| Burns, Kansas | |
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| Burns Union School, now Community Museum, in 2010. | |
| Location of Burns, Kansas | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Marion |
| Platted | 1880 |
| Incorporated | 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Mayor | Mark Brunhoeber[1] |
| • City Clerk | Carol Callahan[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.4 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| • Land | 0.4 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,499 ft (457 m) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 228 |
| • Density | 570/sq mi (220.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 66840 |
| Area code(s) | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-09450[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0478038[4] |
| Website | www.BurnsKS.com |
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Burns is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. The city name came from a nearby train station, which was named prior to the city being incorporated.[5] As of the 2010 census, the city population was 228.[2]
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For millennia, the land that is currently Kansas was inhabited by Native Americans. In 1803, most of modern Kansas was secured by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1855, Marion County, Kansas, where Burns is located, was founded.
In 1877, the Florence, El Dorado, and Walnut Valley Railroad Company built a branch line from Florence to El Dorado, and a station called Burns was built north of the present city of Burns. In 1881, the rail line was extended to Douglass, and later to Arkansas City.[5] The line was leased and operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The line from Florence through Burns to El Dorado was abandoned in 1942.[6] The original branch line connected Florence, Burns, De Graff, El Dorado, Augusta, Douglass, Rock, Akron, Winfield, Arkansas City.
At the present location, a city named St. Francis was platted on August 1880. When the town incorporated, they discovered the official city name of St. Francis was already taken, so they changed the name to Burns, and soon afterward, the train station was moved into the new city of Burns. The original station was named after a railroad company official.[5]
In 2010, the Keystone-Cushing Pipeline (Phase II) was constructed 6.5 miles west of Burns, north to south through Marion County, with much controversy over road damage, tax exemption, and environmental concerns (if a leak ever occurs).[7][8][9] A pumping station named Burns was built 2 miles north of Potwin.[10]
Burns is located at (38.090692, -96.887103)[11], in the scenic Flint Hills. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2), all of it land. The south city limits of Burns is the county line shared between Marion County and Butler County.
Burns has one listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1960 | 314 |
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| 1970 | 268 | −14.6% | |
| 1980 | 224 | −16.4% | |
| 1990 | 226 | 0.9% | |
| 2000 | 268 | 18.6% | |
| 2010 | 228 | −14.9% | |
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As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 268 people, 101 households, and 79 families residing in the city. The population density was 755.6 people per square mile (295.6/km²). There were 116 housing units at an average density of 327.1 per square mile (128.0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.51% White, 0.75% African American and 0.75% Native American.
There were 101 households out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.8% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 2.94.
In the city the population was spread out with 29.1% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 17.5% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 107.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.1 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $33,500, and the median income for a family was $39,000. Males had a median income of $22,143 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the city was $11,990. About 7.5% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.8% of those under the age of eighteen and 9.8% of those sixty five or over.
The Burns government consists of a mayor and five council members. The council meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 7PM.[1][18]
Burns is part of Unified School District 398.[19][20] All students attend schools in Peabody at two schools:
Peabody-Burns High School Sports Championships
The Burns High School was closed in 1965, and the Burns Grade School (including Junior High) was closed in 1997.
Burns High School Sports Championships
The city is served by the Burns Public Library at 104 North Washington Avenue. The library is a member of the North Central Kansas Libraries System, which provides an inter-library book loan service between its members.
Burns is served by numerous radio stations of the Wichita-Hutchinson listening market area,[25] and satellite radio. See Media in Wichita, Kansas.
Burns is served by over-the-air ATSC digital TV of the Wichita-Hutchinson viewing market area,[26] cable TV by Allegiance Communications, and satellite TV. See Media in Wichita, Kansas.
U.S. Route 77 highway runs north-south on the east side of Burns.
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