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Auburn, Massachusetts | |
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 Auburn Town Offices and Merriam Library | |
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 Location inWorcester County and the state ofMassachusetts. | |
| Coordinates:42°12′N71°50′W / 42.200°N 71.833°W /42.200; -71.833 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Massachusetts |
| County | Worcester |
| Settled | 1714 |
| Incorporated | April 10, 1778 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Representative town meeting |
| • Town Manager | Edward 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 | 42.5 km2 (16.4 sq mi) |
| • Land | 39.8 km2 (15.4 sq mi) |
| • Water | 2.7 km2 (1.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 184 m (604 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 16,889 |
| • Density | 424/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern) |
| ZIP code | 01501 |
| Area code | 508 /774 |
| FIPS code | 25-02760 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0619474 |
| Website | www |
Auburn is a town inWorcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,889 at the2020 census.[1]
The Auburn area was first settled in 1714. On April 10, 1778, parts ofWorcester,Sutton,Leicester andOxford, Massachusetts were incorporated as the Town of Ward, in honor ofAmerican Revolution GeneralArtemas Ward (second in command to George Washington). In 1837, the town changed its name to Auburn after thePost Office complained that the name was too similar to the nearby town ofWare.[2]
Before incorporation, most of Auburn was known as the South Parish ofWorcester; other portions fell within the town limits ofLeicester andMillbury.
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 aPolaris missile (Type A-1). A second replica of Goddard's prototype stands atAuburn High School. Goddard's launch is also commemorated with a small monument, theGoddard Rocket Launching Site, between the first and ninth holes of Pakachoag Golf Course.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 2024 | 17,323 | +2.6% |
Source:United States census records andPopulation 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.
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The form of government isrepresentative 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 | |
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| 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) |
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