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Population (year 2000): 676. Estimated
population in July 2005: 606 (-10.4% change)
Males: 296 (43.8%), Females: 380 (56.2%)
Gregory County
Zip code:
57523
Median resident age: 47.6 years
Median household income: $23,056 (year 2000)
Median house value: $41,000 (year 2000)
Races in Burke:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.5%)
- American Indian (2.5%)
- Two or more races (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (44.5%), English (10.5%),
Irish (9.2%), Czech (6.1%), Norwegian (5.9%), Dutch (5.6%).
Elevation: 2213 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Burke
- High school or higher: 77.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.1%
- Unemployed: 3.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Burke city
- Never married: 18.8%
- Now married: 59.4%
- Separated: 0.4%
- Widowed: 17.2%
- Divorced: 4.3%
1.2% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -76 (-10.1%).
Hospital/medical center in Burke:
- COMMUNITY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-CAH (8TH &
JACKSON)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Burke:
- AVERA GREGORY HEALTHCARE CENTER (about 10 miles;
GREGORY, SD)
- PLATTE HEALTH CENTER - CAH (about 33 miles; PLATTE,
SD)
- MID-DAKOTA HOSPITAL (about 42 miles; CHAMBERLAIN,
SD)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Burke:
- PIERRE REGIONAL (about 107 miles; PIERRE, SD; ID:
PIR)
- HURON REGIONAL (about 112 miles; HURON, SD; ID: HON)
- CHAN GURNEY MUNI (about 134 miles; YANKTON, SD; ID:
YKN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Burke:
- GREGORY MUNI (about 8 miles; GREGORY, SD; ID: 9D1)
- PLATTE MUNI (about 37 miles; PLATTE, SD; ID: 1D3)
- CHAMBERLAIN MUNI (about 39 miles; CHAMBERLAIN, SD;
ID: 9V9)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Burke:
- NORTHEAST COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 146 miles;
NORFOLK, NE; Full-time enrollment: 2,732)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT KEARNEY (about 162 miles;
KEARNEY, NE; FT enrollment: 5,588)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA (about 165 miles;
VERMILLION, SD; FT enrollment: 6,014)
- NORTHERN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 167 miles;
ABERDEEN, SD; FT enrollment: 2,356)
- CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 168 miles; GRAND
ISLAND, NE; FT enrollment: 3,730)
- WAYNE STATE COLLEGE (about 170 miles; WAYNE, NE; FT
enrollment: 3,026)
- SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY (about 192 miles;
BROOKINGS, SD; FT enrollment: 7,353)
Public high school in Burke:
- BURKE HI SCH (Students: 89; Location: 900
WASHINGTON ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Burke:
- BURKE ELEM (Students: 104; Location: 900
WASHINGTON ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- BURKE MIDDLE SCH (Students: 48; Location: 900
WASHINGTON ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Library in Burke:
- BURKE PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$9,290; Location: 704 MAIN; 9,365 books; 70 audio
materials; 101 video materials; 5 serial subscriptions)
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