Burns

History

Originally, Burns was a siding with a water tank on the Union Pacific Railroad. The community of Burns was conceived and marketed as a German-Lutheran settlement named New Berlin and initially platted as the Town of Luther in 1907. The original name was given by settlers of German Ancestry in honor of Martin Luther. Burns was the center of the Golden Prairie District promoted by the James R. Carpenter's Federal Land & Securities Co. formed in 1905. The town was incorporated in 1916. As of 2023 Main Street is the only paved road and the community has four blocks.

Geography

Burns is located approximately east of Cheyenne. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Western Meadowlark

  Sturnella neglecta Audubon, 1844 · Aves
  226
• Horned Lark

  Eremophila alpestris (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  203
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  156
• Swainson's Hawk

  Buteo swainsoni Bonaparte, 1838 · Aves
  123
• Red-winged Blackbird

  Agelaius phoeniceus (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  96
• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  90
• Western Kingbird

  Tyrannus verticalis Say, 1823 · Aves
  87
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  80

Largest nearby schools

• Burns Jr & Sr High School
  High · Burns · 315 students · 12.1:1 ratio
• Burns Elementary
  Elementary · Burns · 268 students · 14.1:1 ratio
• Carpenter Elementary
  Elementary · Carpenter · 74 students · 8.2:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.8 — 2019-11-23
  13 km NNE of Laramie, Wyoming
• M 2.9 — 2019-03-30
  7 km NE of Greeley, Colorado
• M 3 — 2016-11-06
  8 km ENE of Greeley, Colorado
• M 2.7 — 2016-11-06
  8 km ENE of Greeley, Colorado
• M 2.6 — 2016-08-23
  2 km SSE of Eaton, Colorado
• M 2.5 — 2014-06-23
  6 km NNE of Kersey, Colorado