Burlington, Kansas

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Population (year 2000): 2,790. Estimated population in July 2006: 2,721 (-2.5% change)

Males: 1,303	(46.7%)
Females: 1,487	(53.3%)

Coffey County

Median resident age:	38.1 years
Kansas median age:	35.2 years

Zip codes: 66839.

Estimated median household income in 2005: $36,900 (it was $36,174 in 2000)

Burlington	$36,900
Kansas:	$42,920

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $63,700 (it was $61,700 in 2000)

Burlington	$63,700
Kansas:	$107,800

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Races in Burlington:

White Non-Hispanic (95.3%)
Two or more races (1.9%)
Hispanic (1.8%)
American Indian (1.7%)
Other race (0.6%)

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Ancestries: German (24.6%), United States (15.3%), Irish (12.7%), English (9.9%), French (2.2%), Welsh (2.0%).

Current Local Time: CST time zone

Elevation: 1037 feet

Land area: 2.06 square miles.

Population density: 1312 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Burlington

High school or higher: 82.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 19.8%
Graduate or professional degree: 6.1%
Unemployed: 7.1%
Mean travel time to work: 18.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Burlington city

Never married: 21.0%
Now married: 56.4%
Separated: 0.7%
Widowed: 10.4%
Divorced: 11.5%

38 residents are foreign born

This city:	1.4%
Kansas:	5.0%

According to our research there were 4 registered sex offenders living in Burlington, Kansas in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Burlington to the number of sex offenders is 676 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this city is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Burlington:	0.9% ($538)
Kansas:	1.2% ($999)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Topeka, KS (58.6 miles , pop. 122,377).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Kansas City, MO (102.0 miles , pop. 441,545).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (379.9 miles , pop. 1,188,580).

Nearest cities: New Strawn, KS (4.7 miles ), Le Roy, KS (10.9 miles ), Gridley, KS (11.6 miles ), Hartford, KS (16.5 miles ), Waverly, KS (17.0 miles ), Lebo, KS (17.2 miles ), Westphalia, KS (17.5 miles) , Neosho Falls, KS (18.4 miles) .

Single-family new house construction building permits:

1996: 1 building, cost: $80,000
1997: 14 buildings, average cost: $82,200
1998: 9 buildings, average cost: $157,700
1999: 10 buildings, average cost: $99,500
2000: 5 buildings, average cost: $96,000
2001: 12 buildings, average cost: $98,400
2002: 8 buildings, average cost: $99,100
2003: 10 buildings, average cost: $103,300
2004: 9 buildings, average cost: $119,000
2005: 12 buildings, average cost: $129,800
2006: 4 buildings, average cost: $212,500

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Average cost (in 1000s)

Latitude: 38.19 N, Longitude: 95.75 W

People in group quarters in Burlington

69 people in nursing homes
44 people in homes for the mentally retarded
12 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)

Area code: 620

Burlington household income distribution

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Burlington, Kansas business and economic data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...

Population change in the 1990s: +49 (+1.8%).

Most common industries for males:

Utilities (21%)
Construction (15%)
Public administration (5%)
Computer and electronic products (5%)
Health care (5%)
Educational services (4%)
Accommodation and food services (3%)

Most common industries for females:

Health care (23%)
Educational services (16%)
Social assistance (9%)
Utilities (8%)
Public administration (6%)
Accommodation and food services (5%)
Finance and insurance (4%)

Most common occupations for males

Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (8%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7%)
Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (5%)
Business operations specialists (5%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4%)
Other production occupations including supervisors (4%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (3%)

Most common occupations for females

Child care workers (7%)
Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (6%)
Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
Health technologists and technicians (6%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Information and record clerks except customer service representatives (5%)

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Crime in Burlington (2002):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
2 rapes (71.0 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
3 assaults (106.5 per 100,000)
4 burglaries (141.9 per 100,000)
43 thefts (1525.9 per 100,000)
1 auto theft (35.5 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 151.9 (higher means more crime, US average = 328.4)

Crime in Burlington (2003):

0 murders (0.0 per 100,000)
1 rape (35.7 per 100,000)
0 robberies (0.0 per 100,000)
3 assaults (107.0 per 100,000)
1 burglary (35.7 per 100,000)
56 thefts (1997.9 per 100,000)
2 auto thefts (71.4 per 100,000)
City-data.com crime index = 138.1 (higher means more crime, US average = 321.8)

Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 7 (7 officers).

