Editing Burnsville, Minnesota

{{Short description|City in Minnesota, United States}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Burnsville
| settlement_type    = [[City]]
| nickname           = South of the River
| motto              = <!-- Images --------------->
| image_skyline      = Burnsville Heart of the City.jpg
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = Grande Market Square at Nicollet Avenue and Burnsville Parkway is the cornerstone of the Heart of the City project.
| image_flag         = Burnsville, Minnesota Flag.gif
| image_seal         = <!-- Maps ----------------->
| image_map          = Dakota County Minnesota Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Burnsville Highlighted.svg
| mapsize            = 250x200px
| map_caption        = Location of the city of Burnsville within [[Dakota County, Minnesota|Dakota County]], Minnesota
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| map_caption1       = <!-- Location ------------->
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Minnesota]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Minnesota|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Dakota County, Minnesota|Dakota]]
<!-- Government ----------->| government_footnotes = 
| government_type    = [[Mayor-council government]] – Executive form
| leader_title       = Mayor
| leader_name        = [[Elizabeth Kautz]]
| leader_title1      = [[City Manager]]
| leader_name1       = Gregg Lindberg
| established_title  = Founded
| established_date   = 1855
| established_title2 = Established
| established_date2  = 1858
| established_title3 = Incorporated
| established_date3  = 1964
<!-- Area ----------------->| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_27.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 24, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_sq_mi   = 26.98
| area_land_sq_mi    = 24.94
| area_water_sq_mi   = 2.05
| area_water_percent = 
| area_total_km2     = 69.89
| area_land_km2      = 64.59
| area_water_km2     = 5.30
<!-- Population ----------->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est     = 63936
| pop_est_as_of      = 2022
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref name="USCensusEst2022"/>
| population_footnotes = <ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
| population_total   = 64317
| population_rank    = US: 603rd<br />MN: [[List of cities in Minnesota|14th]]
| population_density_km2 = 995.82
| population_density_sq_mi = 2579.18
| population_metro   = 3693729 (US: [[Metropolitan statistical area|16th]])
<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = −6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = −5
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 297
| elevation_ft       = 971
| coordinates        = {{Coord|44|46|04|N|93|16|39|W|region:US-MN_type:city(64,000)|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code        = 55306, 55337
| area_code          = [[area code 952|952]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 27-08794
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 0640669<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=October 25, 2007}}</ref>
| website            = {{URL|https://burnsvillemn.gov/|burnsvillemn.gov}}
| footnotes          = 
}}

'''Burnsville''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɜːr|n|z|v|ᵻ|l}} {{respell|BURNZ|vil}}) is a city {{convert|6|mi|km}} south of downtown [[Minneapolis]] in [[Dakota County, Minnesota]]. The city is situated on a bluff overlooking the south bank of the [[Minnesota River]], upstream from its confluence with the [[Mississippi River]]. Burnsville and nearby suburbs form the southern portion of [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul]], the 16th-largest [[metropolitan area]] in the United States, with about 3.7 million residents. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] the population was 64,317.<ref name="2020 Census (City)">{{cite web |title=Explore Census Data |url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Burnsville_city,_Minnesota?g=160XX00US2708794 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 24, 2023}}</ref>

The name ''Burnsville'' is attributed to an early Irish settler and land owner, William Byrne. His surname was recorded as "Burns" and was never corrected.<ref name="HistoryBook">{{cite web |year=1976 |title=Burnsville 76; A Community History |url=http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/6038/History_of_Dakota_County_1881.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090731193240/http://geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/6038/History_of_Dakota_County_1881.html |archive-date=July 31, 2009 |access-date=September 8, 2007 |publisher=Burnsville Heritage Committee}}</ref>

Burnsville stands on land that once contained a village of Mdewakanton Dakota. Later, it became a rural Irish farming community. Burnsville became Minnesota's 14th-largest city in the 2020 census following the construction of [[Interstate 35]]. Now the ninth-largest suburb in the metro area and a [[bedroom community]] of both Minneapolis and [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]], it was fully built by the late 2000s. Burnsville's downtown area is called ''Heart of the City'' with urban-style retail and condominiums.<ref name="nytimes">{{cite news  |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/30/realestate/30nati.html | title=Suburbs Want Downtowns of Their Own | date=April 30, 2006 | first=Kevin | last=Maler |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> The [[Burnsville Transit Station]] serves as the hub and headquarters of the [[Minnesota Valley Transit Authority]], providing regional bus service to five other suburbs.

Burnsville is home to a regional mall ([[Burnsville Center]]), a section of [[Three Rivers Park District#Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve|Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve]], {{convert|310|ft|m|adj=on}} vertical ski peak [[Buck Hill]], and part of the [[Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge]].

==History==
The [[Mdewakanton]] [[Sioux|Dakota]] were the earliest inhabitants, arriving by the [[Minnesota River]], following [[water fowl]] and [[game animal]]s.<ref name="DCHS">{{cite web |url=http://www.dakotahistory.org/county/burnsville.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031230171659/http://www.dakotahistory.org/county/burnsville.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 30, 2003 |title=Historic Sites: Burnsville |author=Dakota County Historical Society |year=2005 |access-date=September 8, 2007  }}</ref> Around 1750, as part of the greater migration of the Mdewakanton from their ancestral area around [[Mille Lacs Lake]] to the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers, Chief Black Dog established his band at a permanent village at the isthmus between [[Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge#Black Dog Preserve|Black Dog Lake]] (which is named after him) and the Minnesota River, near the present site of the Black Dog Power Plant.<ref name="DCHS" /> Early settlers reported the village's population as over 250 Dakota. At the south end of Burnsville, Crystal Lake, recorded as "Minne Elk", was used for fishing, leisure and burial.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gis.co.dakota.mn.us/plats/viewplat.aspx?bookpg=36-14 |title=Recorded Plats and Surveys – First Addition to Minne Elk Park |publisher=Dakota County  }}{{dead link|date=September 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> It was also a gathering spot where Dakota watched deer or bucks drink at the lake from the top of Buck Hill, which was named by early settlers who witnessed this activity.<ref name="DCHS" /> Three large [[tumulus#North America|burial mounds]] were discovered after [[History of Minnesota#Fort Snelling and the establishment of Minneapolis and Saint Paul|European settlement]].<ref name="ThisweekHistory">{{cite web|url=http://www.thisweek-online.com/2000/january/7burns.html |title=Burnsville looks back at a rich history |publisher=Thisweek Newspapers |author=John Gessner |date=January 7, 2001 |access-date=September 8, 2007 |url-status= dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208103921/http://thisweek-online.com/2000/january/7burns.html |archive-date=February 8, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Recorded Plats and Surveys – First Addition to Minne Elk Park |publisher=Dakota County Surveyor's Office |url=http://gis.co.dakota.mn.us/plats/viewplat.aspx?bookpg=36-14 |year=1999 |access-date=September 8, 2007}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

