Burr Oak, Kansas

About Burr Oak

Burr Oak, KS is a tiny community located in northern Kansas, home to 139 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Burr Oak holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 0.82 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 170 residents per square mile.

📰 Burr Oak News Today

• Boil Water Advisory Issued for the City of Burr Oak, Jewell County KDHE, KS (.gov) · Aug 3
• Kansas City’s Liberty Tree is coming down. The giant oak is older than the United States KCUR · Jan 13
• Famous 250-year-old Kansas City tree 'Frank' officially being removed Wednesday KSHB 41 Kansas City · Jan 14
• Kansas City bids farewell to one of Missouri’s oldest oaks KCTV · Jan 13
• Burr Oak Woods Nature Center hosts Amazing Arthropod photo contest FOX4KC.com · Dec 20

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What Makes Burr Oak Unique

• Positioned in northern Kansas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Kansas — one of 740 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

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