Burlington, Oklahoma

Burlington, Oklahoma
Town
Location of Burlington, Oklahoma Location of Burlington, Oklahoma
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Alfalfa
Area
• Total	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
• Land	0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,220 ft (372 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	152
• Density	553/sq mi (213.6/km2)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	73722
Area code(s)	580
FIPS code	40-10050
GNIS feature ID	1090717

Burlington is a town in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 152 at the 2010 census.

History

Originally the town of Burlington was named "Drumm", for prominent cattle rancher Major Andrew Drumm. Major Drumm had operated the 150,000 acre U Ranch in the area from 1874 until 1888 on land leased from the Cherokees and was a founder of the Cherokee Strip Live Stock Association. Drum was also the founder of the Andrew Drumm Institute of Independence Missouri. A post office was established there as such on June 6, 1906. After plans to rename the town "Wheaton" in July of 1907 fell through, the town's name was officially changed to Burlington on August 21, 1907, which it remains to this day.

Alfalfa County’s first consolidated school was organized in Burlington in April of 1908. The following year, the first school building was completed. By 1913, it had 150 students and four teachers. A two story brick building was constructed in 1923. In 1948 a new gymnasium was added. In 1963 a new school was built and many additions have been added since that time – the most recent being a band room and agriculture shop addition in 2014. In the 1960's, Burlington, Driftwood, Byron, and Amorita schools consolidated into a single school. There were approximately 150 (pre-K-12th) students in 2014.

Geography

Burlington is located at (36.899844, -98.423379).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.78 km²), all of it land.

Burlington lies along State Highway 8/11.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1910	135		—
1920	169		25.2%
1930	166		−1.8%
1940	177		6.6%
1950	181		2.3%
1960	174		−3.9%
1970	165		−5.2%
1980	206		24.8%
1990	169		−18.0%
2000	156		−7.7%
2010	152		−2.6%
Est. 2014	158		3.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

As of the census of 2000, there were 156 people, 60 households, and 48 families residing in the town. The population density was 567.9 people per square mile (223.1/km²). There were 71 housing units at an average density of 258.5 per square mile (101.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 98.08% White, 0.64% African American, and 1.28% from two or more races.

There were 60 households out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.3% were married couples living together, 5.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.0% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the town the population was spread out with 25.6% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 25.0% from 45 to 64, and 17.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $34,375, and the median income for a family was $34,844. Males had a median income of $28,125 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,234. None of the families and 1.2% of the population were living below the poverty line.

External links

• Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture - Burlington