[[File:Horses baling straw, Burnsville..jpg|thumb|left|Horses baling straw circa 1900.]]The Dakota nation [[Treaty of Traverse des Sioux|ceded land in 1851]] and many relocated to Chief Shakopee's village—the [[Shakopee-Mdewakanton Indian Reservation]] in nearby [[Prior Lake, Minnesota|Prior Lake]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mpls.lib.mn.us/history/eh2.asp |title=Mdewakanton Band of the Dakota Nation (Part II) |year=2001 |publisher=Minneapolis Public Library |access-date=August 19, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080925073758/http://www.mpls.lib.mn.us/history/eh2.asp |archive-date=September 25, 2008  }}</ref> The first European settlers were Irish, Scottish and Norwegian farmers who came upriver from Saint Paul.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/populationschedu568unit#page/n141/mode/2up|title=1860 United States Federal Census for Burnsville, MN|year=1860|access-date=April 25, 2014}}</ref> One of these was William Byrne, who had immigrated in 1840 from [[County Kilkenny]], Ireland to [[Hamilton, Ontario|Hamilton]], Ontario, Canada. In 1855, he settled at the present-day junction of County Road 34 and Judicial Road near the [[Scott County, Minnesota|Scott County]] line, just southeast of old downtown [[Savage, Minnesota|Savage]]. He subsequently donated land there for a church, school, and a cemetery, and served as town chairman. In 1858, the Dakota County Board authorized Byrnsville Township in the north by the Minnesota River, east by [[Eagan, Minnesota|Eagan]] and [[Apple Valley, Minnesota|Apple Valley]], south by [[Lakeville, Minnesota|Lakeville]], and west by Scott County. There is some ambiguity about whether the name actually derived from Byrne, since there were people with the surname "Burns" (a Scottish variant) living in the area.<ref name="OldHistory">{{cite web | url=http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/6038/History_of_Dakota_County_1881.html | title= History of Dakota County, 1881 | author= E. D. Neill | year=1881 | access-date=September 8, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090731193240/http://geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/6038/History_of_Dakota_County_1881.html|archive-date=July 31, 2009}}</ref> The town clerk recorded variations between "Burns" and "Byrne" but at the 1960s city incorporation, "Burnsville" prevailed. The [[school district]] was organized during this time as well. Burnsville originally comprised the present-day downtown of Savage (then known as Hamilton) until county border revisions by the legislature. Irish and Scottish settlers left their names on many area roads and parks and their religion in [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]], [[Protestantism|Protestant]], and Catholic churches.<ref name="OldHistory" />

[[Image:Crystal Lake boat resort Burnsville MN.jpg|thumb|right|Lewis Judd established the ''Lakeside Hotel'' on the north shore of [[Crystal Lake (Dakota, Minnesota)|Crystal Lake]] in 1880.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlinebiographies.info/mn/dakota/judd-l.htm|title=Biography of Lewis Judd, The History of Dakota County and the City of Hastings|publisher=North Star Publishing Company|author=J. Fletcher Williams.|year=1881|access-date=November 5, 2008}}</ref> The resort included boats for rent.<ref name="HistoryBook"/>]]

In the 19th century, Burnsville was considered far from downtown Minneapolis. Rail access came in 1864 and Burnsville became a [[resort town]], with [[cottage]]s along Crystal Lake as well as Orchard Lake and Marion Lake in nearby Lakeville.<ref name="ThisweekHistory"/> The Bloomington Ferry provided river crossings until 1889 when the original [[Bloomington Ferry Bridge]] was built. By 1920, the Lyndale Avenue [[Drawbridge]] opened next to Black Dog Lake, extending Minneapolis's first north-south highway to the rural communities of southern Minnesota. Later, the bridge, upgraded several times, was replaced by the [[I-35W Minnesota River bridge]]. In 1950, just before the World War II postwar housing boom, Burnsville was still a quiet township with a population of 583. School was taught in a one-room schoolhouse containing eight grades.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.ci.bloomington.mn.us/main_top/4_news/briefing/bf2004/12_04bf/12_04bf8.pdf | publisher= City of [[Bloomington, Minnesota|Bloomington]] | title= Bloomington Briefing | date= December 2004 | access-date= September 8, 2007 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071128002300/http://www.ci.bloomington.mn.us/main_top/4_news/briefing/bf2004/12_04bf/12_04bf8.pdf | archive-date= November 28, 2007 | url-status= dead | df= mdy-all }}</ref>

