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{{short description|City in Maine, United States}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Auburn, Maine | official_name = City of Auburn <ref>https://library.municode.com/me/auburn/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTICH_ARTIGRPO_S1.1COEX</ref> | settlement_type = [[City]] | nickname = | motto = Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum{{spaces|2}}<small>([[Latin]])<br />"No Steps Backward"</small> | image_skyline = Auburn (and Lewiston), Maine.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = AuburnMEflag.png | image_seal = AuburnMEseal.png | image_map = Androscoggin County Maine Incorporated Areas Auburn Highlighted.png | map_caption = Location of Auburn, Maine (in dark blue) | pushpin_map = Maine#USA | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Maine##Location in the United States | pushpin_relief = yes | pushpin_label = Auburn | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = {{USA}} | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Maine}} | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Maine|County]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Androscoggin County, Maine|Androscoggin]] | parts_type = Neighborhoods | parts = <br />Danville<br />East Auburn<br />Littlefield Corner<br />Marston Corner<br />New Auburn<br />North Auburn<br/>Stevens Mill | government_type = | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Jeff Harmon | established_title = Incorporated (town) | established_date = February 24, 1842 | established_title1 = Incorporated (city) | established_date1 = February 22, 1869 <ref>Merrill, G.D. "History of Androscoggin County, Maine." W. A. FERGUSSON & CO., BOSTON, MASS., 1891, p. 604–611</ref><ref name=AuburnPD /> | area_total_sq_mi = 65.74 | area_land_sq_mi = 59.34 | area_water_sq_mi = 6.40 | area_water_percent = | area_magnitude = | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_23.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=April 8, 2022}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 170.27 | area_land_km2 = 153.69 | area_water_km2 = 16.58 <!-- Population -->| population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] | population_est = | pop_est_as_of = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 24061 | population_density_km2 = 156.56 | population_density_sq_mi = 405.48 | population_note = | timezone = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]] | utc_offset = −5 | timezone_DST = [[Eastern Standard Time Zone|Eastern]] | utc_offset_DST = −4 | elevation_m = 58 | elevation_ft = 190 | coordinates = {{Coord|44|5|N|70|14|W|region:US-ME_type:city|display=inline,title}} | postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]s | postal_code = 04210-04212 | area_code = [[Area code 207|207]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 23-02060 | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 0561347 | website = {{URL|www.auburnmaine.gov}} | footnotes = | pop_est_footnotes = | unit_pref = Imperial }} '''Auburn''' is a city in south-central [[Maine]], within the United States. Settled in the foothills of the Western Lakes and Mountains region of the state, The city serves as the [[county seat]] of [[Androscoggin County, Maine|Androscoggin County]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |access-date=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archive-date=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The population was 24,061 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=1600000US2302060|title=Census - Geography Profile: Auburn city, Maine|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 8, 2022}}</ref> Auburn and its sister city [[Lewiston, Maine|Lewiston]] are known locally as the Twin Cities or [[Lewiston–Auburn]] (L–A). ==History== The area was originally part of the Pejepscot Purchase, land bought in 1714 by an association of people from [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] and [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire|Portsmouth]] following the [[Treaty of Portsmouth (1713)|Treaty of Portsmouth]], which brought peace between the [[Abenaki]] [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indians]] and the settlers of present-day Maine. In 1736, however, the [[Massachusetts General Court]] granted a large section of the land to veterans of the 1690 [[Battle of Quebec (1690)|Battle of Quebec]]. Conflicting claims led to prolonged litigation; consequently, settlement was delayed until after the [[French and Indian Wars]].<ref name=Coolidge>{{Cite book | last = Coolidge | first = Austin J.