Auburn, Indiana
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Auburn is a city in DeKalb County, Indiana, United States. The population was 12,074 at the 2000 census. Founded in 1836 by Wesley Park (1811-1868), the city is the county seat of DeKalb County[Geographic references#6GR6].
Geography
Auburn is located at (41.365505, -85.056355)[Geographic references#1GR1].According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17.2 km² (6.7 mi²), all land.
Demographics
As of the census[Geographic references#2GR2] of 2000, there were 12,074 people, 4,927 households, and 3,202 families residing in the city. The population density was 701.0/km² (1,816.2/mi²). There were 5,258 housing units at an average density of 305.3/km² (790.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 97.71% White, 0.35% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.61% from other races, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.75% of the population.
There were 4,927 households out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.2% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 30.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the city the population was spread out with 26.4% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.0 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $42,762, and the median income for a family was $52,687. Males had a median income of $38,007 versus $24,414 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,945. About 2.9% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Auburn is governed by an elected mayor and seven-member common council and a three-member board of public works and safety consisting of the mayor and two others appointed by the mayor. A list of persons who have served as mayor appears in the table below.
| Mayors of Auburn | Term(s) |
|---|---|
| Donald A. Garwood | 1900-1902 |
| Thomas H. Sprott | 1902-1904 |
| James W.Y. McClellan | 1904-1906 1914-1918 |
| George O. Dennison | 1906-1910 |
| Hugh Culbertson | 1910-1914 |
| Eli C. Walker | 1910-1922 |
| Warren Lige | 1922-1935 |
| Lodi E. Potter | 1935-1948 |
| Hal E. Hoham | 1949-1952 |
| H. Gerald Oren | 1952-1964 |
| Clarren L. Boger | 1964-1968 |
| Donald M. Allison | 1968-1972 |
| John L. Foley | 1972-1976 |
| Jesse A. ("Jack") Sanders | 1976-1984 |
| Burtis L. Dickman | 1984-1992 |
| Norman N. Rohm | 1992-2000 |
| Norman E. Yoder | 2000- present |
Media
Radio Stations
- 1570 WGLL
- 102.3 WXTW -- Extreme
Television Stations
Newspapers
- The Evening Star
Education
Most of Auburn lies in the DeKalb County Central United School District. Local schools residents attend are:- James R. Watson Elementary School
- McKenney-Harrison Elementary School
- DeKalb Middle School
- DeKalb High School
- Lakewood Park Christian School
Events and sites of interest
Auburn is the location of the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival, held each Labor Day weekend, and of the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum and the National Automotive and Truck Museum of the United States. The Auburn Cord Duesenberg festival is said to host the world's largest automotive auction.
Notable natives & former residents
- Gordon Buehrig (1904-1990), automobile designer, lived in Auburn for two years while designing the 1935-1936 Auburn Speedster and is buried in Roselawn Cemetery.
- Errett Lobban Cord (1894-1974), industrialist, lived in Auburn while running the Auburn Automobile Company.
- Will Cuppy (1884-1949), humorist and journalist, was born in Auburn, graduated from Auburn High School and is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.
- [Charles Eckhart] (1841-1915), industrialist and philanthropist, founded the Eckhart Carriage Company, predecessor of the Auburn Automobile Company, and was Prohibition Party candidate for Governor of Indiana in 1900. He lived in Auburn from 1874 until his death and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
- James I. Farley (1871-1948), member of US House of Representatives, 1933-1939, lived in Auburn while an executive of the Auburn Automobile Company and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
- Don Lash (1912-1994), track and field champion who won the 1938 James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the United States, graduated from Auburn High School in 1933.
- [Charles A.O. McClellan] (1835-1898), member of US House of Represenatives, 1889-1892, lived in Auburn and practiced law there.
- [Mark Shaw] (b. 1945), attorney, author and network television personality, was born in Auburn and graduated from Auburn High School.
- Rollie Zeider (1883-1967), major league baseball player, 1910-1918, played for Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Chicago Chi-Feds, Chicago Whales and Chicago Cubs. He grew up in Auburn and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
City logo
The official city logo, pictured at right, is based on the logo of the former Auburn Automobile Company. The company went out of business in the 1930s. The municipality began using the logo in the 1980s. The city's official nickname is '"Home of the Classics,"' a reference to the "classic" automobiles once manufactured there.
Other facts
- The acts that led to the US Supreme Court's decision in Stump v. Sparkman, 435 U.S. 349 (1978), the leading American case on judicial immunity, took place in Auburn in 1971.
- On June 28, 1988, four workers were asphyxiated at a local metal-plating plant in the worst confined-space industrial accident in US history. A fifth victim died two days later.
External links
- [City of Auburn]
- [DeKalb County Central United School District]
- [Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum]
- [Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival]
- [NATMUS]
- [Maps and aerial photos]
- * Street map from [Google Maps] or [Yahoo! Maps]
- * Topographic map from [TopoZone]
- * Aerial image or topographic map from [TerraServer-USA]
- * Satellite image from [Google Maps] or [Windows Live Local]
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