| Official Name: | Burchinal, Iowa |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Iowa |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Iowa |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cerro Gordo |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.20 |
| Area Land Km2: | 0.20 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.08 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.08 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 33 |
| Population Density Km2: | 165.28 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 428.57 |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1230 |
| Coordinates: | 43.0653°N -93.2783°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 50469[2] |
| Area Code: | 641 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 454988 |
Burchinal is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 33.
As of the census of 2020,[3] there were 33 people, 15 households, and 5 families residing in the community. The population density was 428.1 inhabitants per square mile (165.3/km2). There were 18 housing units at an average density of 233.5 per square mile (90.2/km2). The racial makeup of the community was 93.9% White, 3.0% Black or African American, 0.0% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.0% from other races and 3.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino persons of any race comprised 3.0% of the population.
Of the 15 households, 6.7% of which had children under the age of 18 living with them, 33.3% were married couples living together, 20.0% were cohabitating couples, 20.0% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present and 26.7% had a male householder with no spouse or partner present. 66.7% of all households were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals, 26.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years old or older.
The median age in the community was 44.5 years. 24.2% of the residents were under the age of 20; 0.0% were between the ages of 20 and 24; 27.3% were from 25 and 44; 33.3% were from 45 and 64; and 15.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the community was 72.7% male and 27.3% female.
Burchinal's population was 22 in 1902.[4] The population was 56 in 1940.[5]