After the arrival of Interstate 35W in 1960, the next two decades saw the largest boom in population when postwar pressures forced the community to develop at rapid pace. Byrnesville Township was officially incorporated in 1964 after defeating an annexation attempt by the city of [[Bloomington, Minnesota|Bloomington]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.bloomington.mn.us/main_side/history/history.htm|title=Bloomington history|year=2008|publisher=City of Bloomington|access-date=October 10, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228165303/http://ci.bloomington.mn.us/main_side/history/history.htm|archive-date=December 28, 2013|url-status=dead}} and {{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/6038/The_Day_Grinch_Tried_to_Steal_Black_Dog.html|title=The Day Grinch Tried to Steel Black Dog|author=Barb Puch|publisher=Burnsville '76 A Community History|year=1976|access-date=October 10, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090731193242/http://geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/6038/The_Day_Grinch_Tried_to_Steal_Black_Dog.html|archive-date=July 31, 2009}}</ref> Mass housing development followed and former mayor Connie Morrison has said city managers had foresight in producing shopping nodes in walking distance of most homes.<ref name="ThisweekHistory"/> The city became a regional pull when Burnsville Center opened in 1977 and produced the heavily traveled retail strip on [[County Road 42 (Minnesota)|County Road 42]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.burnsville.mn.us/index.asp?nid=648|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724001911/http://www.ci.burnsville.mn.us/index.asp?nid=648|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 24, 2012|title=Burnsville Heart of the City Evolution|publisher=City of Burnsville|access-date=August 20, 2008}}</ref> The next decades dealt with managing Burnsville's increasing population and growth which led to providing alternative transportation options, diverse housing projects, and ultimately the "Heart of the City" project. The city approached build-out in the late 1990s and changed focus from new development to redevelopment and rehabilitation of existing structures.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://service.govdelivery.com/docs/MNBURNSV/MNBURNSV_3/MNBURNSV_3_20070313_en.doc | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071128002300/http://service.govdelivery.com/docs/MNBURNSV/MNBURNSV_3/MNBURNSV_3_20070313_en.doc | url-status= dead | archive-date= November 28, 2007 | publisher= City of Burnsville | title= Worksession Minutes | date= March 13, 2007 | author= City Council | access-date= September 8, 2007 | format= DOC }}</ref>

Descendants of the Byrne family still remain in greater Minnesota with the original spelling in their surname. A relative who dedicated William Byrne Elementary in the 1960s considered petitioning to correct the spelling but most of the family had moved away for several decades.<ref name="HistoryBook"/>

==Geography==
Fed by receding [[glacier]]s and [[Lake Agassiz]] 12,000 years ago, the [[Glacial River Warren]] carved today's Minnesota River valley. On Burnsville's northern border, the [[Minnesota River]] winds through marshland and flood plains toward its confluence with the Mississippi. Most of the river is in the [[Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge]] with fish, wildlife, and parkland managed collectively by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Burnsville also contains the Black Dog and Lower Minnesota River Watershed Districts, managed by the Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dakotacountyswcd.org/wtshd_fs.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719170745/http://www.dakotacountyswcd.org/wtshd_fs.htm|url-status=dead|title=Home – Dakota County Soil and Water Conservation District|archivedate=July 19, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/waters/watermgmt_section/critical_area/index.html|title=Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area Program (MRCCA) &#124; Minnesota DNR|website=www.dnr.state.mn.us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.watersheddistrict.org/plan.html |title=Lower Minnesota River Watershed District |access-date=July 7, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080605132152/http://www.watersheddistrict.org/plan.html |archive-date=June 5, 2008 |url-status=dead  }}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|26.93|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|24.91|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|2.02|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=November 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012  }}</ref>

Interstate Highway [[Interstate 35 in Minnesota|35]] splits into Interstate Highways [[Interstate 35W (Minnesota)|35W]] and [[Interstate 35E (Minnesota)|35E]] within the city. Other routes in the city include Minnesota Highway [[Minnesota State Highway 13|13]] and [[County Road 42 (Minnesota)|County Road 42]].

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 214
|1870= 361
|1880= 388
|1890= 309
|1900= 358
|1910= 385
|1920= 419
|1930= 490
|1940= 495
|1950= 583
|1960= 2716
|1970= 19940
|1980= 35674
|1990= 51288
|2000= 60220
|2010= 60306
|2020= 64317
|estyear=2022
|estimate=63936
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=November 24, 2023|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=November 24, 2023}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref><br />2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

The earliest settlers were roughly 250 Mdewakanton Dakota who lived permanently at Black Dog camp.<ref name="DCHS"/> Starting in the 1850s, Old stock Americans from the east coast and [[French Canadian]]s moved into eastern Dakota County near Saint Paul. A decade later, major European immigration began with settlers from Ireland, Scotland, and Great Britain. By the 1900s there were a few Scandinavians from Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, but these ethnic groups were mostly concentrated near Lakeville. Those from Germany and Eastern Europe gradually joined the minority from the packing jobs in nearby [[South St. Paul]]. [[Irish diaspora|Irish]] descendants maintained the majority through the early 1950s owing to the town's origin, overall land ownership, and the practice of marrying within ethnic clans.<ref name="WhatLifeWasLike">{{cite web | url=http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/6038/What_Life_Was_Like.html | title=What Life Was Like... Back Then | publisher= Burnsville '76, A History | author=Betty Sodomka | year=1976|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091020103439/http://geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/6038/What_Life_Was_Like.html|archive-date=October 20, 2009}}</ref> The early 20th century's permanent population remained very low as the Minnesota River's lack of bridges and [[streetcar]] connection isolated the area from development, preventing people from moving south of the river. The lakeside houses around Crystal Lake and Orchard Lake attracted various immigrant and first-generation wealthier people to temporarily settle or own land in the town limits.

In 1960, the U.S. Census Bureau recorded the population of Byrnesville Township at 2,716 and soon after, the postwar growth was dramatic, filling the city with second- to third-generation European descendants from Minneapolis. From 1960 to 1970, the population rose to nearly 20,000 and by 2000, the population was roughly 60,000.

