Auburn, Massachusetts
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| Coordinates: 42°12′N 71°50′W / 42.2°N 71.833°WCoordinates: 42°12′N 71°50′W / 42.2°N 71.833°W | |||
| Country | United States | ||
| State | Massachusetts | ||
| County | Worcester | ||
| Settled | 1714 | ||
| Incorporated | 1778 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Type | Representative town meeting | ||
| • Town Manager | Julie Jacobson | ||
| • Board of Selectmen |
Timothy Hicks Robert Grossman Doreen Goodrich Steven Simonian Denise Brotherton |
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| • School Committee | Leanne Gibree Wayne Paige Elizabeth Gribbons Todd Hammond Jeffery Lourie |
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| Area | |||
| • Total | 16.4 sq mi (42.5 km2) | ||
| • Land | 15.4 sq mi (39.8 km2) | ||
| • Water | 1.0 sq mi (2.7 km2) | ||
| Elevation | 603 ft (184 m) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 16,188 | ||
| • Density | 1,051.2/sq mi (406.7/km2) | ||
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-5) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (UTC-4) | ||
| ZIP code | 01501 | ||
| Area code(s) | 508 / 774 | ||
| FIPS code | 25-02760 | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 0619474 | ||
| Website | www.town.auburn.ma.us | ||
Auburn is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,188 at the 2010 census.
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[edit] History
Auburn was first settled in 1789 and was officially incorporated in 1808 as the town of Ward, in honor of American Revolution General Artemas Ward. The town changed its name to Auburn in 1837, 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 Goddard launched the first liquid-fueled rocket from his Aunt Eiffie's farm in Auburn on March 16, 1926. Goddard is commemorated in Goddard Memorial Park located downtown next to the Auburn Fire Department Headquarters.
In this park there is a model of Dr. Goddard's prototype liquid fueled rocket and a Polaris Ballistic Missile (Type A-1). Across the street at the Auburn High School stands a mini version of the prototype.
In addition, there is a small memorial commemorating the feat on the actual site where Goddard launched his rocket.[1] (The memorial is located between the 1st and 9th holes on Pakachoag Golf Course.)
[edit] Highways
I-90: The 138 mile Massachusetts Turnpike was commissioned in 1957 and is a part of the 3,099 mile long I-90, the longest Interstate in the country. Almost 5 miles of I-90 runs from the west-southwest to east-northeast through Auburn and is six lanes wide (three each direction) through the town. The right of way is nominally about 300 feet wide. Auburn also contains Exit 10. The total land utilized in Auburn for the interstate is about 200 acres.
I-290: The first three miles of the 20 mile long northbound Interstate 290 is in Auburn along with exits 7 (I-90), 8 (Rt. 12), and 9 (Swanson RD EB, Auburn St. WB).
I-395: Two miles of Interstate 395 are in Auburn.
Route 12: Five miles of Rt. 12 (Southbridge St.) traverses generally north/south through Auburn and its intersection with Auburn St. is named Drury Square.
US 20: Five miles of US 20 runs through Auburn. At 3,365 miles, US 20 is the longest road in the United States. In Auburn it is also known as Southbridge St. (concurrent section with RT 12), Washington St. and the SW Cutoff.
[edit] Government
There are 28 town representatives from each of the five areas of the town.
| County government: Worcester County | |
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| Clerk of Courts: | Dennis P. McManus (D) |
| District Attorney: | Joseph D. Early, Jr. (D) |
| Register of Deeds: | Anthony J. Vigliotti (D) |
| Register of Probate: | Stephen Abraham (D) |
| County Sheriff: | Lew Evangelidis (R) |
| State government | |
| State Representative(s): | Paul K. Frost (R) |
| State Senator(s): | Michael O. Moore (D) |
| Governor's Councilor(s): | Jen Caissie (R) |
| Federal government | |
| U.S. Representative(s): | James P. McGovern (D, 3rd District), |
| U.S. Senators: | John Kerry (D), Scott Brown (R) |
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | ||
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| 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% |
| 2001* | 16,195 | +1.8% |
| 2002* | 16,340 | +0.9% |
| 2003* | 16,456 | +0.7% |
| 2004* | 16,466 | +0.1% |
| 2005* | 16,470 | +0.0% |
| 2006* | 16,507 | +0.2% |
| 2007* | 16,566 | +0.4% |
| 2008* | 16,373 | −1.2% |
| 2009* | 16,457 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 16,188 | −1.6% |
| * = population estimate. Source: United States Census records and Population Estimates Program data.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] |
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The 2009 Auburn, MA, population is 16,259. There are 1,065 people per square mile (population density).
