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Burke, Wisconsin - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 43°9′54″N 89°17′43″W / 43.16500°N 89.29528°W

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Burke, Wisconsin
Town
Town hall
Location in Dane County and the state of Wisconsin
Coordinates: 43°9′54″N 89°17′43″W / 43.16500°N 89.29528°W / 43.16500; -89.29528
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Dane
Area
• Total	19.5 sq mi (50.5 km²)
• Land	19.5 sq mi (50.5 km²)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation ^[1]	938 ft (286 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	3,265
• Density	153.4/sq mi (59.2/km²)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	608
FIPS code	55-11150^[2]
GNIS feature ID	1582887^[1]

Burke is a town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,265 at the 2020 census.^[2] The unincorporated communities of Burke and Seminary Springs are in the town.

History

Burke was named for Irish statesman Edmund Burke, as most of its original residents were Irish.^[3] The town is set to be annexed by the City of Madison, the Village of De Forest, and the City of Sun Prairie by 2036.^[4]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 19.5 square miles (50.5 km²), all of it land.

Demographics

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Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2000	2,990	—
2010	3,284	9.8%
2020	3,265	−0.6%
U.S. Decennial Census^[5]

At the 2000 census there were 2,990 people, 1,148 households, and 862 families living in the town. The population density was 153.4 people per square mile (59.2/km²). There were 1,208 housing units at an average density of 62.0 per square mile (23.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 96.15% White, 0.90% African American, 0.27% Native American, 1.04% Asian, 0.43% from other races, and 1.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.57%.^[2]

Of the 1,148 households 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.9% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.9% were non-families. 17.5% of households were one person and 4.3% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 2.95.

The age distribution was 24.0% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.1% 65 or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.2 males.

The median household income was $67,273 and the median family income was $72,065. Males had a median income of $43,125 versus $29,469 for females. The per capita income for the town was $28,458. About 1.3% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

Hiram N. Moulton, Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin
John M. Nelson, U.S. Representative
Herman W. Sachtjen, Wisconsin State Representative and jurist
William Robert Taylor, Governor of Wisconsin

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Callary, Edward (2016). Place Names of Wisconsin. Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 43. ISBN 9780299309640.
^ "Final Cooperative Plan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 23, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved February 4, 2023.

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Reservation lands

Ho-Chunk Reservation

*town ^‡village °city ^§CDP ^†unincorporated community

v t e Municipalities and communities of Dane County, Wisconsin, United States
County seat: Madison
Cities	Edgerton‡ Fitchburg Madison Middleton Monona Stoughton Sun Prairie Verona
Villages	Belleville‡ Black Earth Blue Mounds Brooklyn‡ Cambridge‡ Cottage Grove Cross Plains Dane Deerfield DeForest Maple Bluff Marshall Mazomanie McFarland Mount Horeb Oregon Rockdale Shorewood Hills Waunakee Windsor
Towns	Albion Berry Black Earth Blooming Grove Blue Mounds Bristol Burke Christiana Cottage Grove Cross Plains Dane Deerfield Dunkirk Dunn Madison Mazomanie Medina Middleton Montrose Oregon Perry Pleasant Springs Primrose Roxbury Rutland Springdale Springfield Sun Prairie Vermont Verona Vienna Westport York
Unincorporated communities	Albion Aldens Corners Ashton Basco Burke Daleyville Deansville Door Creek Dunkirk East Bristol Elvers Five Points Forward Hanerville Highwood Hillside Hoffman Corners Hope Indian Heights Kegonsa Kingsley Corners Klevenville London‡ Lutheran Hill Martinsville Marxville Middleton Junction Morrisonville Montrose Mount Vernon Nora Norway Grove Old Deerfield Paoli Pierceville Pine Bluff Primrose Riley Roxbury Rutland Seminary Springs Springfield Corners Stone Token Creek Utica Vermont Vilas West Middleton York Center
Neighborhoods	Fitchburg Center Lake Windsor Oak Hall
Indian reservation	Ho-Chunk Indian Reservation‡
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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