Burlingame, Kansas

Burlingame is a city in Osage County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 934 people lived there.[8]

Burlingame, Kansas
City
U.S. post office in Burlingame (2009)
U.S. post office in Burlingame (2009)
Location within Osage County and Kansas
Location within Osage County and Kansas
KDOT map of Osage County (legend)
KDOT map of Osage County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°45′3″N 95°50′9″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyOsage
Incorporated1861
Named forAnson Burlingame
Government
 • MayorVikki DeMars[2]
Area
[3]
 • Total0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2)
 • Land0.89 sq mi (2.31 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,073 ft (327 m)
Population
 (2010)[4]
 • Total934
 • Estimate 
(2016)[5]
888
 • Density1,000/sq mi (400/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
66413
Area code785
FIPS code20-09350 [6]
GNIS ID0479434 [7]
Websiteburlingameks.com

History
Burlingame City Hall (2009)

Burlingame was originally created as Council City and was an stop on the Santa Fe Trail. The Council City post office was opened on April 30, 1855.[9] The city and post office name was changed from Council City to Burlingame on January 30, 1858. It was named after Anson Burlingame.[10]

During the American Civil War the townspeople built a stone fort in the middle of the town. Burlingame's Fort was torn down after the war.[11]

Geography

Burlingame is on U.S. Route 56, about 20 miles (32 km) south of Topeka. The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of 0.89 square miles (2.31 km2). All of it is land.[3]

Climate

Burlingame has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Burlingame has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[12]

People
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
1870655—
18801,370109.2%
18901,4727.4%
19001,436−2.4%
19101,422−1.0%
19201,330−6.5%
19301,127−15.3%
19401,019−9.6%
19501,0654.5%
19601,1518.1%
1970999−13.2%
19801,23924.0%
19901,074−13.3%
20001,017−5.3%
2010934−8.2%
2016 (est.)888[5]−4.9%
U.S. Decennial Census

Burlingame is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.

2010 census

The 2010 census says that there were 934 people, 404 households, and 250 families living in Burlingame.[4]

Famous people
  • Maurice Mehl (1887-1966), paleontologist, was born in Burlingame, Kansas
  • Victor Murdock (1871-1945), U.S. Representative from Kansas, Progressive Party presidential nominee, 1916.
  • Carla Provost (b. 1970), chief of the Border Patrol
  • Kenny Starr (b. 1952), Country and Western singer
  • Earl Sutherland, Jr. (1915–1974), winner of the 1971 Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine.
  • Ron Thornburgh (b. 1962), former Kansas Secretary of State (1994-2010).
  • Muriel Window (1892-1965), vaudeville star, Ziegfeld girl, pilot, businesswoman, born in Burlingame

References
  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. "Vikki DeMars, Mayor, City of Burlingame". League of Kansas Municipalities. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  3. "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2012-01-25. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  4. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
  5. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  6. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  7. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  8. "2010 City Population and Housing Occupancy Status". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2011.
  9. "Kansas Post Offices Database", The Kansas Historical Society
  10. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 255. ISBN 9780722249055.
  11. "Burlingame Description". MapQuest. 2018 MAPQUEST TOMTOM. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  12. Climate Summary for Burlingame, Kansas

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