Burlington, Kansas

**Burlington** is a city in Coffey County, Kansas, United States. It is also the county seat of Coffey County. In 2020, 2,634 people lived there.

## History

Burlington was created in 1857. It was named after Burlington, Vermont, the native home of one of its creators.

The first post office in Burlington was created in 1858. It was taken from the town of Hampden.

## Geography

Burlington is at  (38.193289, -95.745428). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  is water.

### Climate

Burlington has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Burlington has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 2,634 people, 1,136 households, and 648 families living in the city. Of the households, 64.9% owned their home and 35.1% rented their home.

The median age was 42.7 years. Of the people, 90.7% were White, 1.0% were Black, 0.9% were Asian, 0.5% were Native American, 0.8% were from some other race, and 6.2% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.3% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 2,674 people, 1,138 households, and 699 families residing in the city.

## Related pages

- Great Flood of 1951

## Other websites

- City
- City of Burlington
- Burlington - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 244, local school district
- Maps
- Burlington City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Burlington, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City and County seat
- **image skyline**: Carnegie Free Library, Burlington, Kansas (corner view).jpg
- **image caption**: Burlington Carnegie Free Library (Burlington, Kansas), Burlington Carnegie Library (2016)
- **image map**: Coffey County Kansas Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Burlington Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Coffey County, Kansas, Coffey County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Coffey Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Coffey County, Kansas, Coffey County (:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png, legend)
- **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**: Coffey County, Kansas, Coffey
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1857
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1870
- **named for**: Burlington, Vermont
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 2.23
- **area land sq mi**: 2.21
- **area water sq mi**: 0.02
- **area total km2**: 5.76
- **area land km2**: 5.72
- **area water km2**: 0.04
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1034
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 2634
- **population density sq mi**: auto
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central Time Zone, CST
- **utc offset**: -6
- **timezone dst**: CDT
- **utc offset dst**: -5
- **postal code type**: ZIP code
- **postal code**: 66839
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 620, 620
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank info**: 20-09400
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 485549