===2020 census===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Burnsville, Minnesota – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Burnsville city, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US2708794&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Burnsville city, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2708794&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Burnsville city, Minnesota |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US2708794&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|51,952
|44,563
|style='background: #ffffe6; |39,487
|86.27%
|73.89%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |61.39%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|2,433
|5,926
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,852
|4.04%
|9.83%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |15.32%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|244
|175
|style='background: #ffffe6; |220
|0.41%
|0.29%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.34%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|2,433
|3,020
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,631
|4.04%
|5.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.65%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|40
|46
|style='background: #ffffe6; |55
|0.07%
|0.08%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.09%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|129
|132
|style='background: #ffffe6; |379
|0.21%
|0.22%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.59%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|1,264
|1,688
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,025
|2.10%
|2.80%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.70%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|1,725
|4,756
|style='background: #ffffe6; |7,668
|2.86%
|7.89%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |11.92%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''60,220'''
|'''60,306'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''64,317'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 60,306 people, 24,283 households, and 15,656 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|2421.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 25,759 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1034.1|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 77.5% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 10.0% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 5.0% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 3.5% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 3.5% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 7.9% of the population.

There were 24,283 households, of which 32.1% had children under 18 living with them, 48.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 4.6% had a male householder with no wife present, and 35.5% were non-families. 27.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.03.

The median age in the city was 35.9. 11% of residents were under the age of 18; 9% were between 18 and 24; 28.6% were from 25 to 44; 26.7% were from 45 to 64; and 11.7% were 65 or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.7% male and 51.3% female.

==Economy==
Burnsville's biggest employer is its school district, Independent School District 191, followed by [[M Health Fairview|Fairview]] Ridges Hospital, [[UTC Aerospace Systems|UTAS]] Sensor Systems, Northern Tool + Equipment, [[PepsiCo|Pepsi-Cola Bottling]], [[YRC Worldwide|YRC]], Mackin Educational Resources, [[Cub Foods]], [[Frontier Communications]], and AMS Holding.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ci.burnsville.mn.us/DocumentView.aspx?DID=1798 |title=City of Burnsville 2009 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report |format=PDF |access-date=January 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001082524/http://www.ci.burnsville.mn.us/DocumentView.aspx?DID=1798 |archive-date=October 1, 2011 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> Manufacturing is the second-largest industry. Many employers, including [[Abdallah chocolates|Abdallah Candies]] and UTC Aerospace Systems, are in the industrial areas in the southwest and the north, with corporate headquarters and modern warehouses in services and manufacturing. Service firms such as internet utilities, news, and real estate are mostly located throughout the north along Highway 13.

Retail shopping is along County Road 42 and Highway 13 in the west and east sections of the city with local shopping nodes positioned throughout. The largest strip, County Road 42, is lined with suburban [[strip mall]]s, restaurants, goods and grocery stores. The anchor of the strip, Burnsville Center, is a {{convert|1275703|sqft|m2|adj=on}} regional mall.

Burnsville is a 15- to 30-minute drive from many regional attractions and services, such as the [[Mall of America]], [[Valleyfair|Valleyfair Amusement Park]], Buck Hill Ski Area, the [[Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport]], [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul|downtown Saint Paul]] and [[downtown Minneapolis]]. Adjacent cities of [[Apple Valley, Minnesota|Apple Valley]], [[Bloomington, Minnesota|Bloomington]], [[Eagan, Minnesota|Eagan]], [[Lakeville, Minnesota|Lakeville]], and [[Savage, Minnesota|Savage]] provide even more shopping hubs, lakes and parks.

===Heart of the City===
[[File:Ames Center Burnsville Minnesota.jpg|thumb|Ames Center in the Heart of the City]]
Burnsville's "Heart of the City" project is a downtown development policy driven by [[smart growth]] and [[new urbanism]]. The redevelopment encompasses {{convert|54|acre|m2}} in central Burnsville, a few miles south of the [[Minnesota River]].

The 1150-seat postmodern Burnsville Performing Arts Center, now [[Burnsville Performing Arts Center|The Ames Performing Arts Center]], opened in January 2009. Its approval in 2007 was controversial.<ref name="thisweek-online.com">{{cite web|last=Gessner |first=John |title=Year in review: Art Center Raised Ruckus, won approval in 2007 |publisher=Thisweek Newspapers |url=http://www.thisweek-online.com/2007/December/28b-cityyear.html |access-date=December 31, 2007}}{{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Grande Market Square at Nicollet Avenue and Burnsville Parkway is the cornerstone of the Heart of the City project, and features a [[Doron Jensen]]-signature restaurant.
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==Arts and culture==
The [[Burnsville Performing Arts Center|Ames Performing Arts Center]] is at 12600 Nicollet Avenue in the Heart of the City. The center has two theatres, a 1000-seat Proscenium Stage, and an art gallery.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ames-center.com/|title=The Official Website of the Ames Center|website=The Official Website of the Ames Center}}</ref>

[[File:The Garage Burnsville.jpg|thumb|The Garage Burnsville]]
[[The Garage (Burnsville, Minnesota)|The Garage]] located near [[City Hall]] is a nonprofit music club and teen center that has attracted music acts nationally and internationally.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.myspace.com/thegaragecenter | title= The Garage}}</ref>

Annually every August or September, the community holds the Burnsville [[Muster (event)|Fire Muster]]. Established in 1980, the event originated in the 1970s as a showcase and short parade for a local fire equipment collector. Taking on the [[New England]] fire muster<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nemusterassn.org/ |title=Welcome to the New England Muster Association |access-date=September 15, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100306014842/http://www.nemusterassn.org/ |archive-date=March 6, 2010  }}</ref> tradition, the event now includes a large parade, music concerts, and fireworks. In 2004, the Guinness Book of World Records cited the namesake event of this celebration, a fire truck parade, as the longest of its kind in the world at that time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.burnsvillefiremuster.com/history.htm |title=Burnsville Fire Muster History |access-date=April 11, 2018 | archive-url= https://archive.today/20061119230338/http://www.burnsvillefiremuster.com/history.htm |archive-date=November 19, 2006 |url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.burnsvillefiremuster.com/about.cfm |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110708105150/http://www.burnsvillefiremuster.com/about.cfm |url-status= dead |archive-date=July 8, 2011 | title= Burnsville Fire Muster World Record }}</ref>

==Parks and recreation==
[[Image:BlackDogPowerPlant1.jpg|thumb|right|Land around Black Dog Power Plant is recreational, including Mel Larson Field, the BAC's football only field.]]
The city contains {{convert|1800|acre|km2}} of parkland throughout 79 parks and is managed by the Burnsville Parks Department, which follows a Parks & Trails Master Plan. Only a third is developed and for recreation, with the remainder preserved as natural habitat. Burnsville's border with the Minnesota River is within the [[Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge]]. [[Crystal Lake (Dakota, Minnesota)|Crystal Lake]] is the city's major recreation lake, allowing boating, fishing, [[jet-ski]]ing, and swimming. Burnsville Skate Park is a free facility during summer hours. Burnsville Ice Center has two large professional [[ice rink]]s.

