Burrton, Kansas
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Burrton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67020. The Survey maps it on the Burrton quadrangle. 861 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 1,450 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresBurrton fell from 901 to 861 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 901 | |
| 2020 | 861 | -40 (-4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1891 USGS Hutchinson quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Hutchinson quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Hutchinson quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Burrton quadrangle1:24000
- 1959 USGS Hutchinson quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Hutchinson quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Burrton between 2006 and 2020, burning about 29,745 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kansas Forest Service | 71 |
| 11 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,250 acres | Kansas Counties | PIONEER PASTURES |
| 6 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 18139 |
| 23 March 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14,000 acres | Reno County | BURMAC |
| 20 March 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Harvey County | 18098 |
| 17 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 350 acres | Kansas Counties | BURMACK |
| 14 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kansas Forest Service | 40 |
| 9 February 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,800 acres | Kansas Counties | TWELTH STREET |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
51 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Burrton in 51 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 27 hail, 14 thunderstorm wind, 4 tornado, 2 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Burrton | $150,000 | One farm sustained damage to three outbuildings while the residence sustained roof damage and had several windows blown out. A second farmstead sustained damage to it's roof, two barns and a metal shed. |
| May 1997 | Tornado (F1) | Burrton | $75,000 | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Lightning | Burrton | $50,000 | One transformer was struck and set afire as were numerous other transformers around Harvey County. |
| July 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burrton | $50,000 | Winds estimated at 90 miles an hour caused trees to fall on a house. A picture window was shattered and two grain bins were blown away. A few miles away, winds blew away a machine shed. Lesser winds up to 60 miles an hour occurred at Hesston. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF2) | Burrton | $30,000 | Impressive tornado continued to moved across open country. A small hog barn had the roof blown off and significant tree damage was noted along the path. The worst of which was to a fence row of cedar trees in which they were completely snapped and partially debarked for a width of approximately 150 yards (DI28 DOD5). the maximum width along the path was 300 yards. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burrton | $10,000 | A large machine shed was blown over. |
| April 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burrton | $10,000 | A shed was damaged near the intersection of 117th and 183rd. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burrton | $7,000 | Law enforcement reported a telephone pole was snapped, as well as damage to signs just north of Burrton, Kansas. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burrton | $3,000 | Several tree limbs up to six inches in diameter were blown down. |
| April 1999 | Lightning | Burrton | $1,000 | Lightning struck a house, inflicting minor wall damage. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Burrton | $100 | Five to seven inches of rainfall fell across the region producing flooding of numerous county roads. Some minor street flooding also occurred in Halstead, Burrton and Sedgwick. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burrton | - | Harvey County Emergency Management relayed a report from law enforcement of an estimated 60 mph winds. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burrton | - | Broken power pole at SW 24th and Burmac Rd near Burrton. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burrton | - | A large tree was knocked down at SW 96th and Burmac Road. Winds estimated by surrounding reports. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burrton | - | There was extensive damage across the city of Burrton specifically to many trees and some outbuildings. One storage garage was lifted and tossed into the alley behind it. |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EFU) | Burrton | - | Multiple pictures of a landspout west of Halstead were received from trained spotters and the public which was relayed via emergency management. There was no damage. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burrton | - | Dispatch relayed a report of an estimated 80 mph winds near the town of Burrton. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Burrton | - | Quarter-sized hail reported by KWCH. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burrton | - | The report of damage was submitted via mPING. No details were provided. |
| May 2019 | Flash Flood | Burrton | - | Several streets in & around town were closed. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burrton | - | Gusts estimated from 50-60 mph were reported just east of Buhler. Small branches were blown down. |
| May 2016 | Flood | Burrton | - | Water was covering many county roads making them impassable. |
| June 2015 | Flood | Burrton | - | Several low water crossings across the county have made travel a nuisance. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Burrton | - | The hail was reported by a viewer to KAKE-TV media via twitter. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burrton | - | Tree blown over. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Burrton | - | no account filed |
| September 2025 | Hail | Burrton | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Burrton | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Burrton | - | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Hail | Burrton | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Burrton | - | no account filed |
| April 2009 | Hail | Burrton | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Hail | Burrton | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Burrton | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Burrton | - | no account filed |
| May 2005 | Hail | Burrton | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Burrton | - | no account filed |
| June 2003 | Hail | Burrton | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Burrton | - | no account filed |
| April 2001 | Hail | Burrton | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Burrton | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Burrton | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Burrton | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Burrton | - | no account filed |
| September 2001 | Hail | Burrton | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burrton | - | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Hail | Burrton | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Burrton | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Burrton | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Hail | Burrton | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Hail | Burrton | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paxton | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Patterson | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Alta Mills | 7.7 miles | 15 | |
| Halstead | 8.7 miles | 15 | |
| Van Arsdale | 13.0 miles | 15 | |
| Hesston | 14.9 miles | 15 | |
| Sedgwick | 15.0 miles | 15 | |
| Putnam | 15.4 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Burrton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2351460 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 477984. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





