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Burden, KS

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Population
509
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
1,378 ft
Median Home Value
$58,600
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$604/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$55,833
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in KansasPopulation rankingHighest population places in KansasNearest larger communityWinfield, Kansas13 miles away · 11,745 residents.

About Burden

Burden is a city in Cowley County, Kansas, United States. The 2020 census counted 512 residents. In 1879, in anticipation of the coming of the Kansas City, Lawrence and Southern Railroad, a town was surveyed and laid out by a local company. Among its staff was Robert F. The Central High School mascot is Central Raiders. Burden's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Kansas setting. The local scoop is how Burden's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet.

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Lower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0ratingLow PopulationA+100.0ratingRural FitA94.2rating

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