Moving to Burden, Kansas

Population: 564. Estimated population in July 2024: 553 (-2.0% change)
Males: 279 (49.5%), Females: 285 (50.5%)

Cowley County

Zip code: 67019

Demographics

Median resident age: 32.4 years
Median household income: $26,641
Median house value: $34,200

Population by Race

Races in Burden:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.1%)
  • American Indian (4.3%)
  • Two or more races (2.7%)
  • Hispanic (2.0%)
  • Other race (1.4%)

Ancestries: United States (26.1%), German (20.4%), Irish (11.0%), English (7.8%), Dutch (2.0%), Polish (1.2%).

Elevation: 1383 feet

Land area: 0.5 square miles

Map of Burden, KS

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Burden

  • High school or higher: 82.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.1%
  • Unemployed: 7.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 33.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Burden city

  • Never married: 15.5%
  • Now married: 62.8%
  • Separated: 1.0%
  • Widowed: 11.3%
  • Divorced: 9.5%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +45 (+8.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Burden:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Burden:

  • MC CONNELL AFB (about 42 miles; WICHITA, KS; Abbreviation: IAB)
  • WICHITA MID-CONTINENT (about 51 miles; WICHITA, KS; Abbreviation: ICT)
  • STILLWATER RGNL (about 84 miles; STILLWATER, OK; Abbreviation: SWO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Burden:

  • STROTHER FIELD (about 22 miles; WINFIELD/ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Abbreviation: WLD)
  • OXFORD MUNI (about 23 miles; OXFORD, KS; Abbreviation: 55K)
  • CAPTAIN JACK THOMAS/EL DORADO (about 32 miles; EL DORADO, KS; Abbreviation: EQA)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Burden:

  • COWLEY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 26 miles; ARKANSAS CITY, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,392)
  • BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 36 miles; EL DORADO, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,250)
  • FRIENDS UNIVERSITY (about 49 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,983)
  • WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 57 miles; WICHITA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 10,403)
  • EMPORIA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 85 miles; EMPORIA, KS; Full-time enrollment: 4,528)
  • OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY-MAIN CAMPUS (about 86 miles; STILLWATER, OK; Full-time enrollment: 16,937)
  • HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 95 miles; HUTCHINSON, KS; Full-time enrollment: 2,268)

Schools

Public high school in Burden:

  • CENTRAL JR-SR HIGH (Students: 196; Location: 700 MAIN; Grades: 07 – 12)

Public primary/middle school in Burden:

  • CENTRAL ELEM (Students: 173; Location: 1045 N OAK; Grades: PK – 06)