Burlington, North Dakota

Coordinates: 48°15′26″N 101°24′52″W / 48.25722°N 101.41444°W / 48.25722; -101.41444
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Burlington, North Dakota
US 52
Websiteburlingtonnd.gov

Burlington is a city in

Micropolitan Statistical Area
.

History

Cartograph c. 1886, showing Burlington as the largest settlement in NW Dakota Territory.

Burlington and its former settlements were founded by James Johnson and James Colton (the men who also settled

Mouse Rivers
.

In the early 1890s, the Burlington Reporter became the first newspaper in western North Dakota. It would in the future be renamed to the Minot Daily News.

In 1997, Raymond Kuntz from Burlington testified before the United States Senate that he believed his son, Richard, committed suicide due to the influence of the band Marilyn Manson.[5]

On January 18, 2002, a

anhydrous ammonia toward Minot and Burlington. Power to Burlington, Des Lacs, and Berthold was knocked out due to damage to poles near the derailment site. The power company serving these towns built a temporary connection to a neighboring electric cooperative's system to provide limited power until the site was sufficiently cleaned up to permit permanent repairs to be completed. Residents were unable to access radios or televisions due to this, although messages went out advising people to stay inside. One man died and many of the area's citizens were sickened by the noxious gas. The incident was one of the more major chemical spills in the country.[6] In early 2006, court cases were heard in Minneapolis, Minnesota, against Canadian Pacific Railway, the owner and operator of the derailed train. The anhydrous ammonia spill was the largest such spill in U.S. history. This incident was used by Eric Klinenberg in his book Fighting for Air: The Battle to Control America's Media as an example of the failure of mass media, specifically local radio stations, to disseminate information to the public in an emergency.[7]

Blacksmith shop in Burlington, North Dakota, 1880

On June 24, 2011, 80% of the city was evacuated when floodwaters swept through the town during the flooding of the Mouse River, in flooding which also greatly affected Minot. In some cases, many homes were not accessible for months afterward, and some damage to homes and infrastructure still wasn't fully repaired as of 2016. Post-flood, most of the homes that were directly next to the Mouse River (and some next to the Des Lacs) were demolished as part of a new flood control plan.[8]

Geography

Burlington is located on the Drift Prairie of north central North Dakota directly next to the confluence of the Des Lacs and the Mouse Rivers, in Burlington Township, North Dakota, and Kirkelie Township, North Dakota. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.64 square miles (1.66 km2), all land.[9]

Climate

This

Köppen Climate Classification system, Burlington has a humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.[10]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
1920300
1930270−10.0%
1940200−25.9%
19502000.0%
196026231.0%
1970247−5.7%
1980762208.5%
199099530.6%
20001,09610.2%
20101,060−3.3%
20201,29121.8%
2022 (est.)1,294[4]0.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]
2020 Census[3]

2010 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 2.1% of the population.

There were 399 households, of which 40.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.3% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.6% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.11.

The median age in the city was 33 years. 28.8% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.3% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 27.4% were from 25 to 44; 27.6% were from 45 to 64; and 7.8% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 49.2% male and 50.8% female.

2000 census

As of the

Latino
of any race were 0.91% of the population.

The top 6 ancestry groups in the city are German (48.8%), Norwegian (32.3%), Irish (7.5%), Swedish (4.9%), English (4.7%), French (3.6%).

There were 369 households, out of which 51.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.6% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.2% were non-families. 14.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.97 and the average family size was 3.27.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 35.9% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 16.9% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $40,078, and the median income for a family was $42,639. Males had a median income of $24,922 versus $19,179 for females. The

poverty line
, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Burlington's school district merged with Des Lacs' school district in the late 1960s to form United Public School District 7,[12] thus Des Lacs-Burlington High School now serves students living in Burlington. This means that it has since shared a school system with nearby Des Lacs. Children in grades kindergarten through sixth attend school in Burlington, while those in seventh through twelve attend high school in Des Lacs. Before 2000, there was a lack of room for the possibility of the seventh and eighth grades being located in Burlington, as the room needed for those grades was not completed until that year in the form of a new junior high wing. Des Lacs-Burlington Elementary School had approximately 500 enrolled students as of the 2008 school year.

Culture

Sports

Championships

Runner-up

  • State women's softball (as "Burlington"): 1946, 1947, 1948

National championships

Media

Radio

AM
FM

Transportation

Railroads

The railroads remain in Burlington today, and are becoming more important to the local oil and gravel industries, though Great Northern is now part of the BNSF Railway and the Soo Line is run by the Canadian Pacific Railway.

Airports

There are three private airstrips and landing strips within a three-mile radius of Burlington. One, Pietschtree airstrip, is located directly next to Burlington to the north. Otherwise, major aerial transportation is through Minot International Airport.

Sites of interest

  • Burlington Recreational Park
  • Burlington Walking Path, which starts on U.S. routes 2 and 52 and goes on for more than eight miles until finally connecting with Minot
  • Minot Country Club
  • Old Settlers Park & Campground
  • Peace Lutheran Church & Burlington Cemetery
  • Wildwood Golf Course

Pioneer Village Museum relocation

One of the first buildings in Burlington was the first Ward County Courthouse, built by James Johnson, and was used originally as a granary. It was moved to the North Dakota State Fair fairgrounds in the mid-20th century and served as one of the three buildings of the Ward County Historical Society's Pioneer Village Museum. In 2019, the Ward County Historical Society announced that the building was to be moved back to Burlington along with the entirety of Pioneer Village Museum due to legal issues with the State Fair Association.[13] The other two buildings, the Immanuel Lutheran Church and the Sundre Log Cabin, will also be moved.[13]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Burlington, North Dakota
  3. ^ a b c "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". United States Census Bureau. October 23, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  5. ^ Stout, David (November 7, 1997). "A Hearing Focuses on Lyrics Laced With Violence and Death". The New York Times. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  6. ^ CBC News, Minot train derailment kills one, injures dozens
  7. ^ Klinenberg, Eric. Fighting for Air: The Battle to Control America's Media. Holt: New York, 2008.
  8. ^ Kahn, Carrie. "Two Towns, Same Flooded River, Different Fates". NPR.org. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
  9. ^ "US Gazetteer files 2010". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on January 12, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  10. ^ Climate Summary for Burlington, North Dakota
  11. ^ United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing". Retrieved October 23, 2013.
  12. ^ United Public School District 7
  13. ^ a b Johnson, Andrea. "Museum has to go by June 15". Retrieved January 19, 2019.

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