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History · Burke Centre

Half of Burke Centre’s homes were built after 1983

More historic than 3% of U.S. towns · #220 of 253 in Virginia. What drives it

Most of Burke Centre was built recently: 0.2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983. Below: maps from 1915 on.

0on the National Register
0.2%homes built before 1940
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About Burke Centre’s history

How historic is Burke Centre?

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More historic than 3% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

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What drives Burke Centre’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Burke Centre is more historic than 3% of U.S. towns, #220 of 253 in Virginia. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Burke Centre’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 19400.2% of homes (±0.2) · typical VA town 1.9% · U.S. 8.4%DNational RegisterNo listings counted · typical VA town 3.6 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 3%
NewerOlder
Virginia towns of 2,500+ (253)Ahead of 13%

Virginia towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical Virginia town has 3.6 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Burke Centre’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (17% of Virginia towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±0.2 points) is firm at this size.

Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Burke Centre’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Burke Centre are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19157 editions of the USGS map, 1915 to 1994. Watch Burke Centre change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Burke Centre’s history is told.

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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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On the map

Burke Centre on the map, 1915 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Burke Centre. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Burke Centre on the 1915 USGS mapBurke Centre on the 1944 USGS mapBurke Centre on the 1951 USGS mapBurke Centre on the 1966 USGS mapBurke Centre on the 1971 USGS mapBurke Centre on the 1984 USGS mapBurke Centre on the 1994 USGS map1915Fairfax sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Burke Centre.

The story so far

Burke Centre, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Burke Centre yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Burke Centre is a planned residential community located west of Burke in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. Burke Centre is a planned community managed by the Burke Centre Conservancy homeowners' association (HOA). Burke Centre is also the name of a census-designated place (CDP). The CDP boundaries extend beyond the planned community limits. At the 2020 census, the Burke Centre CDP had a total population of 17,518. Burke Centre is located south of the center of Fairfax County. It is bordered to the east and partially to the north by the Burke CDP, and to the west and north by the Fairfax Station CDP. The Burke Centre CDP border follows Ox Road to the west, the VRE Manassas Line to the…

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 17,326 in 2010, 17,518 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Burke Centre, decade by decade

Today30 recent
2019-10-07 14 07 37 View south along Virginia State Route 123 (Ox Road) at the exit for Virginia State Route 286 SOUTH …20192019-10-07 14 07 37 View south along Virginia State R…2019-10-07 14 06 05 View south along Virginia State Route 123 (Ox Road) at the exit for Virginia State Route 286 NORTH …20192019-10-07 14 06 05 View south along Virginia State R…2018-10-30 11 58 39 View south along Virginia State Route 286 (Fairfax County Parkway) from the overpass for Virginia S…20182018-10-30 11 58 39 View south along Virginia State R…2018-10-29 13 14 28 View north along Virginia State Route 286 (Fairfax County Parkway) at the exit for Virginia State R…20182018-10-29 13 14 28 View north along Virginia State R…Burke Commons Pool2016Burke Commons PoolBurke Centre Wooden foot bridge with gravel approach2011Burke Centre Wooden foot bridge with gravel approachBurke Centre Wooden foot bridge2011Burke Centre Wooden foot bridgeBurke Centre Wooden foot bridge2011Burke Centre Wooden foot bridgeBurke Centre Wooden bridge2011Burke Centre Wooden bridgeBurke Centre Swings, Tot Lot L5, Landings2011Burke Centre Swings, Tot Lot L5, LandingsBurke Centre Swings, Burke Centre Tot Lot L42011Burke Centre Swings, Burke Centre Tot Lot L4Burke Centre Swings and trash can, Burke Centre Tot Lot L42011Burke Centre Swings and trash can, Burke Centre Tot L…Burke Centre Springy Horse and Bench, Burke Centre Tot Lot L42011Burke Centre Springy Horse and Bench, Burke Centre To…Burke Centre Play Structure, Burke Centre Tot Lot L42011Burke Centre Play Structure, Burke Centre Tot Lot L4Burke Centre Path going downhill from Burnside Landing2011Burke Centre Path going downhill from Burnside LandingBurke Centre Looking towards Burke Centre Parkway2011Burke Centre Looking towards Burke Centre ParkwayBurke Centre Fallen tree from high winds2011Burke Centre Fallen tree from high windsBurke Centre Bridge west of Burke Centre Tot Lot L42011Burke Centre Bridge west of Burke Centre Tot Lot L4Burke Centre Bridge and stairs up to Reeds Landing Cir2011Burke Centre Bridge and stairs up to Reeds Landing CirBurke Centre Bench and swings, Tot Lot L5, Landings2011Burke Centre Bench and swings, Tot Lot L5, LandingsBurke Centre Bench and play structure, Tot Lot L5, Landings2011Burke Centre Bench and play structure, Tot Lot L5, La…Burke Centre 2011-02-12 14-43-372011Burke Centre 2011-02-12 14-43-37Burke Centre 2011-02-12 14-26-442011Burke Centre 2011-02-12 14-26-44Burke Centre 2011-02-12 14-26-072011Burke Centre 2011-02-12 14-26-07Burke Centre 2011-02-12 14-22-172011Burke Centre 2011-02-12 14-22-17Burke Centre 2011-02-12 14-17-362011Burke Centre 2011-02-12 14-17-36Burke Centre 2011-02-12 14-08-552011Burke Centre 2011-02-12 14-08-55Burke Centre 2011-02-12 13-51-502011Burke Centre 2011-02-12 13-51-50Burke Centre 2011-02-12 13-49-552011Burke Centre 2011-02-12 13-49-55Burke Centre 2011-02-12 13-45-302011Burke Centre 2011-02-12 13-45-30
Famous people

Famous people close to Burke Centre

Nobody well known was born in Burke Centre itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jason SudeikisAmerican actor and comedian · b. 1975
Ariel WinterAmerican actress · b. 1998
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Ilia MalininAmerican figure skater · b. 2004
Brian KendrickAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1979
Alex RileyAmerican professional wrestler · b. 1981
TobyMacAmerican Christian rapper and singer · b. 1964
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Belleair Schoolschool
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Burke Centre
Coffer FamilyGreater Little Zion Baptist Church

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Fairfax Station1 historic placeC−Burke1 historic placeD

Questions about Burke Centre’s history

How does Burke Centre rank for history?

Burke Centre is more historic than 3% of U.S. towns, #220 of 253 in Virginia. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Burke Centre?

0.2% of Burke Centre’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 1.9% for a Virginia town; the median home was built in 1983.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (30), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.