Burtrum is a city in Todd County, Minnesota, United States.

[5] The city is home to the Grey Eagle Burtrum Lions Park and a Grand Army of the Republic cemetery named after Civil War veteran Moses Dane.

Burtrum was platted in 1884, under the name of Hansen, and developed when the Northern Pacific Railroad came through.

[7] Burtrum was incorporated in 1894, according to the third edition of Upham's Minnesota Place Names.

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.57 square miles (1.48 km2), all land.

[8] Minnesota State Highway 28 serves as a main route in the community.

There were 4.9% of families and 12.4% of the population living below the poverty line, including 11.4% of under eighteens and 8.7% of those over 64.