Burlington, North Dakota

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Burlington, North Dakota
settlement_type = City
nickname = The Forks
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map_caption = Location of Burlington in North Dakota


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = North Dakota
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Ward
subdivision_type3 = Township
subdivision_name3 = Burlington
subdivision_type4 = Township
subdivision_name4 = Kirkelie

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leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Jerome Gruenberg
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established_title = Founded
established_title2 = Incorporated
established_date = 1883
established_date2 = 1885

unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_sq_mi = 0.63
area_total_km2 = 1.6
area_land_sq_mi = 0.63
area_land_km2 = 1.6
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0
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population_as_of = 2007
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population_note = 2000 pop.: 1,096
population_total = 1,101
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population_density_km2 = 670.9
population_density_sq_mi = 1737.5

timezone = CST
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utc_offset_DST = -5
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elevation_m = 490
elevation_ft = 1608
latd = 48 |latm = 16 |lats = 39 |latNS = N
longd = 101 |longm = 25 |longs = 40 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 58722
area_code = 701
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 38-10940GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 1034752GR|3
website = http://www.burlington2.govoffice.com/
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Burlington is a city in Ward County, North Dakota in the United States. Burlington was founded in 1883 [ [http://www.burlington2.govoffice.com/ Official city website] ] , 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 and north central 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.

Burlington is part of the Minot Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography

Burlington is located on the Drift Prairie of north central North Dakota at coor dms|48|16|39|N|101|25|40|W|city (48.277475, -101.427694)GR|1, 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.

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, as well as 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 the "Minot Daily News".

Postmodern

In 2004 and 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 library building having severely limited space. Stemming from the completion of the first station, the city government announced it will be undertaking major citywide improvements. These improvements were announced as the Burlington Fire Station Addition, which will be actually expanding the new fire station's land and resources by over 3 times its current size, vast improvements to Burlington Heights, and also Rowan Addition, which comprises two new streets, 3 street expansions, and the addition of over 35 residential plots and possibly 2 commercial plots, all on now vacant land on the north side of Burlington, next to US Highway 2.

Education

Burlington's school district merged with Des Lacs' school district in the late '60s to form "United Public School District 7"( [http://www.dbhs.united.k12.nd.us/ United Public School District 7] ), thus Des Lacs High School now serves students living Burlington, 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

Athletics

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
**Central Plains Super-Region Legion baseball: 2007

Media

Radio

Stations

FM band

*KWGO, 102.9 FM (Commercial; AC)
*KOWW-LP, 98.1 FM (Community, Freeform/ecletic)

Television

*Burlington Community Access Channel
*Burlington Retail Channel

Transportation

*Highway 52
*Highway 2

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.

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.

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"

Notable residents

* Jeremy Horst - pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates

Demography

USCensusPop
pre-census (1879)=ap. 2,000
1920= 300
1930= 270
1940= 200
1950= 200
1960= 262
1970= 247
1980= 762
1990= 995
2000= 1096
estimate= 1101
estyear= 2007
estref=Fact|date=July 2008

As of the censusGR|2 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.

References

External links

* [http://www.burlington2.govoffice.com/ City of Burlington official website]
* [http://www.co.ward.nd.us/historical/index.html Ward County Historical Society official website]
* [http://jjburlington.ms11.net/ James and Ida Johnson's History of Burlington wesbite]
* [http://www.dbhs.united.k12.nd.us/ United Public School District 7]
* [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ndward/Townships/BurlingtonTwp.htm Burlington Township information] at Rootsweb
* [http://www.webfamilytree.com/North_Dakota_Place_Names/burlington_(ward_county).htm Burlington placename history] at webfamilytree.com
* [http://www.city-data.com/city/Burlington-North-Dakota.html Burlington] at city-data.com
*Wikitravel|Burlington