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Burr Oak, Kansas
Burr Oak is a city in Jewell County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 140. History Burr Oak was laid out in 1871, and it was incorporated as a city in 1880. It was named from the Burr Oak Creek. The first post office in Burr Oak was established in June 1871. Geography Burr Oak is located at (39.868516, -98.304297). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Climate Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 174 people, 93 households, and 50 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 144 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.3% White, 0.6% Native American, and 1.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.7% of the population. There were 93 households, of which 18.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.7% were married couples living together, 10.8% had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City
A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be defined as a permanent and densely settled place with administratively defined boundaries whose members work primarily on non-agricultural tasks. Cities generally have extensive systems for housing, transportation, sanitation, utilities, land use, production of goods, and communication. Their density facilitates interaction between people, government organisations and businesses, sometimes benefiting different parties in the process, such as improving efficiency of goods and service distribution. Historically, city-dwellers have been a small proportion of humanity overall, but following two centuries of unprecedented and rapid urbanization, more than half of the world population now lives in cities, which has had profound consequences for g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