| author2 = John B. Mansfield | title = A History and Description of New England| publisher = A.J. Coolidge | year = 1859| location = Boston, Massachusetts| pages = [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ/page/n65 36]–38| url = https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ| quote = coolidge mansfield history description new england 1859. }}</ref> Auburn was first settled in 1786 as part of Bakerstown, renamed [[Poland, Maine|Poland]] when it was incorporated by the [[Massachusetts General Court]] in 1795. It was then part of [[Minot, Maine|Minot]], formed from parts of Poland and incorporated in 1802. Auburn would itself be formed from parts of Minot and incorporated on February 24, 1842. The name was apparently inspired by "Auburn", a village (real or fictitious) featured in the 1770 poem "[[The Deserted Village]]" by [[Oliver Goldsmith]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3aQgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FWkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1463%2C5719635 | title=Some Maine town names | work=The Lewiston Daily Sun | date=Jun 13, 1928 | access-date=17 October 2015 | author=Yates, Edgar A.P. | pages=4}}</ref> Originally part of [[Cumberland County, Maine|Cumberland County]], the town became [[county seat]] of [[Androscoggin County]] at its creation in 1854. By annexing land from towns around it, including part of [[Poland, Maine|Poland]] in 1852, Minot in 1873, and all of Danville (first called Pejepscot) in 1867, Auburn grew geographically into one of Maine's largest municipalities. Incorporated as a city on February 22, 1869,<ref name=AuburnPD>{{cite web|url= http://auburnmaine.gov/CMSContent/Police/Auburn%20(ME)%20PD%202016%20revised%209-26-16.pdf |title= Auburn (ME) Police Department Assessment Report |access-date= 2018-06-26}}</ref> Auburn in 1917 would be the first city in the state to adopt a [[council-manager government|council-manager]] form of government.<ref name="Coolidge"/> Farms supplied grain and produce, but with construction of the bridge across the river to Lewiston in 1823, and especially after arrival of the [[Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad]] from [[Portland, Maine|Portland]] in January 1848, the community developed into a mill town. Mills were built to operate by water power from falls on the [[Androscoggin River]] and [[Little Androscoggin River]]. In 1835, the factory system of shoe manufacture originated at Auburn. Other firms manufactured cotton and woolen textiles, carriages, iron goods, bricks and furniture. The population in 1860 was only about 4,000 but by 1890 it had tripled to 12,000 as a result of its shoe factories attracting many [[French Canadian]] immigrants, many of whom arrived by train from [[Quebec]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://history.rays-place.com//me/auburn.htm|title=Historical Sketch of Auburn, Maine|access-date=8 March 2016|archive-url=https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20170504183703/http://history.rays-place.com/me/auburn.htm|archive-date=4 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Steady population growth continued until around 1960, plateauing at roughly 24,500.<ref name="Auburn Historical Highlights">[http://www.auburnmaine.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7BF3A6DDCB-9C70-426E-851B-22501666185D%7D Auburn Historical Highlights] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904162748/http://www.auburnmaine.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=%7BF3A6DDCB-9C70-426E-851B-22501666185D%7D |date=September 4, 2011 }}</ref> In Auburn, shoe manufacturing became the dominant industry by the late 19th century. The City Seal, depicting a spindle with different types of shoes at each outside point, with the adopted latin motto ''Vestigia Nulla Retrorsum'' (loosely translated as "No Backward Steps"), was designed when Auburn was positioning itself as the shoe manufacturing center of Maine in the mid-19th century. In 1917, one factory in Auburn was producing 75 percent of the world's supply of white canvas shoes; however, after [[World War II]] the shoe industry began to decline, and between 1957 and 1961 the largest manufacturers closed their factories.<ref name="Auburn Historical Highlights"/> The area became noted in 1985 due to the plane crash that took the life of [[Samantha Smith]]. In 2023, [[Joe Biden]] became the first sitting [[President of the United States|United States president]] to visit Auburn in 111 years, with the previous being [[William Howard Taft]] in 1912.