Burrton is a city in Harvey County, Kansas, United States. The population was 932 at the 2000 census.
Burrton was the birthplace of Milburn Stone, who portrayed Dr. Galen Adams of Dodge City on the long-running CBS Western series Gunsmoke.
Geography
Burrton is located at 38°1′21″N 97°40′20″W / 38.0225°N 97.67222°W / 38.0225; -97.67222 (38.022573, -97.672316)[3].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land.
Demographics
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 932 people, 361 households, and 251 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,520.9 people per square mile (589.9/km²). There were 402 housing units at an average density of 656.0/sq mi (254.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 93.78% White, 0.97% African American, 0.43% Native American, 2.25% from other races, and 2.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.15% of the population.
There were 361 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.2% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,646, and the median income for a family was $37,174. Males had a median income of $29,643 versus $21,477 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,835. About 9.9% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.4% of those under age 18 and 7.9% of those age 65 or over.
References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
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