Burden is a city in Cowley County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 512.

History

In 1879, in anticipation of the coming of the ''Kansas City, Lawrence and Southern Railroad'', the town of Burden was surveyed and laid out by a town company including Robert F. Burden, for whom the town is named. The railroad, whose name changed to the

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, arrived on February 1, 1882. The early buildings included a general store, drug store, and post office. The post office, called Burdenville until 1884, was established in 1879. The first newspaper, printed in 1880, was the Enterprise with a circulation in 1882 of 900. A school which had been located one mile north of the town site was relocated to the town in the summer of 1881. Burden was a station and shipping point on the

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Geography

Burden is located at (37.314128, -96.755377). According to the

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, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 535 people, 195 households, and 145 families living in the city. The

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was . There were 234 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.2%

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, 1.7% Native American, and 1.1% from two or more races.

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of any race were 3.7% of the population. There were 195 households, of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were

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living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, 8.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 25.6% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.22. The median age in the city was 33.2 years. 31.4% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24% were from 25 to 44; 21% were from 45 to 64; and 15.5% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 50.3% male and 49.7% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 564 people, 210 households, and 158 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 236 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 93.26%

, 0.18%

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, 2.48% Native American, 1.42% from

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, and 2.66% from two or more races.

of any race were 1.95% of the population. There were 210 households, out of which 37.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.2% were

living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.3% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.12. In the city, the population was spread out, with 32.6% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 16.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $26,641, and the median income for a family was $33,833. Males had a median income of $29,821 versus $17,656 for females. The

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for the city was $13,549. About 8.1% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the

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, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

The community is served by

Central USD 462 Central USD 462 is a public unified school district headquartered in Burden, Kansas, United States. The district includes the communities of Burden, Atlanta, Cambridge, Grenola, Wilmot, and nearby rural areas. Schools The school district oper ...

public school district. The Central High School mascot is Central Raiders. Prior to school unification, the Burden Raiders won the Kansas State High School class B Baseball championship in 1955. Central High School won the 3A State Championship in Football in 1987 and 2A State Championship in the Scholars Bowl in 2011.

References

External links

Burden - Directory of Public Officials

Burden city map
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