Burlington, Pennsylvania

Burlington, Pennsylvania
Borough
Burlington Post Office
Location of Burlington in Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
Burlington Location of Burlington in the state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 41°46′58″N76°36′31″W / 41.78278°N 76.60861°W / 41.78278; -76.60861
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Bradford
Settled	1790
Incorporated	1854
Area [1]
• Total	0.60 sq mi (1.54 km2)
• Land	0.58 sq mi (1.52 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation	1,138 ft (347 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	144
• Density	246.15/sq mi (94.96/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip Code	18814
Area code	570
FIPS code	42-10240
GNIS feature ID	1214950 [3]

Burlington is a borough in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 145 at the 2020 census. ^[4] Children residing in the township are assigned to attend the Troy Area School District.

Geography

Burlington is located in central Bradford County at 41°46′58″N76°36′31″W / 41.78278°N 76.60861°W / 41.78278; -76.60861 (41.782906, -76.608549), ^[5] on the north bank of Sugar Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River. It is bordered on the north, east, and south by Burlington Township and on the west by West Burlington Township.

U.S. Route 6 passes through the center of the borough, leading east 10 miles (16 km) to Towanda, the county seat, and west 10 miles (16 km) to Troy.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Burlington has a total area of 0.58 square miles (1.5 km²), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km²), or 2.40%, is water. ^[6]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1860	125		—
1870	203		62.4%
1880	200		−1.5%
1890	166		−17.0%
1900	179		7.8%
1910	142		−20.7%
1920	102		−28.2%
1930	137		34.3%
1940	156		13.9%
1950	148		−5.1%
1960	115		−22.3%
1970	148		28.7%
1980	162		9.5%
1990	479		195.7%
2000	182		−62.0%
2010	156		−14.3%
2020	145		−7.1%
2021 (est.)	145	[4]	0.0%
Sources: [7] [8] [9] [10] [2]

As of the census ^[8] of 2000, there were 182 people, 62 households, and 43 families residing in the borough. The population density was 302.8 people per square mile (116.9 people/km²). There were 64 housing units at an average density of 106.5 per square mile (41.1/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.35% White, 0.55% Asian, and 1.10% from two or more races.

There were 62 households, out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.8% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.94 and the average family size was 3.44.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 27.5% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 22.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 114.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 112.9 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $36,250, and the median income for a family was $33,750. Males had a median income of $28,542 versus $17,500 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $15,951. About 10.9% of families and 14.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20.0% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those sixty five or over.

Notable people

• Samuel McKean (1787-1841) - U.S. Senator for Pennsylvania, U.S. Congressman for Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district, served in both houses of the Pennsylvania legislature
• Frederick B. Shaw (1869-1957) - U.S. Army brigadier general ^[11]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Burlington, Pennsylvania
4. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020—2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
5. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
6. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Burlington borough, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
7. "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
8. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
9. "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
10. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
11. Shaw, Frederick B. (1942). History of the Shaw Family and Descendants of Anthony Shaw, the First American Ancestor, Who Arrived Before 1653. Arlington, VA: Frederick Benjamin Shaw. p. 26 – via Internet Archive.