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{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Auburn, Nebraska | settlement_type = [[City]] | nickname = | motto = <!-- Images --> | image_skyline = Auburn, Nebraska Central from K 2.JPG | imagesize = | image_caption = Central Avenue: [[U.S. Highway 136]] | image_flag = | image_seal = <!-- Maps --> | image_map = Nemaha_County_Nebraska_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Auburn_Highlighted.svg | mapsize = 250px | map_caption = Location of Auburn, Nebraska | image_map1 = | mapsize1 = | map_caption1 = <!-- Location --> | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Nebraska]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Nebraska|County]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Nemaha County, Nebraska|Nemaha]] | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = | leader_name = | leader_title1 = | leader_name1 = | established_title = | established_date = <!-- Area --> | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=September 18, 2022}}</ref> | area_magnitude = | area_total_km2 = 5.66 | area_land_km2 = 5.66 | area_water_km2 = 0.00 | area_total_sq_mi = 2.19 | area_land_sq_mi = 2.19 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.00 <!-- Population --> | population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] | population_est = | pop_est_as_of = | population_footnotes = | population_total = 3470 | population_density_km2 = 612.99 | population_density_sq_mi = 1587.37 <!-- General information --> | timezone = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]] | utc_offset = −6 | timezone_DST = CDT | utc_offset_DST = −5 | elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/> | elevation_ft = 1027 | coordinates = {{coord|40|23|22|N|95|50|37|W|type:city_region:US-NE|display=it}} | postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] | postal_code = 68305 | area_code = [[Area code 402|402]] | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = 31-02655 | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID | blank1_info = 2394026<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2394026}}</ref> | website = [https://auburn.ne.gov/ auburn.ne.gov] | footnotes = | pop_est_footnotes = }} '''Auburn''' is a city in [[Nemaha County, Nebraska]], United States, and its [[county seat]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |accessdate=2011-06-07 |title=Find a County |publisher=National Association of Counties |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531210815/http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx |archivedate=May 31, 2011 }}</ref> The population was 3,470 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]]. ==History== Auburn is an incorporation of two towns. Calvert and Sheridan combined to form Auburn in 1882,<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1ON6kaw0nXIC&pg=PA5 | title=The Complete Roadside Guide to Nebraska | publisher=[[University of Nebraska Press]] | author=Boye, Alan | year=2007 | pages=5| isbn=978-0803233782 }}</ref> in part to have the voting power to wrestle the county seat away from [[Brownville, Nebraska]], a village located ten miles east. The incorporation was successful, and in 1883, Auburn was named the county seat.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.casde.unl.edu/history/counties/nemaha/auburn/ | title=Auburn, Nemaha County | publisher=University of Nebraska | work=Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies | accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref> The city is named after [[Auburn, New York]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Federal Writers' Project|author-link=Federal Writers' Project|title=Origin of Nebraska place names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b3625056;view=1up;seq=12|year=1938|publisher=Works Progress Administration|location=Lincoln, NE|page=6}}</ref> The only person to be elected to the United States Congress as a member of the [[Prohibitionist]] Party, [[Charles Hiram Randall]], was born in Auburn on July 23, 1865. From 1910 to 1913, Auburn was home to the [[Auburn Athletics (Nebraska)|Auburn Athletics]], a [[Class D (baseball)|Class C]] level [[minor league baseball]] team. The Auburn Athletics played as members of the [[Missouri-Iowa-Nebraska-Kansas League]] for the duration of the league. The Auburn Athletics played home games at the Legion Memorial Park. Still in use today, Legion Memorial Park is designated as a [[National Historic Park]] site. The address is 1015 J Street.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nebaseballhistory.com/auburn1911.html|title=MINK League Auburn Nebraska Athletics|website=www.nebaseballhistory.