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Burlington is a city in Ward County, North Dakota, founded in 1883 at the confluence of the Des Lacs River and the Mouse River, which gives it the nickname "The Forks."

Burlington is the oldest city in Ward County and in northwestern and north-central North Dakota, and it was incorporated on February 28, 1884.

When the newly formed Imperial Ward County was created, Burlington was its only city and served as the county seat until 1888.

Burlington was founded by James Johnson and James Colton, and its name came from Johnson's hometown of Burlington, Iowa, while its earlier settlements were known as The Forks and Colton.

The 2020 census counted 1,291 people in Burlington, up from 1,060 in the 2010 census, which recorded 399 households in the city.

Burlington is part of the Minot metropolitan area and its ZIP code is 58722, with U.S. Routes 2 and 52 passing through the city.

The Burlington Reporter, founded in the early 1890s, was the first newspaper in western North Dakota and was later renamed the Minot Daily News.

On January 18, 2002, a train derailment east of Burlington released a cloud of anhydrous ammonia, the largest such spill in United States history, killing one person and sickening many residents.

During the June 2011 flooding of the Mouse River, about 80 percent of Burlington was evacuated, and many homes near the river were later demolished as part of a flood control plan.

Burlington's school district merged with Des Lacs' district in the late 1960s to form United Public School District 7, and children in kindergarten through sixth grade attend school in Burlington while older students attend Des Lacs-Burlington High School in Des Lacs.