Burnsville Athletic Club is an all-volunteer youth sports league. It has an annual participation of nearly 1,300 in the baseball leagues for grades K-12, 80–90 boys' basketball teams in grades 3–12, and over 400 in flag and tackle [[American football]] in grades 2–8. There are also traveling teams for boys' and girls' basketball, girls' fast pitch [[softball]], and 8th grade boys' football, which play against similar teams from around the state at a higher competitive level. Other adult sports are provided through the city's recreation department, other recreational organizations, and minor league groups.

Burnsville has over 58 playgrounds and roughly 11 recreational lakes. The most heavily used lakes are Keller Lake, Crystal Lake, Kruse Lake, and Aligmanet Lake (split with Burnsville's neighbor [[Apple Valley, MN]]).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://burnsvillemn.gov/Facilities|title=Facilities • Burnsville • CivicEngage|website=burnsvillemn.gov}}</ref> In mid-2021, after finding numerous large [[goldfish]] in Keller Lake, Burnsville warned residents against public goldfish release, citing ecological concerns (goldfish are a regulated [[invasive species]] in Minnesota and their release into public waters is illegal).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57816922 |title=Giant goldfish problem in US lake prompts warning to pet owners |website=bbc.com/news |date=July 13, 2021 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref>

==Government and politics==
[[File:Burnsville City Hall & Police.jpg|thumb|Burnsville City Hall]]
Burnsville operates as a Statutory Plan B city under the Minnesota Legislature. Government consists of an elected city council of one [[Mayor–council government#Strong-mayor form|executive mayor]] and four council members. All four council members are elected at-large to serve four-year terms. The mayor's term was changed from two to four years in 2000. The city manager is in charge of administrative duties, including employment of the city. As one of many Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan municipalities, the city is required to regularly submit a Comprehensive Plan detailing infrastructure and development progress to the [[Metropolitan Council (Minnesota)|Metropolitan Council]].

[[Elizabeth Kautz]] has been mayor since 1995, elected after serving two years on the city council, where she replaced Ken Wolf, who was elected to the State House of Representatives in District 41B. Having been reelected eight times, she has served for over 27 years.<ref name="MayorBio">{{cite web|url=http://www.ci.burnsville.mn.us/DocumentView.asp?DID=744|title=Elizabeth B. Kautz biography|publisher=City of Burnsville|year=2007|access-date=June 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211092332/http://www.ci.burnsville.mn.us/DocumentView.asp?DID=744|archive-date=December 11, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> Kautz's framework of progressive activity and financial management has been studied academically.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nR02JK7in5MC&q=%22elizabeth+kautz%22+ancestry+Polynesian+and+Dutch+ancestry,+&pg=PA193|title=Building America: The Democratic Promise of Public Work|author= Harry Chatten Boyte, Nancy N. Kari|publisher=Temple University Press|isbn=1-56639-458-9|year=1996}}</ref> She cites in her biography that she has reduced Burnsville's debt, increased infrastructure improvement, maintained the scheduled property tax decrease, established a new youth center, and overseen the establishment of the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority.<ref name="MayorBio" /><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.startribune.com/local/21556984.html|title=Burnsville mayor in line to lead colleagues on national council|author=JOY POWELL|newspaper=Star Tribune|date=June 25, 2008<!-- – 11:48 PM-->}}</ref>

One of Kautz's major redevelopment projects was the Burnsville Heart of the City, the intersecting commercial areas near Burnsville Parkway and Nicollet Avenue.<ref name="MayorBio" /> In the 2008 mayoral election, her opponent cited the 1,000-seat regional performing arts center component as misuse of public funds toward arts.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.startribune.com/local/south/15922452.html|title=Burnsville officials say Arts Center won't mean higher taxes|author=Jay Powell|date=February 27, 2009|newspaper=Star Tribune|access-date=April 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218205303/http://www.startribune.com/local/south/15922452.html|archive-date=December 18, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The city is in multiple districts in both the [[Minnesota Senate]] (51, 56) and [[Minnesota House of Representatives|Minnesota House]] (51A, 56A, 56B). Burnsville is represented in the State Senate by [[Jim Carlson (Minnesota politician)|Jim Carlson]] (District 51, [[Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party|DFL]]) and [[Lindsey Port]] (District 56, DFL), and in the State House by [[Sandra Masin]] (District 51A, DFL), [[Jessica Hanson]] (District 56A, DFL), and [[Kaela Berg]] (District 56B, DFL).

