running CBS western television series, Gunsmoke. References Other websites City Burrton - Official Burrton - Directory of Public Officials Schools USD 369, local school district Historical Harvey County Genealogical Society Harvey County Roots Historic Images of Burrton, Special Photo Collections at Wichita State University Library Maps Burrton City Map Archived 2020-05-04 at the Wayback Machine, KDOT Harvey County Maps: Current Archived 2021-05-13 at the Wayback Machine, Historic Archived 2014-07-02 at the Wayback Machine, KDOT