Burlingame, Kansas

Burlingame is a city in Osage County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 971 people lived there.

History
Burlingame was originally created as Council City and was an stop on the Santa Fe Trail. The Council City post office was opened on April 30, 1855."Kansas Post Offices Database", The Kansas Historical Society   The city and post office name was changed from Council City to Burlingame on January 30, 1858. It was named after Anson Burlingame.

During the American Civil War the townspeople built a stone fort in the middle of the town. Burlingame's Fort was torn down after the war.

Geography
Burlingame is on U.S. Route 56, about  south of Topeka. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.

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

People

Burlingame is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.

2020 census
The 2020 census says that there were 971 people, 437 households, and 259 families living in Burlingame. Of the households, 63.6% owned their home and 36.4% rented their home.

The median age was 41.0 years. Of the people, 93.9% were White, 0.4% were Native American, 0.2% were Asian, 0.4% were from some other race, and 5.0% 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 934 people, 404 households, and 250 families living in Burlingame.

Famous people
 Maurice Mehl (1887-1966), paleontologist, was born in Burlingame, Kansas
 Victor Murdock (1871-1945), U.S. Representative from Kansas, Progressive Party presidential nominee, 1916.
 Carla Provost (b. 1970), chief of the Border Patrol
 Kenny Starr (b. 1952), Country and Western singer
 Earl Sutherland, Jr. (1915–1974), winner of the 1971 Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine.
 Ron Thornburgh (b. 1962), former Kansas Secretary of State (1994-2010).
 Muriel Window (1892-1965), vaudeville star, Ziegfeld girl, pilot, businesswoman, born in Burlingame

References

Other websites
City
 City of Burlingame
 Burlingame - Directory of Public Officials
Schools
 USD 454, local school district
Newspaper
 The Osage County Herald-Chronicle 
Historical
 Early Burlingame History
Maps
 Burlingame City Map , KDOT

Category:Cities in Osage County, Kansas
Category:1855 establishments in Kansas Territory