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Burnham, IL - History


We would like to provide the residents of  Burnham  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Burnham Home page. The Burnham Home page provides as much information as possible on Burnham. Knowing Burnham’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Burnham’s Home page, you will also find Burnham’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Burnham has a population of 4121. 50.3% of Burnham’s inhabitants are Male, and 49.7 are female. 26% of Burnham is married and 59.8% own their own home. The Average Home price is $106,923, and the average rent is $1,006. Household median income in Burnham is $46,382, and the individual median income is $26,111. Burnham’s Ethnic is the following: Black(64.2%), White(27.3%), Hispanic(22.1%), Other(7.9%), Asian(0.3%), Multiple(0.3%).


Burnham is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 4,046 at the 2020 census. The ZIP code is 60633. Burnham has a Chicago ZIP code, and is often mistakenly considered part of Chicago. It is, however, an independent municipality lying just south of the Chicago city limits. Burnham was named for Telford Burnham who drew its plat; not, as is widely assumed, by Chicago city planner and architect Daniel Burnham. There are two sections of Burnham.


The westernmost section surrounds Torrence Avenue, a north–south street. Torrence Avenue leaves this part of Burnham via a bridge, with Chicago on the other side. The eastern section surrounds Burnham Avenue, another north–south street. This section of Burnham ends at Brainard Avenue, where the Hegewisch neighborhood of Chicago lies on the other side.


Upon entering Chicago, Burnham Avenue becomes Avenue O.


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