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Burlingame, Kansas | |
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 U.S. post office in Burlingame (2009) | |
 Location within Osage County and Kansas | |
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| Coordinates: 38°45′3″N 95°50′9″W / 38.75083°N 95.83583°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Osage |
| Incorporated | 1861 |
| Named for | Anson Burlingame |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michelle Mullinix [2] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.88 sq mi (2.29 km2) |
| • Land | 0.88 sq mi (2.29 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,073 ft (327 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 971 |
| • Density | 1,100/sq mi (420/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 66413 |
| Area code | 785 |
| FIPS code | 20-09350 [1] |
| GNIS ID | 479434 [1] |
| Website | burlingameks.com |
Burlingame is a city in Osage County, Kansas, United States. In 2020, 971 people lived there.[4]
History[change | change source]
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.[5] The city and post office name was changed from Council City to Burlingame on January 30, 1858. It was named after Anson Burlingame.[6]
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.[7]
Geography[change | change source]
Burlingame[8] is on U.S. Route 56, about 20 miles (32 km) south of Topeka. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.88 square miles (2.28 km2). All of it is land.[3]
Climate[change | change source]
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.[9]
People[change | change source]
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1870 | 655 | — | |
| 1880 | 1,370 | 109.2% | |
| 1890 | 1,472 | 7.4% | |
| 1900 | 1,436 | −2.4% | |
| 1910 | 1,422 | −1.0% | |
| 1920 | 1,330 | −6.5% | |
| 1930 | 1,127 | −15.3% | |
| 1940 | 1,019 | −9.6% | |
| 1950 | 1,065 | 4.5% | |
| 1960 | 1,151 | 8.1% | |
| 1970 | 999 | −13.2% | |
| 1980 | 1,239 | 24.0% | |
| 1990 | 1,074 | −13.3% | |
| 2000 | 1,017 | −5.3% | |
| 2010 | 934 | −8.2% | |
| 2020 | 971 | 4.0% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
Burlingame is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.
2020 census[change | change source]
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.[4][10]
2010 census[change | change source]
The 2010 census says that there were 934 people, 404 households, and 250 families living in Burlingame.[11]
Famous people[change | change source]
- 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[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Burlingame, Kansas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Michelle Mullinix, Mayor, City of Burlingame". League of Kansas Municipalities. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
- ↑ "Kansas Post Offices Database", The Kansas Historical Society
- ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 255. ISBN 9780722249055.
- ↑ "Burlingame Description". MapQuest. 2018 MAPQUEST TOMTOM. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
- ↑ "Mapquest Burlingame". Mapquest Directions. Archived from the original on 2023-08-16. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
- ↑ Climate Summary for Burlingame, Kansas
- ↑ "P16: HOUSEHOLD TYPE". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
Other websites[change | change source]
- City
- Schools
- USD 454, local school district
- Newspaper
- Historical
- Maps
- Burlingame City Map, KDOT
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