Burdett, Kansas

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

## 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. The community was named for the American humorist writer Robert Jones Burdette.

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

## Geography

Burdett is at  (38.193523, -99.526452). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

### 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.

### 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.

### 2010 census

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

## Education

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

## Famous people

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

## Other websites

- City
- Burdett - Directory of Public Officials
- Schools
- USD 496, local school district
- Pictures
- Historic Images of Burdett, Wichita State University Library
- Maps
- Burdett City Map , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Burdett, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image map**: Pawnee_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Burdett_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Pawnee County, Kansas, Pawnee County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Pawnee Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Pawnee County, Kansas, Pawnee 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**: Pawnee County, Kansas, Pawnee
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **established title**: Founded
- **established date**: 1880s
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1961
- **named for**: Robert Jones Burdette, Robert Burdette
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.26
- **area land sq mi**: 0.26
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 0.67
- **area land km2**: 0.67
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 2120
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 228
- **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**: 67523
- **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**: 20-09275
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2393467