Burnsville is in [[Minnesota's 2nd congressional district]] and is represented by [[Angie Craig]], a [[Democratic Party (U.S.)|Democrat]].
===List of Mayors===
{{Complete list|October 2024|date=October 2024}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Number
! Mayor
! Party
! Term Begins
! Term Ends
! Notes
! Ref.
|-
| 1
|[[Roger Richardson (Politician)|Roger Richardson]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Independent}} | [[Independent politician|Non-partisan]]
| 1964
| 1966
| Helped lead fight against annexation into [[Bloomington, Minnesota|Bloomington]]
| <ref>{{cite web |last1=Ferraro |first1=Nick |title=Roger Richardson, who became Burnsville's first mayor, fought annexation by Bloomington |url=https://www.twincities.com/2007/10/18/roger-richardson-who-became-burnsvilles-first-mayor-fought-annexation-by-bloomington/ |website=[[St. Paul Pioneer Press]] |date=October 18, 2007 |access-date=October 16, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2
|[[Alfred Hall (Politician)|Alfred Hall]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Independent}} | Non-partisan
| January 1966
| January 1970
| [[Mormon bishop]], fought to make Burnsville [[Dry county|dry]].
| <ref name="Hall Obit">{{cite web |title=Former Mayor Al Hall dies April 2008 |url=https://www.burnsvillehistory.org/cpg/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pid=4179#top_display_media |website=burnsvillehistory.org |access-date=October 16, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 3
| [[Donald Holmes (Politician)|Donald Holmes]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Independent}} | Non-partisan
| January 1970
| March 1970
| Resigned after just three months
| <ref name="Hall Obit"/>
|-
| -
| Alfred Hall
| align="right" {{party shading/Independent}} | Non-partisan
| March 1970
| 1974
| Selected by city council to serve the remainder of Holmes' term, village elevated to city
| <ref name="Hall Obit"/>
|-
| 4
| [[Peter Ochsner]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Independent}} | Non-partisan
| 1974
| 1979
| City doubled in size to become 13th largest in state, lost re-election bid
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Peter Ochsner seeks second term as mayor of Burnsville 1978 |url=https://www.burnsvillehistory.org/cpg/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pid=23362#top_display_media |website=burnsvillehistory.org |access-date=October 16, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 5
| [[Paul Scheunemann]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Independent}} | Non-partisan
| 1979
| 1983
| First mayor to win re-election. Strongly resisted job-growth insisting Burnsville remain a [[bedroom community]].
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Ex-mayor Paul Scheunemann died 2003 |url=https://www.burnsvillehistory.org/cpg/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pid=9523#top_display_media |website=burnsvillehistory.org |access-date=October 16, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 6
| [[Connie Morrison]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
| 1983
| 1986
| Later elected to the [[Minnesota House of Representatives|State House]] from 1987 to 1994
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Morrison, Constance "Connie" - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present |url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?id=10437 |website=[[Minnesota House of Representatives]] |access-date=October 16, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 7
| [[Dan McElroy]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| 1986
| 1993
| Resigned to take a position in [[Governor of Minnesota|Governor]] [[Arne Carlson]]'s administration
| <ref name="McElroy">{{cite web |title=McElroy, Dan - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present |url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?id=10412 |website=[[Minnesota House of Representatives]] |access-date=October 16, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| -
| [[Ken Wolf]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| 1993
| 1993
| Served as interim mayor, later elected to State House from 1993 to 2002
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Wolf, Ken - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present |url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/legdb/fulldetail?id=10722 |website=[[Minnesota House of Representatives]] |access-date=October 16, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| -
| Dan McElroy
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| 1993
| 1995
| Returned to his office, would go on to be elected to the State House from 1995 to 2002
| <ref name="McElroy"/>
|-
| 8
| [[Elizabeth Kautz]]
| align="right" {{party shading/Republican}} | Republican
| 1995
| ''Present''
| 68th [[President of the United States Conference of Mayors]]
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Longtime Burnsville mayor faces election challenge |url=https://www.hometownsource.com/sun_thisweek/community/burnsville/longtime-burnsville-mayor-faces-election-challenge/article_4ac5c294-04ed-11eb-b97d-bf7600a00207.html |website=www.hometownsource.com |date=October 2, 2020 |publisher=Sun This Week |access-date=October 26, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Elizabeth Kautz |url=https://www.c-span.org/person/?1031942/ElizabethKautz |website=www.c-span.org |access-date=October 26, 2022}}</ref>
|}

==Politics==
{{Hidden begin|titlestyle=background:#ccccff|title=Presidential election results}}
{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ 2020 Precinct Results Spreadsheet<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/2020/2020-general-election-results/2020-precinct-results-spreadsheet/|title=Minnesota Secretary Of State - 2020 Precinct Results Spreadsheet|website=www.sos.state.mn.us}}</ref>
|+ '''2016 Precinct Results Spreadsheet'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/2016/2016-general-election-results/2016-precinct-results-spreadsheet/|title=Minnesota Secretary Of State - 2016 Precinct Results Spreadsheet|website=www.sos.state.mn.us}}</ref>
|+ '''2012 Precinct Results Spreadsheet'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/2012/2012-general-election-results/2012-precinct-results-spreadsheet/|title=Minnesota Secretary Of State - 2012 Precinct Results Spreadsheet|website=www.sos.state.mn.us}}</ref>
|+ '''2008 Precinct Results Spreadsheet'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/2008/2008-general-election-results/2008-precinct-results-spreadsheet/|title=Minnesota Secretary Of State - 2008 Precinct Results Spreadsheet|website=www.sos.state.mn.us}}</ref>
|+ '''2004 Precinct Results Spreadsheet'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/2004/2004-general-election-results/2004-precinct-results-spreadsheet/|title=Minnesota Secretary Of State - 2004 Precinct Results Spreadsheet|website=www.sos.state.mn.us}}</ref>
|+ '''2000 Precinct Results Spreadsheet'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/2000/2000-general-election-results/2000-precinct-results-spreadsheet/|title=Minnesota Secretary Of State - 2000 Precinct Results Spreadsheet|website=www.sos.state.mn.us}}</ref>
|+ '''1996 Precinct Results'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Minnesota Election Results 1996|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1996-11-05-g-sec.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410024257/https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1996-11-05-g-sec.pdf |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |url-status=live |publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library |access-date=March 2, 2022}}</ref>
|+ '''1992 Precinct Results'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Minnesota Election Results 1992|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1992-11-03-g-sec.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410024257/https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1992-11-03-g-sec.pdf |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|+ '''1988 Precinct Results'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Minnesota Election Results 1988|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1988-11-08-g-sec.pdf}}</ref>
|+ '''1984 Precinct Results'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Minnesota Election Results 1984|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1984-11-06-g-sec.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410024254/https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1984-11-06-g-sec.pdf |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|+ '''1980 Precinct Results'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Minnesota Election Results 1980|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1980-11-04-g-sec.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410024250/https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1980-11-04-g-sec.pdf |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|+ '''1976 Precinct Results'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Minnesota Election Results 1976|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1976-11-02-g-sec.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410024300/https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1976-11-02-g-sec.pdf |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|+ '''1968 Precinct Results'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Minnesota Election Results 1968|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1968-11-05-g-man.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410024250/https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1968-11-05-g-man.pdf |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|+ '''1964 Precinct Results'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Minnesota Election Results 1964|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1964-11-03-g-man.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410024420/https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1964-11-03-g-man.pdf |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|+ '''1960 Precinct Results'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Minnesota Election Results 1960|url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1960-11-08-g-man.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410024250/https://www.lrl.mn.gov/archive/sessions/electionresults/1960-11-08-g-man.pdf |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third parties]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|37.4% ''13,179''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''60.1%''' ''21,171''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.5% ''885''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|39.7% ''13,011''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.4%''' ''16,833''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.9% ''2,902''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.3% ''15,326''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.5%''' ''17,778''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% ''756''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.2% ''14,931''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.1%''' ''17,552''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% ''561''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.1%''' ''16,400''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|48.9% ''15,996''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.0% ''345''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.0%''' ''14,490''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.5% ''13,469''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.5% ''1,634''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.0% ''10,760''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''47.4%''' ''12,140''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|10.6% ''2,736''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.5% ''10,271''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''37.2%''' ''10,452''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|26.3% ''7,390''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''57.2%''' ''12,949''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|42.8% ''9,672''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''62.3%''' ''11,922''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.7% ''7,200''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.1%''' ''8,635''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.0% ''6,245''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|11.9% ''2,013''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.9%''' ''8,324''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41.6% ''6,095''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% ''223''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.3%''' ''3,165''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.0% ''2,772''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.7% ''230''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.3% ''1,500''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.6%''' ''1,960''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% ''3''
|}
{{Hidden end}}