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Journal |first=Steve CollinsSun |date=2023-07-26 |title=Biden will be first sitting president to visit Auburn since 1912 |url=https://www.sunjournal.com/2023/07/26/biden-will-be-first-sitting-president-to-visit-auburn-since-1912/ |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=Lewiston Sun Journal}}</ref> ===Lewiston-Auburn Shoe Strike=== {{Main|Lewiston-Auburn Shoe Strike}} In 1937, one of the largest labor disputes in Maine history occurred in Lewiston and Auburn. The [[Lewiston-Auburn Shoe Strike]] lasted from March to June and at its peak involved 4,000 to 5,000 workers on strike. After workers attempted to march across the Androscoggin River from Lewiston to Auburn, Governor [[Lewis Barrows]] sent in the [[Maine Army National Guard]]. Some labor leaders, CIO Secretary [[Powers Hapgood]], were imprisoned for months after a [[Maine Supreme Judicial Court]] judge issued an injunction seeking to end the strike. <gallery> Main Street, Auburn, ME.jpg|Main Street {{circa|1912}} Bobbin Mill Brook, East Auburn, ME.jpg|Old mill {{circa|1910}} Goff Block, Court Street, Auburn, ME.jpg|Court Street {{circa|1912}} High Street, Auburn, ME.jpg|High Street in 1907 </gallery> ==Geography== Auburn is located at {{Coord|44|5|N|70|14|W|type:city}} (44.089, −70.241).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|65.74|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|59.33|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|6.41|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-11-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archive-date=January 12, 2012 }}</ref> Auburn is drained by the [[Little Androscoggin River]] and [[Androscoggin River]]. ==Demographics== {{US Census population | 1850 = 2840 | 1860 = 4022 | 1870 = 6169 | 1880 = 9555 | 1890 = 11250 | 1900 = 12951 | 1910 = 15064 | 1920 = 16985 | 1930 = 18571 | 1940 = 19817 | 1950 = 23134 | 1960 = 24449 | 1970 = 24151 | 1980 = 23128 | 1990 = 24039 | 2000 = 23203 | 2010 = 23055 | 2020 = 24061 | estyear = 2022 | estimate = 24193 | footnote = sources:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.library.umaine.edu/census/townsearch.asp|title=Fogler Library - Maine Census Population Totals - Database Search Results for Minor Civil Divisions|access-date=December 8, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929135907/http://www.library.umaine.edu/census/townsearch.asp|archive-date=September 29, 2011 }}, accessed December, 2007.</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20200212053821/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US2338740&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US23%7C16000US2338740&_street=&_county=auburn&_cityTown=auburn&_state=04000US23&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= Auburn city, Maine – Population Finder – American FactFinder<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> }} Auburn is one of two principal cities of and included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan [[New England city and town area]] and the [[Lewiston-Auburn, ME MSA|Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area]] (which is part of the [[Portland, Maine|Portland]]-Lewiston-[[South Portland, Maine|South Portland]], Maine [[combined statistical area]]). ===2010 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2012-11-23}}</ref> of 2010, there were 23,055 people, 9,974 households, and 5,818 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|388.6|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 11,016 housing units at an average density of {{convert|185.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 93.7% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 2.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.9% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 2.1% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.5% of the population. There were 9,974 households, of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 41.7% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 2.84. The median age in the city was 39.9 years. 22.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.6% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 26.1% were from 25 to 44; 27.9% were from 45 to 64; and 15.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.3% male and 51.7% female. ===2000 census=== As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref> of 2000, there were 23,203 people, 9,764 households, and 5,907 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|388.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 10,608 housing units at an average density of {{convert|177.4|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.04% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.59% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.30% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.59% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.10% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.32% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.73% of the population. There were 9,764 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.88. In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 22.