Burns, Kansas

**Burns** is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States.  The city was named after a nearby train station, which was named before the city was incorporated. In 2020, 234 people lived there.

## History

In 1877, the Florence, El Dorado, and Walnut Valley Railroad Company built a branch line from Florence to El Dorado, and a station called **Burns** was built north of the present city location.  In 1881, the rail line was extended to Douglass, then later to Arkansas City.  The line was leased and operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.  The line from Florence through Burns to El Dorado was abandoned in 1942.  The original branch line connected Florence through El Dorado to Arkansas City.

At the current place, a city named **St. Francis** was platted in August 1880. When the town incorporated, they found the official city name of St. Francis was already used, so they changed the name to be the same as the nearby **Burns** train station. The station was moved into Burns. The original station was named after a railroad company official.

A post office in burns was created on November 30, 1880.

### 21st century

In 2010, the Keystone-Cushing Pipeline (Phase II) was built 6.5 miles west of Burns, north to south through Marion County. There was a lot of controversy over road damage, tax exemption, and environmental concerns (if a leak ever occurs).  A pumping station named _Burns_ was built 2 miles north of Potwin.

## Geography

Burns is at  (38.090692, -96.887103), in the Flint Hills. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.  The south city border of Burns is the county line of Marion County and Butler County.

### Weather

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

### 2020 census

The 2020 census says that there were 234 people, 83 households, and 56 families living in Burns. Of the households, 80.7% owned their home and 19.3% rented their home.

The median age was 33.3 years. Of the people, 96.6% were White and 3.4% were two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.4% of the people.

### 2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 228 people, 93 households, and 59 families living in Burns.

### Education

Burns is a part of Peabody-Burns USD 398 public school district.

## In popular culture

- Mars Attacks!, 1996 comedy science fiction movie, the Perkinsville scenes from this movie was filmed around Burns.  The beginning cattle segment was filmed near Leon, and the retirement community where Grandma Norris lived was filmed in northeast Wichita.

## Other websites

- City
- Burns - Directory of Public Officials, League of Kansas Municipalities
- Schools
- USD 398, school district for Peabody, Burns, Wonsevu, nearby rural areas of Marion / Chase / Harvey / Butler Counties
- USD 398 School District Boundary Map, KDOT
- Historical
- Historic Images of Burns, Special Photo Collections at Wichita State University Library.
- 1901 Keystone Ranch history
- The Burns Citizen newspaper, Tidbits from 1926 to 1933
- PRIDE Roosters, Community Center, International Student Hosting, Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development
- Marion County cemetery list, archive of KsGenWeb
- Marion County history bibliography,  Marion County school bibliography, Kansas Historical Society
- Maps
- Burns City Map , KDOT
- Topo Map of Burns area, USGS
- Marion County Maps: Current , Historic , KDOT

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Burns, Kansas
- **settlement type**: City
- **image skyline**: Burns United Methodist Church.jpg
- **image caption**: Burns United Methodist Church (2010)
- **image map**: Marion_County_Kansas_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Burns_Highlighted.svg
- **map caption**: Location within Marion County, Kansas, Marion County and Kansas
- **image map1**: Map of Marion Co, Ks, USA.png
- **map caption1**: Kansas Department of Transportation, KDOT map of Marion County, Kansas, Marion 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**: Marion County, Kansas, Marion
- **subdivision type3**: List of townships in Kansas, Township
- **subdivision name3**: Milton Township, Marion County, Kansas, Milton
- **established title**: Founded
- **established title1**: Platted
- **established date1**: 1880
- **established title2**: Municipal corporation, Incorporated
- **established date2**: 1905
- **named for**: Train station
- **government type**: Mayor–council government, Mayor–Council
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **area total sq mi**: 0.34
- **area land sq mi**: 0.34
- **area water sq mi**: 0.00
- **area total km2**: 0.89
- **area land km2**: 0.89
- **area water km2**: 0.00
- **unit pref**: Imperial
- **elevation ft**: 1496
- **population as of**: 2020 United States census, 2020
- **population total**: 234
- **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**: 66840
- **area code type**: North American Numbering Plan, Area code
- **area code**: Area code 620, 620
- **blank name**: Federal Information Processing Standard, FIPS code
- **blank1 name**: Geographic Names Information System, GNIS ID
- **blank1 info**: 2393471