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Census Data for Burns

As far as we can tell, Burns has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Burns, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

  • Halfway
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halfway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
    • Halfway is located in Polk County
  • Bolivar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Morrisville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hope
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hope
    • Pleasant Hope is located in Polk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hope <2>
  • Goodnight
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodnight have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
    • Goodnight is located in Polk County
    • Goodnight has also been known as:
    • Goodnight village
  • Buffalo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Aldrich
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
    • Aldrich is located in Polk County
  • Louisburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisburg
    • Louisburg is located in Dallas County
  • Fair Play
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Play have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
    • Fair Play is located in Polk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Play <2>
  • Fair Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
    • Fair Grove is located in Greene County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Grove <2>
  • Flemington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
    • Flemington is located in Polk County
  • Urbana
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
    • Urbana is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <2>
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    • Walnut Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
      • Walnut Grove is located in Greene County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Grove <2>
    • Humansville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Dadeville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dadeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dadeville
      • Dadeville is located in Dade County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dadeville <2>

Polk County ...

Burns is located in Polk County<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Polk County.

Miscellaneous Information for Burns ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Polk County or the community of Burns:

  • The GNIS Codes ...
    • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Burns:
    • GNIS ID for Burns: 715084
    • GNIS ID for Polk County: 758538
    • GNIS ID for State of Missouri: 1779791
  • The FIPS Codes ...
    • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
    • State Code: 29 (Missouri)
    • County Code: 167 (Polk County)
    • Place Code: 09874 (Burns)
    • State & County Code: 29/167 (Missouri / Polk County)
    • State & Place Code: 29/09874 (Missouri / Burns)
  • Misc. Census Codes ...
    • Burns is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Burns.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Burns. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Polk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.









 

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