Burlington, North Dakota
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| Burlington, North Dakota | |
| Nickname(s): The Forks | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | North Dakota |
| County | Ward |
| Township | Burlington |
| Township | Kirkelie |
| Founded | 1883 |
| Incorporated | 1885 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Jerome Gruenberg |
| Area | |
| - Total | 0.63 sq mi (1.6 km²) |
| - Land | 0.63 sq mi (1.6 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 1,608 ft (490 m) |
| Population (2007) | |
| - Total | 1,101 |
| - Density | 1,737.5/sq mi (670.9/km²) |
| 2000 pop.: 1,096 | |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| - Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 58722 |
| Area code(s) | 701 |
| FIPS code | 38-10940[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1034752[2] |
| Website: http://www.burlington2.govoffice.com/ | |
Burlington is a city in Ward County, North Dakota in the United States. Burlington was founded in 1883[3], having been third in a series that included two earlier settlements. Despite this, Burlington is still the oldest city in Ward County, as well as North-Western North Dakota. In 1885, as it was the only city in the then-newly formed Imperial Ward County (now split into Ward, Renville, Mountrail, and Burke counties), it was given the county seat, a position it held until 1888. The population was 1,096 at the 2000 census.
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[edit] Geography
Burlington is located on the Drift Prairie of north central North Dakota at (48.277475, -101.427694)[4], directly next to the confluence of the Des Lacs and the Souris 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 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²), all of it land.
[edit] History
Burlington, and its former settlements were founded by James Johnson and James Colton (the men who also settled Larimore, North Dakota) in Dakota Territory in the late 1870s. Earlier settlements were The Forks, and later Colton (named after James Colton), which are considered forerunners of modern Burlington. Its current name was given to it by James Johnson during the creation of the post office, and was the name of his hometown of Burlington, Iowa. The name "The Forks" is currently used as a nickname for Burlington, both alluding to its heritage, and its geographic location. One of the first buildings in Burlington, the first Ward County Courthouse; built by James Johnson, and used originally as a granary; was moved to the North Dakota State Fair fairgrounds in the mid-20th century and now serves as one of the 2 buildings of the Ward County Historical Society`s Fairgrounds Museum. In the early 1890s, the Burlington Reporter became the first newspaper in western North Dakota. It would in the future be renamed to Minot Daily News.
[edit] Postmodern
In 2004, and in 2006 two cell phone towers were built in Burlington.
In 2008, a large project to build a new Fire station was completed, and after this was finished, the Ward County government speculated on whether it should move the Ward County Public Library to the old Burlington Fire station's building, due to the current libraries building having severely limited space.
[edit] Education
Burlington's school district merged with Des Lacs' school district in the late '60s to form United Public School District 7(United Public School District 7), thus making Des Lacs High School it's High School, and Burlington School the Elementary. This means that it has since shared a school system with nearby Des Lacs. Children in grades kindergarten through eight attend school in Burlington, while those in grades nine through twelve attend in Des Lacs, where the high school is located. 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. Burlington-Des Lacs Elementary School has approximately 500 enrolled students as of the 2008 school year.
- North Dakota State Principal of the Year
- 2001 - Alton Nygaard - Des Lacs-Burlington High School
- North Dakota State Superintendent of the Year
- 2000 - Joe Lukach - United Public School District 7
- 2007 - Clark Ranum - United Public School District 7
[edit] Athletics
[edit] Statistics
- Runner-up
- State Class 'B' boys basketball: 2000
- Womans Softball: 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947
- State Class 'B' boys baseball: 2002
- Region 16 Class 'B' boys baseball: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
- ND Region 16 Legion baseball: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
- Championship
- Regional
- ND Region 16 Legion baseball: 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007
- State
- State Class 'B' volleyball: 2001
- State Class 'B' football: 1993
- National: Super-Regionals
[edit] Media
[edit] Radio
[edit] Stations
[edit] FM band
- KWGO, 102.9 FM (Commercial; AC)
- KOWW-LP, 98.1 FM (Community, Freeform/ecletic)
[edit] Television
- Burlington Community Access Channel
- Burlington Retail Channel
[edit] Transportation
[edit] Railroads
The railroads remain there today, and they are becoming more important to the local Oil industry and Gravel industry, though Great Northern is now part of the BNSF Railway and the Soo Line is run by the Canadian Pacific Railway.
[edit] Airports
There are 3 private airstrips and landing strips within a 3 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.
[edit] Sites of interest
- Old Settlers Park and next to it being the Burlington Project ("The Project"), consisting of a 'Northern Project' and 'Southern Project.'
- Pointe of View Winery, the first Winery in North Dakota.
- Burlington Walking Path, which starts on Highway 2 and 52 and goes on for more than 8 miles until finally connecting with Minot.
- Minot Country Club
- Burlington Recreational Park and Burlington Recreational Baseball Diamond Complex
- Lake Darling and Souris National Wildlife Refuge
- Wildwood Golf Course
- J's Stop And Go (J's Stop 'N Go)
- Mountain Metals Recycling
- Davy Pottery
- Peace Lutheran Church, Burlington Cemetery
- Burlington Baptist Church
- Burlington Township Cemetery
[edit] Notable residents
- Jeremy Horst - pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates
[edit] Demography
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1920 | 300 |
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| 1930 | 270 | −10% | |
| 1940 | 200 | −25.9% | |
| 1950 | 200 | 0% | |
| 1960 | 262 | 31% | |
| 1970 | 247 | −5.7% | |
| 1980 | 762 | 208.5% | |
| 1990 | 995 | 30.6% | |
| 2000 | 1,096 | 10.2% | |
| Est. 2007 | 1,101 | [citation needed] | 0.5% |
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 1,096 people, 369 households, and 298 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,737.5 people per square mile (671.7/km²). There were 388 housing units at an average density of 615.1/sq mi (237.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 96.08% White, 0.55% African American, 2.01% Native American, 0.18% Asian, and 1.19% from two or more races. Hispanic or 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 per capita income for the city was $14,250. About 2.7% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 9.4% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Official city website
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
[edit] External links
- City of Burlington official website
- Ward County Historical Society official website
- James and Ida Johnson's History of Burlington wesbite
- United Public School District 7
- Burlington Township information at Rootsweb
- Burlington placename history at webfamilytree.com
- Burlington at city-data.com
- Burlington travel guide from Wikitravel
- Burlington, North Dakota is at coordinates Coordinates:
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