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Burton
IllinoisCDP
Total population
149
Median home value
$138,500
Bachelor's+
Median income
$108,125
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Burton is a small census-designated community in Illinois, United States. Around 149 people are recorded as living there in the most recent open data. Burton maps to 39.908°, -91.249° — squarely within the warm temperate belt. Climate records indicate average highs near 64.7°F and lows near 47.2°F and about 39.8 in of annual precipitation (a moderate total). Open solar datasets indicate about 1,520 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 59% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience warm summers and cool winters. That works out to roughly 166 residents per square kilometre — loosely populated. The census-designated community extends across a compact 0.9 km². Further detail — demographics, climate, nearby amenities and natural-hazard data — is compiled below from public open-data sources.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Current forecast
Forecast for Burton, IL from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Northern CardinalCardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,822
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,554
- Mourning DoveZenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,402
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,281
- American RobinTurdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves1,236
- Downy WoodpeckerDryobates pubescens (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves1,180
- House FinchHaemorhous mexicanus (P.L.Statius Müller, 1776) · Aves1,179
- Red-bellied WoodpeckerMelanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,165
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Schools
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 2.9 — 2004-02-086 km SSW of Stoutsville, Missouri
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Burton




Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species









Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Nearest stream gauge
Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-17 02:15 UTC.
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • USGS NWIS (water data)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library