Burna is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in central Livingston County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 257.^[3] It is home to the North Livingston Elementary School and Livingston County Middle School.

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Burna, Kentucky
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 37°14′44″N 88°21′32″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Livingston
Area [1]
• Total	1.35 sq mi (3.49 km2)
• Land	1.34 sq mi (3.48 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation [2]	551 ft (168 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	219
• Density	162.95/sq mi (62.91/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CST)
ZIP code	42028
FIPS code	21-11188
GNIS feature ID	2629581[2]

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The name was decided upon by a contest. A young girl named Burna was selected as the winner, and so the town was named after her.^{[citation needed]}

Burna is in central Livingston County along U.S. Route 60, which leads east 7 miles (11 km) to Salem and southwest 8 miles (13 km) to Smithland, the county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Burna CDP has an area of 1.4 square miles (3.5 km²), of which 0.004 square miles (0.01 km²), or 0.23%, are water.^[4]

As of the 2020 census, there were 219 people, 107 housing units, and 49 families in the CDP. The racial makeup was 91.3% White, 0.9% African American, and 7.8% from two or more races. 0.9% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino origin.^[6]

The ancestry of the CDP was 59.8% American, and 5.9% Portuguese.^[6]

The median age was 62.6 years old. A total of 32.4% of the population were 65 or older, with 5.9% between 65 and, 0.0% between 75 and 84, and 26.5% were 85 or older. A total of 4.9% of the population were between the ages of 5 and 14.^[6]

A total of 26.5% of the population were in poverty. A total of 81.8% of people over 65 were in poverty.^[6]