Everything about Auburn Massachusetts totally explained
Auburn is a town in
Worcester County,
Massachusetts,
United States. The population was 15,901 at the 2000 census.
History
Auburn was first settled in 1714 and was officially incorporated in 1778 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 H. 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's a model of Dr. Goddard's prototype liquid fueled rocket and a
Polaris Ballistic Missile (Type A-1).
In addition, there's a small memorial commemorating the feat on the actual site where Goddard launched his rocket. (The memorial is located between the 1st and 9th holes on Pakachoag Golf Course.)
Geography
Demographics
As of the
census of 2000, there were 15,901 people, 6,346 households, and 4,404 families residing in the town. The
population density was 1,035.3 people per square mile (399.7/km²). There were 6,579 housing units at an average density of 428.4/sq mi (165.4/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.54%
White, 0.58%
African American, 0.11%
Native American, 0.89%
Asian, 0.03%
Pacific Islander, 0.23% from
other races, and 0.62% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.04% of the population.
There were 6,346 households out of which 28.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.6% were
married couples living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 25.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the town the population was spread out with 22.7% under the age of 18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 28.6% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.4 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $51,753, and the median income for a family was $60,805. Males had a median income of $42,893 versus $31,121 for females. The
per capita income for the town was $23,802. About 2.7% of families and 3.3% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 3.5% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.
Government
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 instead. A new high school opened on Drury Square, in the center of town, 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.
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