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males. The median income for a family was $44,012. Males had a median income of $32,088 versus $22,349 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $19,942. About 9.0% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.6% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over. '''Voter registration''' {| class=wikitable ! colspan="5" | Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of November 2022<ref>{{cite web|title=Registration and Party Enrollment Statistics as of November 6, 2012 |publisher=Maine Bureau of Corporations |url=http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/2013/r-e-active8-13.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190831/http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/2013/r-e-active8-13.pdf |archive-date=October 29, 2013 }}</ref> |- ! colspan = 2 | Party ! ! Total Voters ! Percentage |- | {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}} | Unenrolled | | align="center" | 4,305 | align="center" | 31.21% | |- | {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}} | [[Maine Democratic Party|Democratic]] | | align="center" | 4,906 | align="center" | 35.57% |- | {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}} | [[Maine Republican Party|Republican]] | | align="center" | 3,880 | align="center" | 28.13% |- | {{party color cell|Green Party (United States)}} | [[Maine Green Independent Party|Green Independent]] | | align="center" | 674 | align="center" | 4.89% |- | {{party color cell|Libertarian Party (United States)}} |[[Libertarian Party of Maine]] | | align="center" | 28 | align="center" |0.20% |- ! colspan="2" | Total ! ! align="center" | 13,793 ! align="center" | 100% |} ==Government== Auburn is in [[Maine's 2nd congressional district]], [[Maine Senate]] District 20,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://legislature.maine.gov/senate/find-your-state-senator/9392|title = Find your State Senator | Maine State Legislature}}</ref> and [[Maine House of Representatives]] Districts 68, 69, and 70. Due to Auburn's relatively expansive land area, the city is divided up into five [[Ward (subnational entity)|wards]]. The city's governing body is a [[City Council]], consisting of a [[mayor]] and 7 [[councilmember]]s (one from each of the five wards, and two elected at large). The mayor is elected at large. Auburn's current mayor is Jeff Harmon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.auburnmaine.org/index.asp?Type=B_LIST&SEC={8150265A-3ED5-4DFA-A0B9-117C641EF6A6}|title=City of Auburn, Maine – City Council|access-date=8 March 2016}}</ref> [[John Jenkins (American politician)|John Jenkins]] was a former mayor and state senator from Auburn.<ref>[http://www.sunjournal.com/city/story/905489 Jenkins explains Blaine House bid] [[Sun Journal (Lewiston)|Lewiston Sun Journal]], September 8, 2010</ref> ===List of mayors=== * Thos. Littlefield, 1869, 1871–1874 <ref name=Register1926>{{citation |title=Maine register, state year-book and legislative manual |year=1926 |chapter=Town statistics: Androscoggin County, City of Auburn |chapter-url= https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=pst.000070383782&seq=397 |via=[[HathiTrust]] }}</ref> * S. P. Miller, 1870 <ref name=Register1926 /> * James Dingley, 1875–1876 <ref name=Register1926 /> * Hannibal R. Smith, 1877–1878 <ref name=Register1926 /> * Thomas Littlefield, 1879–1880 <ref name=Register1926 /> * Geo. S. Woodman, 1881–1883 <ref name=Register1926 /> * B. F. Sturgis, ca.1884-1885 <ref name=Register1926 /><ref>{{citation |title=Lewiston and Auburn Directory, 1885 |location=Boston |publisher=W.A. Greenough & Co. |hdl=2027/hvd.hn4h64 |url= https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hn4h64 |via=HathiTrust }}</ref> * L. W. Haskell, 1885–1886 <ref name=Register1926 /> * Albert M. Penley, 1887–1888 <ref>{{citation |url= https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009596833 |title=Leading business men of Lewiston, Augusta and vicinity |year=1889 |location=Boston |publisher= Mercantile Publishing Company |via=HathiTrust }}</ref><ref name=Register1926 /> * [[Albert R. Savage]], 1889–1891 <ref name=Register1926 /> * Winchester G. Lowell, 1892 <ref name=Register1926 /> * W. W. Bolster, 1898 <ref name=Register1926 /> * Hillman Smith, 1894–1895 <ref name=Register1926 /> * Nathan W. Harris, 1896–1898 <ref name=Register1926 /> * Wm. H. Wiggin, 1899 <ref name=Register1926 /> * J. S. P. H. Wilson, 1900–1901 <ref name=Register1926 /> * Eben G. Eveleth, 1902–1908 <ref name=Register1926 /> * A. Q. Miller, 1904–1905 <ref name=Register1926 /> * David R. Hastings, 1906 <ref name=Register1926 /><ref>{{citation |title=Resident and Business Directory of Androscoggin County, Maine, 1906–1907 |hdl=2027/hvd.hn4hdk |url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hn4hdk |via=HathiTrust }}</ref> * J. R. Webber, 