Official Name: | Burke, New York |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | New York |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
Coordinates: | 44.9011°N -74.1706°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name1: | New York |
Subdivision Name2: | Franklin |
Subdivision Name3: | Burke |
Named For: | Edmund Burke |
Government Type: | Village Board of Trustees |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Greg Perrigo |
Leader Title1: | Trustee |
Leader Name2: | Craig Dumas |
Leader Title2: | Trustee |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 0.75 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.29 |
Area Land Km2: | 0.75 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.29 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
Elevation M: | 263 |
Elevation Ft: | 863 |
Population Total: | 160 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Density Km2: | 212.02 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 549.83 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 12917 |
Area Code: | 518 |
Pushpin Label: | Burke |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 36-11154 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0969931 |
Leader Name3: | Gary Lewis |
Leader Title3: | Trustee |
Burke is a village in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 211 at the 2010 census.[2] By the 2020 Census, the population had dropped to 160. The village is in the town of Burke and is northeast of Malone, the county seat.
The region was known as "West Chateaugay" when the first settlers arrived at the end of the 18th century. The community was once called "The Hollow" and "Andrusville".
The town of Burke is home to the Wilder Farm.
Burke village is located south of the center of the town of Burke at 44.9008°N -74.1703°W (44.90103, -74.170449),[3] in northeastern Franklin County. It is 7miles northeast of Malone and 5miles southwest of Chateaugay.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village of Burke has a total area of 0.75sqkm, all land.[2]
The Little Trout River passes through the village, which is south of U.S. Route 11. Via the Trout River and Chateauguay River downstream (to the north), it is part of the St. Lawrence River watershed.
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 213 people, 85 households, and 54 families residing in the village. The population density was 729sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 94 housing units at an average density of 321.7sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 98.59% White, 0.94% Native American, and 0.47% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.41% of the population.
There were 85 households, out of which 24.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.4% were married couples living together, 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.3% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 2.82.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 19.7% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 24.4% from 45 to 64, and 23.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $35,714, and the median income for a family was $36,563. Males had a median income of $30,250 versus $31,875 for females. The per capita income for the village was $15,756. About 3.6% of families and 10.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under the age of eighteen and 31.6% of those 65 or over.