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://visitnebraska.com/auburn/legion-memorial-park|title=Legion Memorial Park|website=VisitNebraska.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://growauburnne.com/community-profile/quality-of-life/|title=Quality of Life}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/league.cgi?id=a4d30733|title=1910 Missouri-Iowa-Nebraska-Kansas League|website=Baseball-Reference.com}}</ref> ==Geography and climate== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|2.18|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<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]] |accessdate=2012-06-24 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112090031/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt |archivedate=January 12, 2012 }}</ref> {{Weather box |location = Auburn 5 ESE, Nebraska (1991β2020 normals, extremes 1899βpresent) |single line = Y |width = auto |Jan record high F = 70 |Feb record high F = 83 |Mar record high F = 96 |Apr record high F = 100 |May record high F = 105 |Jun record high F = 109 |Jul record high F = 112 |Aug record high F = 113 |Sep record high F = 108 |Oct record high F = 98 |Nov record high F = 84 |Dec record high F = 87 |year record high F = 113 |Jan avg record high F = 58.9 |Feb avg record high F = 64.2 |Mar avg record high F = 78.5 |Apr avg record high F = 88.0 |May avg record high F = 92.7 |Jun avg record high F = 94.9 |Jul avg record high F = 98.2 |Aug avg record high F = 97.2 |Sep avg record high F = 95.2 |Oct avg record high F = 88.4 |Nov avg record high F = 73.3 |Dec avg record high F = 61.9 |year avg record high F = 100.2 |Jan high F = 34.7 |Feb high F = 40.0 |Mar high F = 53.3 |Apr high F = 65.0 |May high F = 75.3 |Jun high F = 84.2 |Jul high F = 87.3 |Aug high F = 85.7 |Sep high F = 80.0 |Oct high F = 67.1 |Nov high F = 51.7 |Dec high F = 39.1 |year high F = 63.6 |Jan mean F = 24.4 |Feb mean F = 29.3 |Mar mean F = 41.4 |Apr mean F = 52.6 |May mean F = 64.3 |Jun mean F = 73.8 |Jul mean F = 77.2 |Aug mean F = 74.8 |Sep mean F = 67.4 |Oct mean F = 54.5 |Nov mean F = 40.4 |Dec mean F = 29.0 |year mean F = 52.4 |Jan low F = 14.1 |Feb low F = 18.6 |Mar low F = 29.4 |Apr low F = 40.2 |May low F = 53.4 |Jun low F = 63.4 |Jul low F = 67.1 |Aug low F = 63.9 |Sep low F = 54.8 |Oct low F = 41.9 |Nov low F = 29.0 |Dec low F = 19.0 |year low F = 41.2 |Jan avg record low F = -9.8 |Feb avg record low F = -2.3 |Mar avg record low F = 8.3 |Apr avg record low F = 22.3 |May avg record low F = 35.6 |Jun avg record low F = 49.1 |Jul avg record low F = 53.5 |Aug avg record low F = 50.7 |Sep avg record low F = 36.1 |Oct avg record low F = 23.0 |Nov avg record low F = 11.1 |Dec avg record low F = -2.1 |year avg record low F = -13.2 |Jan record low F = β27 |Feb record low F = β35 |Mar record low F = β21 |Apr record low F = 7 |May record low F = 22 |Jun record low F = 39 |Jul record low F = 43 |Aug record low F = 38 |Sep record low F = 21 |Oct record low F = -4 |Nov record low F = β5 |Dec record low F = β27 |year record low F = -35 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 0.76 |Feb precipitation inch = 1.11 |Mar precipitation inch = 2.00 |Apr precipitation inch = 2.90 |May precipitation inch = 4.99 |Jun precipitation inch = 4.40 |Jul precipitation inch = 4.34 |Aug precipitation inch = 3.34 |Sep precipitation inch = 3.07 |Oct precipitation inch = 2.49 |Nov precipitation inch = 1.74 |Dec precipitation inch = 1.17 |year precipitation inch = 32.31 |Jan snow inch = 7.7 |Feb snow inch = 8.1 |Mar snow inch = 3.6 |Apr snow inch = 1.6 |May snow inch = 0.1 |Jun snow inch = 0.0 |Jul snow inch = 0.0 |Aug snow inch = 0.0 |Sep snow inch = 0.0 |Oct snow inch = 0.6 |Nov snow inch = 2.3 |Dec snow inch = 6.4 |year snow inch = 30.4 |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 5.8 |Feb precipitation days = 6.3 |Mar precipitation days = 7.7 |Apr precipitation days = 8.8 |May precipitation days = 10.2 |Jun precipitation days = 9.6 |Jul precipitation days = 8.6 |Aug precipitation days = 7.8 |Sep precipitation days = 6.5 |Oct precipitation days = 6.6 |Nov precipitation days = 5.2 |Dec precipitation days = 5.8 |year precipitation days = 88.9 |unit snow days = 0.1 in |Jan snow days = 4.7 |Feb snow days = 4.7 |Mar snow days = 2.8 |Apr snow days = 1.0 |May snow days = 0.0 |Jun snow days = 0.0 |Jul snow days = 0.0 |Aug snow days = 0.0 |Sep snow days = 0.0 |Oct snow days = 0.4 |Nov snow days = 1.5 |Dec snow days = 4.0 |year snow days = 19.1 |source 1 = [[NOAA]]<ref name=nws> {{cite web | url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=oax | title = NowData β NOAA