1907 <ref name=Register1926 /> * Irving L. Merrill, 1908–1911 <ref name=Register1926 /> * Charles E. Williams, 1912 <ref name=Register1926 /> * Alvin W. Fowles, 1913–1914 <ref name=Register1926 /><ref>{{citation |title=Resident and Business Directory of Androscoggin County, Maine, 1914–1915 |hdl=2027/hvd.hn4hdj |url=https://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.hn4hdj |via=HathiTrust }}</ref> * Henry R. Porter, 1916–1916 <ref name=Register1926 /> * Ralph F. Burnham, 1917–1919 <ref name=Register1926 /> * Henry E. Goss, 1920–1921 <ref name=Register1926 /> * Charles S. Cummings, 1922–1925 <ref name=Register1926 /><ref>{{citation |title=Annual report...city of Auburn |work=Auburn, Maine annual report |date=1870 |url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/011483503 |via=HathiTrust }}. 1870-1922</ref> * Fred R. Walton, 1926–1929 <ref name=Register1926 /><ref name=Graveyard>{{citation |work=Political Graveyard |title=Auburn, Maine |access-date= 2024-09-21 |editor=Lawrence Kestenbaum |url= https://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/ME/ofc/auburn.html |quote=Mayors of Auburn, 1869-1954 }}</ref> * Lloyd H. McFadden, ca.1930-1933 <ref name=Graveyard /> * [[George C. Wing Jr.]], ca.1934-1935 <ref name=Graveyard /> * Ernest E. Estes, ca.1936-1937 <ref name=Graveyard /> * L. Kenneth Green, ca.1938-1944 <ref name=Graveyard /> * Rosaire L. Halle, ca.1949 <ref name=Graveyard /> * Edward M. Field, ca.1949-1953 <ref name=Graveyard /> * Merle Merrill, ca.1954 <ref name=Graveyard /> * Normand Guay, ca.2006 * John Jenkins, 2007–2009 * Richard Gleason, ca.2010 <ref>{{citation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028073231/http://www.auburnmaine.org/index.asp?Type=B_LIST&SEC=%7B8150265A-3ED5-4DFA-A0B9-117C641EF6A6%7D |url= http://www.auburnmaine.org/index.asp?Type=B_LIST&SEC=%7B8150265A-3ED5-4DFA-A0B9-117C641EF6A6%7D |archive-date= 2010-10-28 |title=Mayor and City Council |work=auburnmaine.org |via=[[Wayback Machine]] }}</ref> * [[Jason Levesque|Jason J. Levesque]], ca.2017-2023 <ref>{{citation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211135011/http://www.auburnmaine.gov/Pages/Government/Mayor |url=https://www.auburnmaine.gov/pages/government/mayor |title=Mayor |work=auburnmaine.gov |archive-date= 2018-02-11 |via=Wayback Machine }}</ref> * Jeff Harmon, 2023–present<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.auburnmaine.gov/pages/government/mayor |title=Mayor |work=auburnmaine.gov |access-date= 2024-09-21 }}</ref> ==Education== Public primary and secondary education is provided by the [[Auburn School Department]], including [[Edward Little High School]]. In addition, there are the following schools in the city: * [[St. Dominic Regional High School]], a Catholic high school * [[Central Maine Community College]], community college ==Media== ===Newspapers=== * The ''[[Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine)|Sun Journal]]'' prints a daily newspaper in two different editions statewide. The Sun Journal was the recipient of the 2008 New England Daily Newspaper of the Year and the 2009 [[Maine Press Association]] Newspaper of the Year. ==Transportation== ===Roads=== *[[Interstate 95 in Maine|Interstate 95]] *[[U.S. Route 202 in Maine|US Route 202]] *[[Maine State Route 11|State Route 11]] *[[Maine State Route 4|State Route 4]] *[[Maine State Route 121|State Route 121]] *[[Maine State Route 136|State Route 136]] *[[Maine State Route 122|State Route 122]] ===By air=== Auburn is the home of the [[Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport|Auburn-Lewiston Municipal Airport]], located off Hotel Road. ===Rail=== Two freight railroads pass through the city. [[Pan Am Railways]] (formerly Springfield Terminal Railway and Maine Central Railroad) is the primary rail connection for the city. Pan Am's main line from [[Rotterdam Junction|Rotterdam Junction, New York]] to [[Hermon, Maine|Northern Maine Junction, Maine]] closely parallels US Route 202 through much of Auburn. The [[St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad]]'s main line from Portland to Montreal also runs through the southwestern section of the city, passing near the [[Auburn/Lewiston Municipal Airport]]; at Lewiston Junction, a branch leased from the [[Lewiston and Auburn Railroad]] runs northwest through Auburn. The branch formerly crossed the [[Androscoggin River]] into [[Lewiston, Maine|Lewiston]]. ==Sites of interest== * [[Lost Valley Ski Area]] * Mount Apatite Park * Auburn Riverwalk * [[Lake Auburn]] * Festival Plaza, completed in 2002—public park and performance space along the Androscoggin River. Two public water sculptures designed by artist [[Ross Miller (artist)|Ross Miller]] operate seasonally – the Falls Fountain, that references the Androscoggin River and Native American legends of being able to hide behind the falls; and the Shoe Fountain, a series of cast bronze shoes recalling the early shoe manufacturing history of the area. A map of the Androscoggin River is cast into the plaza with colored concrete. * Hamster Point—Majestic river side gardens * [[Auburn Mall (Maine)|Auburn Mall]] [[File:Lake Grove from Lake, Auburn, ME.