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Burlington is nicknamed "Chocolate City, U.S.A.", due to the Nestlé Chocolate factory 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
EDUCATION Burlington is served by the Burlington Area School District . {Link without Title} This district includes:
Burlington also is home to Catholic Central High School and St. Mary's Elementary School. Both schools are run by St. Mary's Parish. {Link without Title} GEOGRAPHY Burlington is located at 42°40'40" North, 88°16'41" West (42.677945, -88.278279). According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 16.0 Km&2 (6.2 Mi&2 ). 15.4 km&2 (6.0 mi&2) of it is land and 0.5 km&2 (0.2 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 3.25% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 9,936 people, 3,838 households, and 2,590 families residing in the city. The Population Density was 643.7/km&2 (1,667.9/mi&2). There were 3,976 housing units at an average density of 257.6/km&2 (667.4/mi&2). The racial makeup of the city was 95.89% White , 0.37% Black or African American , 0.12% Native American , 0.55% Asian , 0.00% Pacific Islander , 2.21% from Other Races , and 0.85% from two or more races. 4.65% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 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. 5.1% of the population and 3.7% of families were below the Poverty Line . 5.2% of those under the age of 18 and 4.7% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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