THE BURGIN LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Inner Bluegrass setting.
Burgin city has 1.26 square miles of land in Mercer County. Its Census reference point is in Inner Bluegrass, within Interior Plateau.
Open hills, irregular plains and tablelands are developed on limestone and other sedimentary rocks. Oak-hickory woodland, local prairie and cedar-glade settings contribute to this diverse inland plateau.
Regional context: Interior Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Burgin and Mercer County
Burgin is associated with Mercer County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Burgin by land and water
The Census records <0.01 square miles of water within Burgin, or 0.7% of its total area. It is 0.8 percentage points lower than the 1.5% recorded for Mercer County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Burgin city has 18.1% of the land area of nearby Harrodsburg city (6.92 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

