Burlington, North Dakota

Burlington, North Dakota
Nickname: 
The Forks
Location of Burlington, North Dakota
Location of Burlington, North Dakota
Coordinates: 48°15′26″N 101°24′52″W / 48.25722°N 101.41444°W / 48.25722; -101.41444
CountryUnited States
StateNorth Dakota
CountyWard
TownshipBurlington
TownshipKirkelie
Founded1883
IncorporatedFebruary 28, 1884
Government
 • MayorJack Anderson
Area
 • Total
1.91 sq mi (4.94 km2)
 • Land1.91 sq mi (4.94 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,660 ft (506 m)
Population
 • Total
1,291
 • Estimate 
(2022)[4]
1,294
 • Density677.33/sq mi (261.58/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
58722
Area code701
FIPS code38-10940
GNIS feature ID1035947[2]
HighwaysUS 2, US 52
Websiteburlingtonnd.gov

Burlington is a city in Ward County, North Dakota, United States. It was founded in 1883, the third in a series that included two earlier settlements. Despite this, Burlington is still the oldest city in Ward County, as well as north-western and north central North Dakota. On February 28, 1884, as it was the only city in the then-newly formed Imperial Ward County (now split into Ward, Renville, Mountrail, and Burke counties), it was made the county seat, a position it held until 1888. The population was 1,291 at the 2020 census.[3] Burlington is part of the Minot Micropolitan Statistical Area.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Burlington, North Dakota
  3. ^ a b "Explore Census Data". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusEst2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).