Burlington, Colorado

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Burlington was originally laid out one mile west of its present location in 1887 by a man named Lowell in anticipation of the arrival of the railroad. The Burlington, Colorado, post office opened on April 29, 1887.{{cite book|title=Colorado Post Offices 1859–1989|first1=William H.|last1=Bauer|first2=James L.|last2=Ozment|first3=John H.|last3=Willard|date=1990|publisher=Colorado Railroad Historical Foundation|location=Golden, Colorado|isbn=0-918654-42-4}} In addition to having the location wrong, Lowell also did not have title to the land. When the railroad did arrive, the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad, it built its depot at the present site of Burlington and those who had built in Old Burlington moved their buildings to the new townsite. Trains began running in 1888. "The Settlement", about 12 miles northwest of Burlington, was settled by German immigrants from Russia, many from Hoffnungstal, South Russia, who, in addition to their homesteads, built Congregational and Lutheran churches.[http://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=Colorado&BaseHref=KCC/1912/12/05&PageLabelPrint=1&EntityId=Ar00100&ViewMode=GIF "Local and Personal Happenings] notice of a wedding at the Congregational church in the Settlement, page 1 Kit Carson County Record December 5, 1912[http://www.bauderhistory.com/pdf/TheBirthoftheGermanSettlement.pdf The Birth of the German Settlement in Kit Carson County], from [http://www.bauderhistory.com/chapter4.html The German Settlement of Kit Carson County, Colorado]

Burlington, CO is on the Loewen database of possible sundown towns, although Tougaloo College recognizes that it is "surely not" still one.{{Cite web |title=Using the Sundown Towns Database |url=https://justice.tougaloo.edu/sundown-towns/using-the-sundown-towns-database/ |access-date=September 22, 2023 |website=History and Social Justice |language=en-US}}

Burlington is located on the High Plains in eastern Colorado.

At the 2020 United States census, the city had a total area of {{convert|5.575|km2|acre|order=flip}}, all of it land.

The easternmost interchange in Colorado on Interstate 70 is located at Burlington, {{convert|12|mi|km}} west of the Kansas state line.

Burlington has a typical High Plains cool semi-arid climate with hot, dry summers punctuated by occasional heavy thunderstorm rains, and cold, very dry winters. Snowfall is occasionally heavy, with an average annual amount of {{convert|33.7|in|cm}} – but mostly the winter weather is very dry and extremely variable in temperatures. More than 33 afternoons (over a third) each winter can be expected to reach or exceed {{convert|50|F|C}}, but 4.9 mornings each year will drop to or under {{convert|0|F|C|1}} and 24.3 afternoons do not top freezing.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}

{{Weather box

|location = Burlington, Colorado, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1903–present

|single line = Yes

|Jan record high F = 79

|Feb record high F = 85

|Mar record high F = 93

|Apr record high F = 95

|May record high F = 100

|Jun record high F = 112

|Jul record high F = 109

|Aug record high F = 109

|Sep record high F = 104

|Oct record high F = 99

|Nov record high F = 87

|Dec record high F = 81

|Jan avg record high F = 66.6

|Feb avg record high F = 69.5

|Mar avg record high F = 79.8

|Apr avg record high F = 85.6

|May avg record high F = 92.0

|Jun avg record high F = 99.2

|Jul avg record high F = 101.3

|Aug avg record high F = 98.8

|Sep avg record high F = 95.6

|Oct avg record high F = 88.7

|Nov avg record high F = 76.5

|Dec avg record high F = 67.0

|year avg record high F = 102.2

|Jan high F = 43.8

|Feb high F = 46.2

|Mar high F = 56.5

|Apr high F = 64.0

|May high F = 73.6

|Jun high F = 85.2

|Jul high F = 90.5

|Aug high F = 87.9

|Sep high F = 80.5

|Oct high F = 67.4

|Nov high F = 53.8

|Dec high F = 44.0

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|Jan mean F = 30.6

|Feb mean F = 32.6

|Mar mean F = 41.4

|Apr mean F = 48.8

|May mean F = 59.1

|Jun mean F = 70.3

|Jul mean F = 75.5

|Aug mean F = 73.3

|Sep mean F = 65.3

|Oct mean F = 52.0

|Nov mean F = 40.0

|Dec mean F = 31.1

|year mean F =

|Jan low F = 17.3

|Feb low F = 19.0

|Mar low F = 26.3

|Apr low F = 33.7

|May low F = 44.6

|Jun low F = 55.4

|Jul low F = 60.5

|Aug low F = 58.7

|Sep low F = 50.0

|Oct low F = 36.7

|Nov low F = 26.1

|Dec low F = 18.2

|year low F =

|Jan avg record low F = -1.2

|Feb avg record low F = 1.3

|Mar avg record low F = 9.5

|Apr avg record low F = 19.5

|May avg record low F = 31.1

|Jun avg record low F = 45.2

|Jul avg record low F = 52.8

|Aug avg record low F = 50.5

|Sep avg record low F = 36.9

|Oct avg record low F = 20.4

|Nov avg record low F = 9.8

|Dec avg record low F = 0.8

|year avg record low F = -6.3

|Jan record low F = -25

|Feb record low F = -23

|Mar record low F = -22

|Apr record low F = -3

|May record low F = 21

|Jun record low F = 31

|Jul record low F = 36

|Aug record low F = 37

|Sep record low F = 20

|Oct record low F = -1

|Nov record low F = -8

|Dec record low F = -22

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|Jan precipitation inch = 0.36

