Burket, Indiana

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Coordinates: 41°9′16″N, 85°58′9″W
Town of Burket, Indiana
Location in the state of Indiana
County	Kosciusko
Area
- City	0.2 km²
- Land	0.2 km²
- Water	0.0 km²
Population
- City (2000)	195
- Density	1,075.6/km²
Time zone	EST (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EST (UTC-5)

Burket is a town in Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States. The population was 195 at the 2000 census.

[edit] Geography

Burket is located at 41°9′16″N, 85°58′9″W (41.154441, -85.969155)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²), all land.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 195 people, 76 households, and 55 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,075.6/km² (2,685.1/mi²). There were 78 housing units at an average density of 430.2/km² (1,074.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.95% White, 1.54% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.54% of the population.

Burket from the air.

There were 76 households out of which 31.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.6% were non-families. 25.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.7% under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 29.2% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 105.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $38,571. Males had a median income of $28,250 versus $19,583 for females. The per capita income for the town was $13,098. About 4.3% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under the age of eighteen and 26.7% of those sixty five or over.