- Families in Auburn, MA
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.
- Races in Auburn, Massachusetts
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 (that means that 98.76% are non-Hispanic).
[edit] Education
Auburn has two elementary school "districts." Homes north and west of Route 12 (Southbridge Street) feed into Bryn Mawr School (grades K–2) and Julia Bancroft School (grades 3–5). The other half of town feeds into Mary D. Stone School (grades K–2) and Pakachoag School (grades 3–5). All Auburn public school students attend Auburn Middle School (grades 6–8). Some students attend Auburn High School (grades 9–12), while others are given the option to attend Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School.
A new Auburn High School opened on Drury Square in the center of town directly next to the old high school in the fall of 2006, equipped with turfed fields, to include the football field (Memorial Field) all-purpose field, baseball field, and a grass softball field (Rebecca J. Colokaithis Field), as well three new tennis courts and a basketball court (Holstrom Corner).
In 2006 a group called "Save the '35" protested demolition of the oldest (1935) wing of the former high school. The old high school has now been completely demolished, except the dome on top of the high school, which is now located as a monument outside of right center field of the baseball field. A few of the bricks of the old building were sold within the town, and there are some located at the Auburn Historical Museum. In 1997, the Eastern Nazarene College started a learning annex in Auburn.[12]
[edit] Points of interest
- Goddard Rocket Launching Site
- Auburn Public Schools[13]
- Lemansky Park (aka Rocketland Park)
- Pakachoag Golf Course
- Auburn Historical Museum
- Horgan Skating Rink[14]
- Auburn Public Library
[edit] Notable residents
- Paul Allaire former CEO Xerox Corp. (1990–2001)
- Jacob Whitman Bailey, biologist, educator (1811–1857)[15]
[edit] References
- ^ National Historic Landmarks Survey, by State - Massachusetts see page 8, accessed Oct. 19, 2007.
- ^ "TOTAL POPULATION (P1), 2010 Census Summary File 1, All County Subdivisions within Massachusetts". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/P1/0400000US25.06000. Retrieved September 13, 2011.
- ^ "Massachusetts by Place and County Subdivision - GCT-T1. Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US25&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-T1&-ds_name=PEP_2009_EST&-_lang=en&-format=ST-9&-_sse=on. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ "1990 Census of Population, General Population Characteristics: Massachusetts". US Census Bureau. December 1990. Table 76: General Characteristics of Persons, Households, and Families: 1990. 1990 CP-1-23. http://www.census.gov/prod/cen1990/cp1/cp-1-23.pdf. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ "1980 Census of the Population, Number of Inhabitants: Massachusetts". US Census Bureau. December 1981. Table 4. Populations of County Subdivisions: 1960 to 1980. PC80-1-A23. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980a_maABC-01.pdf. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ "1950 Census of Population". 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. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/23761117v1ch06.pdf. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ "1920 Census of Population". 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. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41084506no553ch2.pdf. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ "1890 Census of the Population". 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. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41084506no553ch2.pdf. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ "1870 Census of the Population". Department of the Interior, Census Office. 1872. Pages 217 through 220. Table IX. Population of Minor Civil Divisions, &c. Massachusetts. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1870e-05.pdf. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ "1860 Census". Department of the Interior, Census Office. 1864. Pages 220 through 226. State of Massachusetts Table No. 3. Populations of Cities, Towns, &c.. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1860a-08.pdf. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ "1850 Census". Department of the Interior, Census Office. 1854. Pages 338 through 393. Populations of Cities, Towns, &c.. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1850c-11.pdf. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ Salter, Sue (Summer 1997). "New Learning Center Launched at ENC" (PDF). News Vol. 7 No. 2. Consortium for the Advancement of Adult Higher Education. http://www.caahe.org/publications/news_1997_06.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
- ^ Auburn Public Schools
- ^ Horgan Skating Rink
- ^ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607–1896. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who. 1967.
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