| Burnt Prairie | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Image Map1: | Illinois in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Illinois in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 38.2514°N -88.2578°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | White |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.20 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.08 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.20 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.08 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Elevation Ft: | 459 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 36 |
| Population Density Km2: | 183.22 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 473.68 |
| Timezone1: | CST |
| Utc Offset1: | -6 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -5 |
| Postal Code: | 62820 |
| Area Code: | 618 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 17-09889 |
| Blank1 Name Sec2: | GNIS ID |
| Blank1 Info Sec2: | 2397503 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
[2] Burnt Prairie (formerly known as Liberty) is a village in White County, Illinois, United States. The population was 58 at the 2000 census.
Burnt Prairie is located at 38.2514°N -88.2578°W (38.251335, -88.257641).[3]
According to the 2010 census, Burnt Prairie has a total area of 0.08sqmi, all land.[4]
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 58 people, 31 households, and 15 families residing in the village. The population density was 728.3sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 43 housing units at an average density of 539.9sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 100.00% White. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.72% of the population.
There were 31 households, out of which 16.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.2% were married couples living together, 3.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 48.4% were non-families. 41.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 32.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.87 and the average family size was 2.50.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 12.1% under the age of 18, 12.1% from 18 to 24, 20.7% from 25 to 44, 29.3% from 45 to 64, and 25.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 53 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $18,125, and the median income for a family was $23,750. Males had a median income of $33,750 versus $23,750 for females. The per capita income for the village was $14,572. There were 18.2% of families and 28.3% of the population living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 33.3% of those over 64.