Officers per 1,000 residents here:	2.59
US city average:	3.00

Average climate in Burlington, Kansas

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Burlington-area historical tornado activity is near Kansas state average. It is 96% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 5/20/1957, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 24.4 miles away from the Burlington city center killed 44 people and injured 207 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/2/1956, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 11.3 miles away from the city center killed 2 people and injured 29 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Hospital/medical center in Burlington:

COFFEY COUNTY HOSPITAL (801 N 4TH ST PO BOX 189)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Burlington:

ALLEN COUNTY HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; IOLA, KS)
EMPORIA SURGICAL HOSPITAL (about 33 miles; EMPORIA, KS)
NEWMAN REGIONAL HEALTH (about 33 miles; EMPORIA, KS)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Burlington:

FORBES FIELD (about 53 miles; TOPEKA, KS; ID: FOE)
MANHATTAN RGNL (about 91 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; ID: MHK)
CHARLES B. WHEELER DOWNTOWN (about 103 miles; KANSAS CITY, MO; ID: MKC)

Other public-use airports nearest to Burlington:

COFFEY COUNTY (about 8 miles; BURLINGTON, KS; ID: UKL)
YATES CENTER (about 24 miles; YATES CENTER, KS; ID: 8K5)
OSAGE CITY MUNI (about 31 miles; OSAGE CITY, KS; ID: 53K)

Nuclear power plants:
Wolf Creek . General Electric Co.Bechtel Corp.Westinghouse Electric Corp.Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp.Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR). Net Output: 1160 MWe. Operable. Initial criticality: 05/1985. Commercial start: 09/1985..

Local government website: skyways.lib.ks.us/kansas/towns/Burlington

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Burlington:

EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
WASHBURN UNIVERSITY OF TOPEKA (about 59 miles; TOPEKA, KS; FT enrollment: 4,472)
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MAIN CAMPUS (about 62 miles; LAWRENCE, KS; FT enrollment: 22,506)
BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; EL DORADO, KS; FT enrollment: 4,250)
JOHNSON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 88 miles; OVERLAND PARK, KS; FT enrollment: 8,857)
KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY (about 90 miles; MANHATTAN, KS; FT enrollment: 19,210)
PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; PITTSBURG, KS; FT enrollment: 5,566)

Public high school in Burlington:

BURLINGTON HIGH (Students: 297; Location: 830 CROSS ST; Grades: 09 - 12)

Public elementary/middle schools in Burlington:

BURLINGTON ELEM K-5 (Students: 409; Location: 706 NIAGARA; Grades: PK - 05)
BURLINGTON MIDDLE 6-8 (Students: 200; Location: 720 CROSS ST; Grades: 06 - 08)

Library in Burlington:

COFFEY COUNTY LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,013,599; Location: 410 JUNIATTA STREET; 112,628 books; 410 audio materials; 1,659 video materials; 320 serial subscriptions)

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Tourist attraction: Coffey County Historical Museum (1101 Neosho Street).

Hotels: Kirchner L Dean DC (919 North 4th Street), Country Haven Inn (207 Crossing Street), Rocking R Motel (919 North 4th Street).

Court: Coffey County - Clerk-District Court (Courthouse).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Burlington and their reported violations in the past:

BURLINGTON, CITY OF (Population served: 2707, Surface_water):

Past health violations:

MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: TTHM

MCL, Average - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-24-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-24-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-01-2006)

MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (APR-24-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (APR-24-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-01-2006)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-05-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-05-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-31-2006)

MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JAN-05-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (JAN-05-2006), St Public Notif received (JAN-31-2006)

10 other older health violations

Past monitoring violations:

Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between APR-2006 and JUN-2006, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic

M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In MAR-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR

M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In FEB-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR

Treatment Technique Precursor Removal - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Carbon, Total-Organic. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-12-2006), St Violation/Reminder Notice (MAY-12-2006), St Public Notif received (JUN-01-2006)

M&R Filter Turbidity Reporting - In JAN-2006, Contaminant: IESWTR

16 other older monitoring violations

Average household size:

This city:	2.4 people
Kansas:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This city:	63.6%
Whole state:	67.6%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This city:	3.9%
Whole state:	4.1%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	7.6%
Whole state:	9.9%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:

This city:	2.7%
Whole state:	4.1%

Burlington compared to Kansas state average:

Burlington, Kansas environmental map by EPA

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Median household income below state average.
Median house value significantly below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.

