Burnsville is a town in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Little Kanawha River and Saltlick Creek. The population was 510 at the 2010 census. Burnsville was incorporated in 1902 by the Circuit Court and named for Captain John Burns who operated the first sawmill in that section of the state and who established the town shortly after the close of the American Civil War. It was named "All West Virginia City" in 1976.GeographyBurnsville is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.09sqmi, of which, 1.06sqmi is land and 0.03sqmi is water.Demographics2010 censusAs of the census of 2010, there were 510 people, 205 households, and 133 families residing in the town. The population density was 481.1PD/sqmi. There were 253 housing units at an average density of 238.7/sqmi. The racial makeup of the town was 97.3% White, 1.2% Native American, 0.2% Pacific Islander, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.2% of the population.
