Burns City, Indiana

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Burns City, Indiana
Census-designated place
Martin County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Burns City Highlighted 1809352.svg
Location in Martin County, Indiana
Coordinates: 38°49′13″N86°53′33″W / 38.82028°N 86.89250°W / 38.82028; -86.89250
Country United States
State Indiana
County Martin
Township Perry
Area
[1]
 • Total0.74 sq mi (1.92 km2)
 • Land0.73 sq mi (1.90 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
[2]
689 ft (210 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total114
 • Density155.10/sq mi (59.91/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47553 (Loogootee)
Area code(s) 812, 930
GNIS feature ID2583447 [2]

Burns City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Perry Township, Martin County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [2] The population was 114 at the 2020 census. [1]

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History

The town was founded as "Keck's Church" in 1849 by Christian Keck, an early settler. It became known as "Kecksville" circa 1852. The name was officially changed to Burns City on September 15, 1890. The present name was applied by a railroad engineer whose wife's maiden name was Burns. [4]

A post office was established under the name "Keck's Church" in 1849, was renamed Burns City in 1890, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1957. [5]

Geography

Burns City is bordered to the east by the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division. Indiana State Road 645 has its eastern terminus in Burns City and leads west 1.7 miles (2.7 km) to U.S. Route 231 in Daviess County.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Burns City CDP has a total area of 0.74 square miles (1.92 km2), of which 0.005 square miles (0.013 km2), or 0.68%, are water. [1] The town sits on a ridge which drains north to a tributary of First Creek, which flows northwest to the White River near Newberry; and south to Seed Tick Creek, a tributary of Boggs Creek, which continues south to the East Fork of the White River east of Loogootee.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2010 117—
2020 114−2.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "2022 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Burns City, Indiana
  3. ↑ "P1. Race – Burns City CDP, Indiana: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  4. ↑ Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  83. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3.
  5. ↑ "Martin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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