Burlington, New York
| Burlington, New York | |
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| Town | |
 Burlington, Otsego County, New York |
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| Coordinates: 42°43′42″N 75°8′29″W / 42.72833°N 75.14139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Otsego |
| Area | |
| • Total | 45.0 sq mi (116.6 km2) |
| • Land | 45.0 sq mi (116.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,959 ft (597 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,140 |
| • Density | 25/sq mi (9.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 13315 |
| Area code(s) | 607 |
| FIPS code | 36-11209 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0978766 |
Burlington is a town in Otsego County, New York, United States. The population was 1,140 at the 2010 census.
The Town of Burlington is in the northwest part of the county and is north of Oneonta.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 45.0 square miles (117 km2), of which, 45.0 square miles (117 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.13%) is water. 1878 history of the county states the acreage as 27,217, with an assessed valuation of $421,450 and equalized valuation of $473,576.
North-south highway New York State Route 51 and east-west highway New York State Route 80 intersect at Barrett Corners. North-south highway county route 16 and east-west highway New York State Route 80 intersects at Burlington Green.
Butternut Creek and Wharton Creek are important waterways in the town.
Early settlers came from New England. Township named after Burlington, New Jersey by William Cooper and Andrew Craig, early land patent owners. At an early time the Butternut Creek was dubbed "Burlington Creek" as well but the name didn't stick.
Burlington was formed from the Town of Otsego, April 10, 1792. It retained its original dimensions until 1797, when Pittsfield (and what would come to be New Lisbon) was set off. It was further diminished in area by the erection of Edmeston, in 1808.
The 1878 history describes the community of Burlington Green as having two churches, a general store, lawyer office, hotel, gristmill, creamery, two blacksmith shops, two wagon shops, a cooper and shoe shop and photography studio, but "This village at one time was a place of much more mercantile and manufacturing interest than at present, having a comb-factory, a hattery, two tanneries, an iron-foundry, a furniture-factory, three stores, two hotels, a cloth-dressing and wool carding-factory, and a card factory." The heavily textile based economy of the Butternut Valley was an influence in the number of sheep and immigrants that arrived from Scotland and established the United Presbyterian Church at Burlington Green June 8, 1835.
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