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  (38.023719, -97.671452). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### 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_.

## Other websites

- City
- 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 , KDOT
- Harvey County Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Burrton, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **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)
- **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 title**: Founded
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established date1**: 1873
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1878
- **named for**: Isaac T. Burr
- **government type**: Mayor–council government, Mayor–Council
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **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 ft**: 1453
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 861
- **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**: 67020
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 620, 620
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standards, FIPS code
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2393474