Burlington is a village in

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in the

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. The population was 261 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

Battle Creek, Michigan Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northwest Calhoun County, Michigan, Calhoun County, at the confluence of the Kalamazoo River, Kalamazoo and Battle Creek River, Battle Creek rivers. It is the principal city of the Battle C ...

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. The village is located within Burlington Township on M-60.

History

Burlington was platted in 1842 and incorporated as a village in 1869.Washington Gardner. ''A History of Calhoun County'' pub. 1913, p. 175
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Geography

According to the

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, the village 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 261 people, 96 households, and 68 families residing in the village. The

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was . There were 118 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.1%

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and 1.9% from two or more races. There were 96 households, of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples living together, 8.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 7.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 29.2% were non-families. 24.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.19. The median age in the village was 37.3 years. 24.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.8% were from 25 to 44; 30.3% were from 45 to 64; and 10.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 52.1% male and 47.9% female.

2000 census

As of the

of 2000, there were 405 people, 142 households, and 115 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 157 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.79%

, 0.74% Native American, 0.74%

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, 0.74% from

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, and 0.99% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.74% of the population. There were 142 households, out of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.0% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.13. In the village, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $32,857, and the median income for a family was $35,750. Males had a median income of $30,938 versus $23,750 for females. The

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for the village was $23,240. About 10.4% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the

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, including 30.1% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

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