Burlington, Wisconsin

City of Burlington
Nickname(s):  Chocolate City, USA
Motto:  The town with Tall Tales
Location of Burlington within Wisconsin
Country	United States
State	Wisconsin
County	Racine County
Government
• Mayor	Claude Lois
Population  (2000)
• Total	9,963
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Website	http://www.burlington-wi.gov/

Burlington is a city in Wisconsin, United States. The population was 9,936 at the 2000 census. The city is located mostly within the Town of Burlington. The city is in Racine County.

Burlington is nicknamed "Chocolate City, U.S.A.", due to the Nestlé chocolate headquarters built there in 1965. Burlington is also home to an annual ChocolateFest on Memorial Day weekend.

The area known as Voree, Wisconsin, home to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite) is located just outside the city.

Famous people

• Gregory Itzin, the actor who portrays fictional president Charles Logan of TV's 24, was a former resident of this town.
• Bill Kazmaier, three time World's Strongest Man winner, he has also appeared on ESPN as a commentator on World's Strongest Man broadcasts.
• Tony Romo, current starting quarterback of the Dallas Cowboys.
• Caitlin Morrall, Miss Wisconsin USA 2007

Education

Burlington is served by the Burlington Area School District.[1] This district includes:

• Burlington High School.[2]
• Southern Lakes Consortium Alternative High School
• Nettie E. Karcher Middle School
• Dr. Edward G. Dyer Intermediate School
• Cooper Elementary School[3]
• Dover Center Elementary School[4]
• Lyons Center Elementary School
• Waller Elementary School
• Winkler Elementary School

Burlington also is home to Catholic Central High School, St. Mary's Elementary School, St. Charles Elementary School, and St. John's Lutheran Elementary School. The first two schools are run by St. Mary's Parish.[5]

Geography

Burlington is located at 42°40′40″N 88°16′41″W (42.677945, -88.278279)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 16.0 km² (6.2 mi²). 15.4 km² (6.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (3.25%) is water.

Demographics

As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 9,936 people, 3,838 households, and 2,590 families residing in the city. The population density was 643.7/km² (1,667.9/mi²). There were 3,976 housing units at an average density of 257.6/km² (667.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.89% White, 0.37% Black or African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.55% Asian, 2.21% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.65% of the population.

There were 3,838 households out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.8% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the city the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.6 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $43,365, and the median income for a family was $54,045. Males had a median income of $38,471 versus $25,082 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,789. About 3.7% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

External links

• Underground Tunnels
• BUFO and Paranormal Center
• Soon to come Sci-Fi Cafe and BUFO Museum
• City government
• Burlington Chamber of Commerce
• Burlington Area School District
• Burlington Library
• Burlington Liar's Club