|Feb precipitation inch = 0.59

|Mar precipitation inch = 1.01

|Apr precipitation inch = 2.00

|May precipitation inch = 2.70

|Jun precipitation inch = 2.80

|Jul precipitation inch = 3.36

|Aug precipitation inch = 2.69

|Sep precipitation inch = 1.29

|Oct precipitation inch = 1.42

|Nov precipitation inch = 0.52

|Dec precipitation inch = 0.51

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|Jan precipitation days = 3.1

|Feb precipitation days = 3.5

|Mar precipitation days = 4.2

|Apr precipitation days = 6.2

|May precipitation days = 8.7

|Jun precipitation days = 7.8

|Jul precipitation days = 8.3

|Aug precipitation days = 7.3

|Sep precipitation days = 3.9

|Oct precipitation days = 5.1

|Nov precipitation days = 3.2

|Dec precipitation days = 3.4

|Jan snow inch = 5.3

|Feb snow inch = 6.8

|Mar snow inch = 5.8

|Apr snow inch = 3.9

|May snow inch = 0.3

|Jun snow inch = 0.0

|Jul snow inch = 0.0

|Aug snow inch = 0.0

|Sep snow inch = 0.0

|Oct snow inch = 2.7

|Nov snow inch = 3.7

|Dec snow inch = 5.2

|year snow inch =

|unit snow days = 0.1 in

|Jan snow days = 3.0

|Feb snow days = 3.1

|Mar snow days = 2.6

|Apr snow days = 1.4

|May snow days = 0.2

|Jun snow days = 0.0

|Jul snow days = 0.0

|Aug snow days = 0.0

|Sep snow days = 0.0

|Oct snow days = 1.0

|Nov snow days = 2.0

|Dec snow days = 3.1

|Jan snow depth inch = 3.1

|Feb snow depth inch = 3.5

|Mar snow depth inch = 2.7

|Apr snow depth inch = 1.8

|May snow depth inch = 0.3

|Jun snow depth inch = 0.0

|Jul snow depth inch = 0.0

|Aug snow depth inch = 0.0

|Sep snow depth inch = 0.0

|Oct snow depth inch = 1.9

|Nov snow depth inch = 2.4

|Dec snow depth inch = 3.0

|year snow depth inch = 7.6

|source 1 = NOAA

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|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Burlington, CO

|access-date = September 7, 2023

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|source 2 = National Weather Service

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{{US Census population

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|1890= 146

|1900= 183

|1910= 368

|1920= 991

|1930= 1280

|1940= 1280

|1950= 2247

|1960= 2090

|1970= 2828

|1980= 3107

|1990= 2941

|2000= 3678

|2010= 4254

|2020= 3172

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census

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As of the census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=January 31, 2008 |title=U.S. Census website }} of 2010, there were 4,191 people, 1,478 households, and ? families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,995.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,478 housing units at an average density of {{convert|703.8|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 84.3% White, 6.2% African American, 1.2% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 8.5% from other races, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 27.5% of the population.

There were 1,287 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.0% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.7% were non-families. 30.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.2% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 121.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 126.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $33,854, and the median income for a family was $42,500. Males had a median income of $29,167 versus $19,018 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,054. About 12.2% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.3% of those under age 18 and 15.8% of those age 65 or over.

Burlington is a home rule municipality.

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Burlington Public Schools are part of the Burlington Public School District RE-6J. The district has one elementary school, one middle school and one high school. Burlington also has several private schools.

Burlington Elementary School, Burlington Middle School and Burlington High School are located in Burlington.{{cite web| url= http://www.greatschools.org/search/search.page?search_type=0&q=burlington&state=CO&c=school|title= Burlington |publisher= GreatSchools, Inc. |access-date=May 7, 2012}}

Morgan Community College operates a regional center in Burlington, providing higher education services to Burlington and the nearby communities of Cheyenne Wells, Idalia, Joes, Seibert and Stratton.{{cite web |title=Burlington Center {{!}} Morgan Community College |url=https://www.morgancc.edu/about-mcc/locations/burlington-center/ |website=morgancc.edu}}

Burlington has a weekly newspaper, The Burlington Record.{{cite web | title = About this Newspaper: The Burlington record | work = Chronicling America | publisher = Library of Congress | url = http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn91052057/ | access-date = September 24, 2009}} A run of 3 years, 1910–1912, of the Kit Carson County Record is archived in the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection.[http://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/Default/Skins/Colorado/Client.asp?Skin=Colorado&AW=1312060892517&AppName=2 Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection]

The following radio stations are licensed to Burlington:

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• Kit Carson County Carousel (National Historic Landmark)

Notable individuals who were born in or have lived in Burlington include:

• Robert P. Kerr (1892–1960), film director, actor, screenwriter{{cite web | title = Robert P. Kerr | publisher = IMDb | url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0449789/ | access-date = June 21, 2016}}
• Mike Lounge (1946–2011), engineer, astronaut{{cite web | title = Biographical Data - John M. "Mike" Lounge | publisher = NASA | url = http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/lounge-jm.html | access-date = June 21, 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110405230008/http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/lounge-jm.html | archive-date = April 5, 2011 | url-status = dead }}
• Beau McCoy (1980- ), Nebraska state legislator{{cite web | title = Beau McCoy's Biography | publisher = Vote Smart | url = http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/103139/beau-mccoy#.V2mnzPkrKXI | access-date = June 21, 2016}}
• Susan Phillips (1949- ), Missouri state legislator{{cite web | title = Susan Phillips' Biography | publisher = Vote Smart | url = http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/20542/susan-phillips#.V2mm2fkrKXI | access-date = June 21, 2016}}

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• Elitch Gardens Carousel

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• [https://www.burlingtoncolo.com/ City of Burlington website]
• [http://www.bauderhistory.com/pdf/TheEarlyDaysofBurlington.pdf The Early Days of Burlington (PDF)]

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