| Official Name: | Burlington, Kentucky |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kentucky |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Boone |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 22.83 |
| Area Land Km2: | 22.83 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 8.81 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 8.81 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 17318 |
| Population Density Km2: | 758.68 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 1965.05 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 830 |
| Coordinates: | 39.0222°N -84.7217°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 41005 |
| Area Code: | 859 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 21-11170 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2402734 |
Burlington is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Boone County, Kentucky, United States.[2] The population was 17,318 at the 2020 census.[3]
Burlington was incorporated in 1824.[4] However, today Burlington is unincorporated due to the annulment of the city charter in 1923. It is one of the two county seats in Kentucky that are unincorporated.[5]
The county seat of Boone County, Burlington, was initially established on 74 acres, donated by John Craig and Robert Johnson, at the headwaters of the Allen's Fork. It went through various name changes, originally known as Craig's Camp after John Craig, then renamed Wilmington in 1800, and is now known as Burlington, a function of the request of the U.S. Post Office in 1816. Court was initially held in a log courthouse built in 1801, the same year the town was platted. In the initial layout of the town, the streets circled the central "Publick Square."[6] It was this original town plan and square, designed by county surveyor Moses Scott, that would later contribute to the listing of Burlington as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places.[7] The Burlington Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[8]
Burlington is located in north-central Boone County. Kentucky Route 18 (Burlington Pike) runs through the center of the CDP, leading east 6miles to Florence and west 7miles to the Ohio River at Belleview. Downtown Cincinnati is to the northeast, and Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport is directly to the northeast of Burlington.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Burlington has a total area of 22.9km2, all land.[9]
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Burlington has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[10] Record temperatures for Burlington are unknown as well as averages, because it does not have a weather station; information comes from nearby counties.
According to the 2020 American Community Survey, there were an estimated total of 6,361 households, with an average household size of 2.78. The median household income was $86, 651. The percentage of the population below the poverty level was estimated to be 5.6%. The racial makeup of Burlington using the statistics on identifying with a race alone or in combination with one or more races was 94.9% White, 5.3% Black or African American, 1.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.5% Asian, and 1.3% identified as some other race. The percentage of the population that identified as Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.9%.[11]
In comparison, at the 2000 census there were 10,779 people in 3,799 households, including 2,887 families, in the CDP. The population density was 1276sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 4,083 housing units at an average density of 483.4sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of Burlington in 2006 was 93.9% White, 1.89% African American, 0.6% Native American, 1.11% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.94% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.73%.[12]
Of the 3,799 households 42.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.3% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 19.0% of households were one person and 3.9% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.19.
The age distribution was 30.1% under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 36.3% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% 65 or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 104.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.3 males.
The median household income was $56,815 and the median family income was $63,387. Males had a median income of $41,083 versus $28,288 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,806. About 2.3% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.
Burlington has a public library, a branch of the Boone County Public Library.[13]
Burlington is also home to four public schools in the Boone County Schools district, Burlington Elementary School, Charles H. Kelly Elementary School, Stephens Elementary School, and Camp Ernst Middle School.