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Lake Auburn]] in 1911]] * Androscoggin Historical Society & Museum — artifacts of local history, [[American Civil War|Civil War]] memorabilia, farming tools and a bird collection * Knight House Museum (1796) – the oldest frame house downtown, with a pre-1835 handwork shoe shop * Auburn Fire Department Museum—a collection of antique fire equipment from the city * [[Good Shepherd Food Bank]] distributes food to agencies across the state from its main warehouse in Auburn ==National Register of Historic Places== [[File:Androscoggin County Buildings, Auburn, ME.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Androscoggin County Courthouse and Jail|Androscoggin County Buildings]] {{circa|1912}}]] [[File:Public Library, Auburn, ME.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Auburn Public Library (Auburn, Maine)|Auburn Public Library]] {{circa|1910}}]] * [[A. A. Garcelon House]] (1890) * [[Androscoggin County Courthouse and Jail]] (1857) * [[Auburn Public Library (Auburn, Maine)|Auburn Public Library]] (1903) * [[Barker Mill]] (1873) * [[Charles A. Jordan House]] (1880) * [[Charles L. Cushman House]] (1889) * [[Edward Little House]] (1827) * [[Engine House (Auburn, Maine)|Engine House]] (1879) * [[First Universalist Church (Auburn, Maine)|First Universalist Church]] (1876) * [[Frank L. Dingley House]] (1867) * [[Free Baptist Church (Auburn, Maine)|Free Baptist Church]] * [[Gay-Munroe House]] (1878) * [[Holman Day House]] (1895) * [[Horace Munroe House]] (1899) * [[Horatio G. Foss House]] (1914) * [[Lamoreau Site]] * [[Main Street Historic District (Auburn)|Main Street Historic District]] * [[Roak Block]] (1871) * [[William A. Robinson House]] (1874) * [[William Briggs Homestead]] (1797) == Notable people == [[File:Corner Court & Main St., Auburn, ME.jpg|thumb|250px|Corner of Court and Main streets {{circa|1908}}]] <!-- Note: · Only people who already have a Wikipedia article may appear here. This establishes notability. · The article must mention how they are associated with <city name>, whether born, raised, or residing. · The fact of their association should have a reliable source cited. · Alphabetical by last name please. · All others will be deleted. --> * [[Tony Atlas]], wrestler * [[John Bower]], skier * [[Lenny Breau]], jazz guitarist * [[Erwin Canham]], American journalist and author * [[Alonzo Conant]], judge, Auburn Municipal Court (1946–1958) * [[Aaron S. Daggett]], last surviving Civil War general * [[T. A. D. Fessenden]], U.S. congressman * [[Sara Mae Stinchfield Hawk]], speech pathologist * [[John Jenkins (American politician)|John Jenkins]], mayor * [[Adam R. Lee]], state legislator * [[Edward Little (philanthropist)|Edward Little]], philanthropist, educator * [[Robert Luce]], U.S. congressman * [[Cynthia McFadden]], correspondent for ABC News * [[Dana T. Merrill]], U.S. Army brigadier general * [[Elmer Drew Merrill]], botanist * [[George Perkins Merrill]], geologist * [[Julie Parisien]], skier * [[Deborah Simpson]], state legislator * [[Billy Silverman]], referee * [[Charlie Small|Charles Small]], center fielder with the [[Boston Red Sox]] * [[Olympia Snowe]], U.S. senator and congresswoman * [[Peter T. Snowe]], Maine state legislator * [[John H. Sturgis]], Maine state legislator ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} ==External links== {{EB1911 poster|Auburn (Maine)|Auburn, Maine}} * [http://www.auburnmaine.gov/ City of Auburn, Maine] * [http://www.auburn.lib.me.us/ Auburn Public Library] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071223183100/http://www.androscoggincounty.com/ Androscoggin County Chamber of Commerce] * [https://www.npr.org/2019/12/22/789915857/for-these-three-dots-100-years-of-friendship-fellowship-and-fun Three Auburn women: 100 years of friendship 1919 to 2019] NPR, December 22, 2019 * {{citation |url=https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/towndocs-auburn/ |work=Maine Town Documents |title=Auburn |via=University of Maine [[Raymond H. Fogler Library|Fogler Library]] }} {{Androscoggin County, Maine}} {{MELargestCities}} {{Maine}} {{Androscoggin River}} {{Maine county seats}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Auburn, Maine| ]] [[Category:Cities in Maine]] [[Category:County seats in Maine]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1786]] [[Category:Cities in Androscoggin County, Maine]] [[Category:Portland metropolitan area, Maine]]
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