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Banks with branches in Burlington (2007 data):

Central National Bank: 201 South Fourth Street Branch at 201 South Fourth Street, branch established on 1884-04-28. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $789.0 mil, Deposits: $703.8 mil, headquarters in Junction City, KS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 39 total offices, Holding Company: Central Of Kansas, Inc.
First National Bank of Kansas: First National Bank Of Kansas at 600 North Fourth Street, branch established on 1902-01-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $53.4 mil, Deposits: $37.8 mil, local headquarters, positive income, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Meader Insurance Agency, Inc.
The Farmers State Bank of Aliceville, Kansas: Burlington Branch at 510 Neosho Street, branch established on 1998-07-15. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $61.3 mil, Deposits: $54.9 mil, headquarters in Westphalia, KS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 2 total offices
The Citizens State Bank: Burlington Branch at 428 Neosho, branch established on 1886-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $76.2 mil, Deposits: $61.5 mil, headquarters in Gridley, KS, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Flint Hills Bancshares, Inc.

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School Enrollment by Level of School

Burlington mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Coffey County Kansas:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:

Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Police Protection - Officers	8	$18,252	$27,378	0	$0
Streets and Highways	6	$16,674	$33,348	0	$0
Parks and Recreation	2	$5,019	$30,114	0	$0
Water Supply	5	$13,603	$32,647	0	$0
Electric Power	8	$21,903	$32,855	0	$0
Sewerage	1	$2,099	$25,188	0	$0
Police - Other	1	$1,612	$19,344	0	$0
Judicial and Legal	0	$0		1	$886
Other Government Administration	6	$14,989	$29,978	8	$2,953
Totals for Government	37	$94,150	$30,535	9	$3,839

Burlington government finances in 2004:

Bond Fund - Cash & Deposits: $2,945,000
Charges - Sewerage: $176,000
All Other: $14,000

Parks & Recreation: $8,000

Solid Waste Management: $0
Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $1,960,000
Water Utilities: $513,000

General - Other: $318,000

Police Protection: $317,000

Regular Highways: $308,000

Parks & Recreation: $116,000

Financial Administration: $74,000

Sewerage: $55,000
Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $100,000
General - Interest on Debt: $44,000
Local Intergovernmental - General Support: $99,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $1,139,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified - Electric Utilities: $3,600,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding - Full Faith & Credit - Other, NEC: $570,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Electric Utilities: $3,240,000
Other, NEC: $492,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Electric Utilities: $360,000
Other, NEC: $77,000
Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $107,000
Interest Earnings: $89,000

Special Assessments: $40,000
Other Capital Outlay - Parks & Recreation: $41,000
Solid Waste Management: $38,000

Police Protection: $18,000

Financial Administration: $2,000

Sewerage: $1,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,477,000
Revenue - Electric Utilities: $2,271,000
Water Utilities: $596,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $38,000
State Intergovernmental - Highways: $77,000
General Support: $3,000
Tax - Property: $568,000
Public Utilities: $20,000

NEC: $7,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $857,000

6.77% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,087 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.77%
Kansas average:	7.39%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:

from Lyon County, KS	1.33% ($35,209 average AGI)
from Franklin County, KS	0.49% ($23,688)
from Shawnee County, KS	0.34% ($30,727)

7.32% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,429 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	7.32%
Kansas average:	7.67%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:

to Lyon County, KS	1.45% ($26,106 average AGI)
to Johnson County, KS	0.49% ($28,125)
to Shawnee County, KS	0.46% ($30,667)

Strongest AM radio stations in Burlington:

WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
KGGF (690 AM; 10 kW; COFFEYVILLE, KS; Owner: KGGF-KUSN, INC.)
KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
WIBW (580 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: MCC RADIO, LLC)
KKHK (1250 AM; 25 kW; KANSAS CITY, KS)
KKOW (860 AM; 10 kW; PITTSBURG, KS; Owner: AMERICAN MEDIA INVESTMENTS)
KOIL (1020 AM; 50 kW; PLATTSMOUTH, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
KFAB (1110 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
KMAJ (1440 AM; 5 kW; TOPEKA, KS; Owner: CUMULUS LICENSING CORP.)
KCMO (710 AM; 10 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: SUSQUEHANNA KANSAS CITY PARTNERSHIP)
KTBZ (1430 AM; 25 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)
KKAR (1290 AM; 50 kW; OMAHA, NE; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Burlington:

KSNP (97.7 FM; BURLINGTON, KS; Owner: SOUTHEAST KANSAS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
KANS (92.9 FM; OSAGE CITY, KS; Owner: C&C CONSULTING, INC.)

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