==Education==
{{main|Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District}}
Burnsville Independent School District 191, which includes Burnsville as well as parts of neighboring cities Savage and Eagan, has:

'''Two 9–12 high schools:'''
* [[Burnsville High School]]
* [[Cedar Alternative High School]]

'''Three 6–8 [[middle schools]]:'''
* Eagle Ridge Middle School (in [[Savage, Minnesota|Savage]])
* John Metcalf Middle School (Closed in 2020) <ref name="ISD191">{{cite web |title=Board approves sale of Metcalf Middle School property |url=https://www.isd191.org/discover/blog/post/~board/district-news/post/board-approves-sale-of-metcalf-middle-school-property#:~:text=It%20was%20closed%20after%20the,meal%20service%20during%20the%20pandemic. |website=www.isd191.org | date=April 29, 2022 |access-date=September 16, 2022}}</ref>
* Joseph Nicollet Middle School

'''Ten K-5 elementary schools:'''
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* Harriet Bishop (in Savage)
* Edward D. Neill
* Gideon Pond
* Hidden Valley (in Savage)
* Marion W. Savage (in Savage)
* Rahn (in Eagan)
* Sioux Trail
* Sky Oaks
* Vista View
* William Byrne
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About 20% of Burnsville's students attend [[Independent School District 196]] schools; they include [[Apple Valley High School (Minnesota)|Apple Valley High School]] and Valley Middle School in [[Apple Valley, Minnesota|Apple Valley]]; and Echo Park Elementary School in Burnsville.

About 10% of Burnsville's students attend [[Independent School District 194]] schools; they include [[Lakeville North High School]], Kenwood Trail Middle School, and Orchard Lake Elementary, all of which are in [[Lakeville, Minnesota|Lakeville]].

Good Shepherd Lutheran School is a Pre-K-8 Christian school of the [[Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod]] in Burnsville.<ref>{{cite web |title=Good Shepherd Lutheran School |url=https://www.gsburnsville.com/ |access-date=May 15, 2021}}</ref>

==Infrastructure==
{{More citations needed section|date=July 2019}}Burnsville is a fully developed suburban [[bedroom community]]. Large pockets of [[Ranch-style house|ramblers]] and [[Split level home|split-level]] houses were due to Interstate 35W's completion in the 1960s which came earlier than most of the metro highways. Burnsville through the 1990s filled in the last of its available land with upscale housing stock and [[apartment]] complexes. In the 2000s Burnsville went under redevelopment activity, producing many four-story residential buildings. The "Heart of the City", a new downtown area, contains mixed-use residential and retail buildings. This has produced a diverse range of housing types from single-family homes to high-density condominiums. Since the city was developed in a [[urban sprawl|sprawl]] fashion, new and old buildings sit between each other. The original industrial area along the Minnesota River is mostly abandoned, and also contains a sealed land-fill site. The new industrial area in the west side of the city contains manufacturing and corporate headquarters. West of the new downtown area are new office buildings.

Since 2005, Burnsville has cut its [[Greenhouse gas|carbon emissions]] by almost 30%, through changes such as [[Energy conservation in the United States|energy efficiency]], composting to reduce [[methane emissions]] from [[Landfills in the United States|landfills]], and improvements to water infrastructure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2019/07/how-burnsville-minnesota-cut-its-carbon-emissions-nearly-30-percent/|title=How Burnsville, Minnesota, cut its carbon emissions nearly 30 percent under the leadership of GOP Mayor Elizabeth Kauz|last=Kennedy|first=Sarah|date=July 1, 2019|website=Yale Climate Connections|language=en-US|access-date=July 16, 2019}}</ref>

===Transportation===
[[Minnesota Valley Transit Authority]] provides regional [[bus]] service between many transit hubs within the city, south of the river, and to destinations such as the Mall of America, [[Downtown Minneapolis]], and [[Southdale Mall]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mvta.com/|title=Minnesota Valley Transit Authority, South Metro Buses for Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Rosemount, Savage, Prior Lake, Shakopee|website=www.mvta.com}}</ref> Most residents commute and move around by car. Burnsville contains the Interstate Highway [[Interstate 35 in Minnesota|35]] split with Interstate Highway [[Interstate 35W (Minnesota)|35W]] leading to downtown Minneapolis and Interstate Highway [[Interstate 35E (Minnesota)|35E]] to downtown St. Paul. The major on and off-ramps for I-35W are located at Burnsville Parkway, County Road 42, and State Highway 13. [[County Road 42 (Minnesota)|County Road 42]] and State Highway [[Minnesota State Highway 13|13]] both provide east–west access to the western suburb of Savage and the eastern suburbs of Eagan and Apple Valley. Major interior arteries include Nicollet Avenue, McAndrews Road (East 138th Street), County Road 5 (Kenwood Trail), County Road 11, Portland Avenue, Southcross Drive, and Lac Lavon Drive. The Dan Patch Corridor is planned to serve Burnsville.

