Burdett is a city in Pawnee County, Kansas, United States. In 2010, 247 people lived there.
History
Burdett was a station and shipping point on the division of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The railroad went from Larned to Jetmore. The community was named for the American humorist writer Robert Jones Burdette.
A post office was opened in Brown's Grove (an extinct town) in 1877. It was moved to Burdett in 1887.
Geography
Burdett is at (38.193410, -99.526456). The United States Census Bureau says that the city has a total area of . All of it is land.
Climate
Burdett has hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. The Köppen Climate Classification system says that Burdett has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.
People
2010 census
The 2010 census says that there were 247 people, 102 households, and 68 families living in Burdett.
Education
Burdett is part of USD 496 Pawnee Heights. The Pawnee Heights High School mascot is Tigers.
Famous people
Clyde Tombaugh, astronomer who discovered the dwarf planet Pluto in 1930, he lived in Burdett during part of his teens.