Burnham is a village in

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, United States. The population was 4,046 at the 2020 census. Burnham has a

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ZIP code (60633) and was named for Telford Burnham, who drew its plat. There are two sections of Burnham. The westernmost section surrounds Torrence Avenue, a north–south street. Torrence Avenue leaves this part of Burnham via a bridge, with Chicago on the other side. The eastern section surrounds Burnham Avenue, another north–south street. This section of Burnham ends at Brainard Avenue, where the Hegewisch neighborhood of Chicago lies on the other side. Upon entering Chicago, Burnham Avenue becomes Avenue O.

History

Due to its close proximity to Chicago Burnham is frequently the subject of annexation debates for the city. One of the arguments is that Burnham is simply too small to govern itself efficiently without a high municipal tax burden, and that it would be cheaper for Burnham residents to be annexed into Chicago.

Geography

Burnham is located at (41.635535, -87.551284). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Burnham has a total area of , of which (or 95.62%) is land and (or 4.38%) is water. The water section of Burnham includes part of Powderhorn Lake and its adjacent nature preserve, a unit of the Cook County Forest Preserve District.

Surrounding areas

Burnham is bordered by

to the north, Calumet City to the south and west, and

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, to the east.

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: Calumet City

Demographics

As of the 2020 census there were 4,046 people, 1,607 households, and 821 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 1,589 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 60.43%

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, 16.58%

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, 0.59% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 12.75% from other races, and 9.34% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 25.58% of the population. There were 1,607 households, out of which 26.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 22.78% were married couples living together, 23.15% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.91% were non-families. 46.36% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.82% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.56 and the average family size was 2.40. The village's age distribution consisted of 23.9% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.1 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.0 males. The median income for a household in the village was $46,382, and the median income for a family was $46,890. Males had a median income of $54,931 versus $27,141 for females. The

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for the village was $24,430. About 15.3% of families and 15.4% of the population were below the

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, including 16.8% of those under age 18 and 15.3% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

Pace provides bus service on multiple routes connecting Burnham to destinations across the Southland.

Notable people

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, political consultant and author

References

External links

Village of Burnham official website
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