Burdett, Kansas | |
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City | |
Location within Pawnee County and Kansas |
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KDOT map of Pawnee County (legend) |
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Coordinates: 38°11′36″N 99°31′35″W / 38.19333°N 99.52639°WCoordinates: 38°11′36″N 99°31′35″W / 38.19333°N 99.52639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Pawnee |
Area | |
• Total | 0.27 sq mi (0.70 km2) |
• Land | 0.27 sq mi (0.70 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 2,123 ft (647 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 247 |
• Estimate (2015) | 241 |
• Density | 910/sq mi (350/km2) |
Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
• Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
ZIP code | 67523 |
Area code(s) | 620 |
FIPS code | 20-09275 |
GNIS feature ID | 0475831 |
Burdett is a city in Pawnee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 247.
Burdett was a station and shipping point on the division of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway that ran 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, but it was moved to Burdett in 1887.
Burdett is located at 38°11′36″N 99°31′35″W / 38.19333°N 99.52639°W (38.193410, -99.526456). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.27 square miles (0.70 km2), all of it land.
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Burdett has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
As of the census of 2010, there were 247 people, 102 households, and 68 families residing in the city. The population density was 914.8 inhabitants per square mile (353.2/km2). There were 128 housing units at an average density of 474.1 per square mile (183.1/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 99.2% White, 0.4% African American, and 0.4% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.8% of the population.