===Utilities===
Burnsville Public Works draws water from wells and not the Minnesota River, supplying all homes and businesses. Electricity is provided by Dakota Electric Association, Minnesota Valley Electric Cooperative and Xcel Energy. Natural gas is provided by Centerpoint Minnegasco. Telephone and internet services are provided by Frontier Communications and Qwest.<ref name="DEED">{{cite web | url= http://www.mnpro.com/ | title= MNPro | publisher= MN Dept of Employment and Economic Development | year= 2006 | access-date= | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120614065303/http://www.mnpro.com/ | archive-date= June 14, 2012 | url-status= dead | df= mdy-all }}</ref>

Fairview Ridges Hospital located south of City Hall along Nicollet Avenue is a 24-hour facility, touting the most advanced emergency, surgery, orthopedic and childcare south of the river. The hospital is within The Ridges campus which includes various medical clinics, services, centers and institutes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ridges.fairview.org/index.asp|title=Fairview Ridges Hospital}}</ref> Nearby is a Park Nicollet Health Services.

===Law enforcement===
Burnsville's law enforcement is provided by the Burnsville Police Department,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://burnsvillemn.gov/124/Police|title=Burnsville Police Department &#124; Burnsville, MN - Official Website|website=burnsvillemn.gov}}</ref> which formed in July 1964 soon after the town's incorporation. The department consists of 75 sworn officers and 19 civilian personnel. The current chief of police, as of May 10, 2019, is Tanya Schwartz.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kstp.com/news/burnsville-names-new-police-chief-tanya-schwartz-/5348946/?cat=12196|title=Burnsville names new police chief}}</ref> The department was the first in the state of Minnesota to introduce body-worn cameras to its officers in the summer of 2010 and rolled them out to all officers by the end of 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.minnpost.com/politics-policy/2014/01/police-departments-minnesota-focus-body-cameras/|title= Burnsville Police Body Camera Roll Out|date= January 2, 2014}}</ref> The department's current police station was built in 1988 and is located at 100 Civic Center Parkway. The station underwent a major $13.3 million renovation starting in summer 2017, and the newly renovated station was re-opened in February 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.twincities.com/2017/06/10/renovations-to-burnsville-city-hall-police-department-begin/|title=Burnsville Police Station|date=June 10, 2017}}</ref>

==Notable people==
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* [[Cole Aldrich]], former basketball player for the [[Minnesota Timberwolves]] was born in Burnsville, but moved to Bloomington at a young age.
* [[Brock Boeser]], professional hockey player, who plays for the [[Vancouver Canucks]] of the [[National Hockey League]]
* [[J. T. Brown (ice hockey)|J.T. Brown]], professional hockey player, who went on to play for the [[Minnesota Wild]] of the [[National Hockey League]]
* [[Dropping Daylight]], music band
* [[Breanne Düren]], singer/songwriter, touring keyboardist for Owl City.
* [[Durry (band)|Durry]], indie rock band from by Austin and Taryn Durry
* [[Sara Groves]], contemporary Christian music artist
* [[Chuck Halberg]], lawyer and Minnesota state legislator
* [[Gao Hong (composer)|Gao Hong]], Chinese [[pipa]] player
* [[Ernie Hudson]], actor
* [[Doron Jensen]], Founder of [[Timber Lodge Steakhouse]]
* [[Cayla Kluver]], author
* [[Kristina Koznick]], former [[Alpine skiing World Cup|World Cup]] [[Alpine skiing|ski racer]]
* [[David Knutson]], Minnesota state senator, lawyer, and judge
* [[Harold A. Knutson]], Minnesota state legislator and lawyer
* [[M.A. Larson]], screenwriter and author
* [[Trevor Laws]], former American football defensive tackle for the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] and [[St. Louis Rams]]<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/laws_trevor00.html|title= Trevor Laws|publisher= The Official Site of Notre Dame Athletics|access-date= October 14, 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180327213224/http://www.und.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/laws_trevor00.html|archive-date= March 27, 2018|url-status= dead}}</ref>
* [[Connie Morrison]], Minnesota state legislator, member of the Burnsville City Council, and Mayor of Burnsville
* [[Todd Okerlund]], former New York Islander hockey player, son of “Mean” [[Gene Okerlund]]
* [[Kirsten Olson]], ice skater and actress
* [[Laura Osnes]], Broadway singer and actress, born in Burnsville and raised in [[Eagan, Minnesota|Eagan]]
* [[Melissa Peterman]], actress
* [[Tabitha Peterson]], curler
* [[Bradley G. Pieper]], Minnesota state legislator and businessman
* [[Duke Powell]], Minnesota state legislator and paramedic
* [[James Ruffin (American football)|James Ruffin]], defensive lineman
* [[Randy Scheunemann]], Washington lobbyist and John McCain presidential campaign adviser
* [[Sing It Loud]], music band
* [[Lindsey Vonn]] (née Kildow), [[United States Ski Team|U.S. Ski Team]] [[Alpine skiing|alpine ski racer]], [[2008 Alpine Skiing World Cup|2008 World Cup]] overall champion
* [[Nicolas Eugene Walsh]], Roman Catholic bishop
* [[Cedric Yarbrough]], actor
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==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://burnsvillemn.gov/ City of Burnsville – Official Website]

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