Auburn, Massachusetts

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Auburn, Massachusetts
Town
Auburn Town Offices and Merriam Library, Auburn MA.jpg
Auburn Town Offices and Merriam Library
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Worcester County Massachusetts incorporated and unincorporated areas Auburn highlighted.svg
Location in Worcester County and the state of Massachusetts.
Coordinates: 42°12′N71°50′W / 42.200°N 71.833°W / 42.200; -71.833
Country United States
State Massachusetts
County Worcester
Settled1714
IncorporatedApril 10, 1778
Government
 • Type Representative town meeting
 • Town ManagerEdward Kazanovicz
 • Board of
Selectmen		Chair Scott Wrenn
Vice-Chair Sara Rufli
Dan Carpenter
Lionel Berthiaume
 • School
Committee		Chair Jessica Harrington
Vice-Chair Meghan McCrillis
Gail Halloway
Samantha Raphael
Brooke Wrenn
Area
 • Total
16.4 sq mi (42.5 km2)
 • Land15.4 sq mi (39.8 km2)
 • Water1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2)
Elevation
603 ft (184 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
16,889
 • Density1,000/sq mi (400/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code
01501
Area code 508 / 774
FIPS code 25-02760
GNIS feature ID0619474
Website www.auburnguide.com

Auburn is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,889 at the 2020 census. [1]

Contents

History

The Auburn area was first settled in 1714 as of today outer parts of Worcester, Sutton, Leicester and Oxford, Massachusetts, and the town was officially incorporated on April 10, 1778, as the town of Ward, [2] in honor of American Revolution General Artemas Ward (second in command to George Washington). In 1837, the town changed its name to Auburn after the Post Office complained that the name was too similar to the nearby town of Ware.

Before incorporation, most of Auburn was known as the South Parish of Worcester; other portions fell within the town limits of Leicester and Millbury.

Robert H. Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket from Pakachoag Hill, on his aunt Effe Ward's farm, in Auburn on March 16, 1926. Goddard is commemorated in Goddard Memorial Park, located downtown next to the Auburn Fire Department Headquarters. The park features a model of Goddard's prototype liquid-fueled rocket and a Polaris missile (Type A-1). A second replica of Goddard's prototype stands at Auburn High School. Goddard's launch is also commemorated with a small monument, the Goddard Rocket Launching Site, between the first and ninth holes of Pakachoag Golf Course. [3]

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1850 879—    
1860 914+4.0%
1870 1,178+28.9%
1880 1,317+11.8%
1890 1,532+16.3%
1900 2,446+59.7%
1910 2,797+14.3%
1920 3,052+9.1%
1930 6,147+101.4%
1940 6,629+7.8%
1950 8,840+33.4%
1960 14,047+58.9%
1970 15,347+9.3%
1980 14,845−3.3%
1990 15,005+1.1%
2000 15,901+6.0%
2010 16,188+1.8%
2020 16,889+4.3%
202316,820−0.4%

Source: United States census records and Population Estimates Program data. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]

The 2010 Auburn, MA, population was 16,188. There are 1,053 people per square mile.

The median age is 40.8. The US median is 37.6. 61.86% of people in Auburn, MA, are married. 8.00% are divorced. The average household size is 2.41 people. 22.71% of people are married, with children. 5.08% have children, but are single.

According to the 2000 census, 97.21% of people are white, 0.81% are black or African American, 1.19% are Asian, 0.10% are Native American, and 1.00% are "other". 1.24% of the people in Auburn, MA, are of Hispanic ethnicity.

Arts and culture

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Dr. Robert H. Goddard Park

Points of interest include:

Government

The form of government is representative town meeting. There are 24 town-meeting members from each of the five precincts of the town, for a total of 120 who represent the people at the annual town meeting each May. The town also has a Board of Selectmen which consists of five elected members, each serving for a term of three years. As of 2009, the town adopted a new charter which allowed for the creation of a Town Manager.

State government
State Representative(s):Paul K. Frost (R)
State Senator(s):Michael O. Moore (D)
Governor's Councilor(s):Paul DePaulo (D)
Federal government
U.S. Representative(s): 2nd District
U.S. Senators: Elizabeth Warren (D), Ed Markey (D)

Education

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Auburn High School

Schoold in Auburn include: [15]

Infrastructure

Highways

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Census - Geography Profile: Auburn town, Worcester County, Massachusetts". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Town of Auburn, MA - Auburn History", Auburn, MA, 2013, webpage: AG-docs Archived December 29, 2012, at the Wayback Machine .
  3. ↑ National Historic Landmarks Survey, by State - Massachusetts, page 8, accessed October 19, 2007.
  4. ↑ "Total Population (P1), 2010 Census Summary File 1". American FactFinder, All County Subdivisions within Massachusetts. United States Census Bureau. 2010.
  5. ↑ "Massachusetts by Place and County Subdivision - GCT-T1. Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  6. ↑ "1990 Census of Population, General Population Characteristics: Massachusetts" (PDF). US Census Bureau. December 1990. Table 76: General Characteristics of Persons, Households, and Families: 1990. 1990 CP-1-23. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  7. ↑ "1980 Census of the Population, Number of Inhabitants: Massachusetts" (PDF). US Census Bureau. December 1981. Table 4. Populations of County Subdivisions: 1960 to 1980. PC80-1-A23. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  8. ↑ "1950 Census of Population" (PDF). Bureau of the Census. 1952. Section 6, Pages 21-10 and 21-11, Massachusetts Table 6. Population of Counties by Minor Civil Divisions: 1930 to 1950. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  9. ↑ "1920 Census of Population" (PDF). Bureau of the Census. Number of Inhabitants, by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions. Pages 21-5 through 21-7. Massachusetts Table 2. Population of Counties by Minor Civil Divisions: 1920, 1910, and 1920. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  10. ↑ "1890 Census of the Population" (PDF). Department of the Interior, Census Office. Pages 179 through 182. Massachusetts Table 5. Population of States and Territories by Minor Civil Divisions: 1880 and 1890. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  11. ↑ "1870 Census of the Population" (PDF). Department of the Interior, Census Office. 1872. Pages 217 through 220. Table IX. Population of Minor Civil Divisions, &c. Massachusetts. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  12. ↑ "1860 Census" (PDF). Department of the Interior, Census Office. 1864. Pages 220 through 226. State of Massachusetts Table No. 3. Populations of Cities, Towns, &c. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  13. ↑ "1850 Census" (PDF). Department of the Interior, Census Office. 1854. Pages 338 through 393. Populations of Cities, Towns, &c. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
  14. ↑ "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Auburn Public Schools". Archived from the original on March 4, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  16. ↑ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1967.
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