Burke, Texas

About Burke

Burke is a tiny community in eastern Texas with an estimated population of 704.

Burke holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.82 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 250 residents per square mile.

📰 Burke News Today

• Texas law firm withdraws from $150M contract to represent unaccompanied migrant children - ABC News ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · Aug 13
• Carroll Lee Burke Obituary Sep 6, 2017 Klein Funeral Homes · Aug 14
• Houston law firm with Trump ties gets $150M contract for child immigrant legal services The Texas Tribune · Aug 4
• Longhorns Daily News: Former Texas DE Ethan Burke reportedly not interested in college return burntorangenation.com · Aug 2
• A Small Texas Law Firm Backs Out of HHS Contract After Backlash notus.org · Aug 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Burke Unique

• Positioned in eastern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Naranjo Museum of Natural History · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Burke

🏘️ Nearby Communities