Burlington, Kentucky

Burlington, Kentucky
Census-designated place
Burlington from the air, looking east
Location within Boone County and the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 39°1′26″N 84°43′2″W / 39.02389°N 84.71722°W / 39.02389; -84.71722Coordinates: 39°1′26″N 84°43′2″W / 39.02389°N 84.71722°W / 39.02389; -84.71722
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Boone
Area
• Total	8.8 sq mi (22.9 km2)
• Land	8.8 sq mi (22.9 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	840 ft (256 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	15,926
• Density	1,802/sq mi (695.6/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	41005
Area code(s)	859
FIPS code	21-11170
GNIS feature ID	0488440

Burlington is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Boone County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 15,926 at the 2010 census.

Burlington was incorporated in 1824.

Currently, Burlington is unincorporated and considered an unincorporated urban place.

Burlington is located in north-central Boone County. Kentucky Route 18 (Burlington Pike) runs through the center of the CDP, leading east 6 miles (10 km) to Florence and west 7 miles (11 km) to the Ohio River at Belleview. Downtown Cincinnati is 16 miles (26 km) to the northeast, and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport is directly to the northeast of Burlington.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Burlington has a total area of 8.8 square miles (22.9 km²), all land.

As of the census of 2000, there were 10,779 people, 3,799 households, and 2,887 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 1,276.0 people per square mile (492.5/km²). There were 4,083 housing units at an average density of 483.4 per square mile (186.6/km²). The racial makeup of Burlington in 2006 was 93.9% White, 1.89% African American, 0.6% Native American, 1.11% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.94% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.73% of the population.