Online Weather Data | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |access-date = November 27, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI> {{cite web | url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00250435&format=pdf | title = Station: Auburn 5 ESE, NE | work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991β2020) | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = November 27, 2021}}</ref> }} ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1890= 1537 |1900= 2664 |1910= 2729 |1920= 2863 |1930= 3068 |1940= 3639 |1950= 3422 |1960= 3229 |1970= 3650 |1980= 3482 |1990= 3443 |2000= 3350 |2010= 3460 |2020= 3470 |align-fn=center |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 18, 2013}}</ref><br>2012 Estimate<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012-3.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012|accessdate=October 18, 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019235623/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/SUB-EST2012-3.html|archivedate=October 19, 2013}}</ref> }} ===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]]|accessdate=2012-06-24}}</ref> of 2010, there were 3,460 people, 1,487 households, and 910 families residing in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1587.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 1,721 housing units at an average density of {{convert|789.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.3% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.5% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.3% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.0% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 1.9% of the population. There were 1,487 households, of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 3.1% had a male householder with no wife present, and 38.8% were non-families. 33.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.9% 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 2.87. The median age in the city was 42.1 years. 24.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 7.2% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 22.4% were from 25 to 44; 26.7% were from 45 to 64; and 19.7% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 46.9% male and 53.1% female. ===2000 census=== As of the [[census]] of 2000, there were 3,350 people, 1,479 households, and 924 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|2,184.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,642 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,070.5|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.19% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.36% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.27% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 1.04% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.30% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.81% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.81% of the population. There were 1,479 households, out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 33.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.86. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.3% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 22.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.0 males. In 2000, the [[median household income]] was $34,207 and the median family income was $46,563. Males had a median income of $35,719 compared with $18,246 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,523. About 7.2% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 16.0% of those under age 18 and 14.4% of those age 65 or over. ==Notable people== * [[Elzada Clover]], botanist * [[Chad Kelsay]], professional [[American football]] player * [[Chris Kelsay]], Professional [[American football]] player * [[Neal Obermeyer]], editorial cartoonist * [[Charles Hiram Randall]], [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from California <!-- *** INSTRUCTIONS FOR NOTABLE PEOPLE SECTIONS *** When you add a name in this section, it's YOUR responsibility to ensure all of the following for each person: 1) Insert person into list sorted by last name (surname). 2) Each person MUST meet [[Wikipedia:Bio]] requirements to ensure notability (see [[Wikipedia:Notability]]). 3) Each person MUST meet [[Wikipedia:Verifiability]] requirements to verify their notability and prove they resided in the city. 4) If the person has a Wikipedia article, then wikilink the persons name to the correct wikipedia article, otherwise add citation reference(s) to prove notability and attended the school (see [[Wikipedia:Citing sources]]). *** END OF INSTRUCTIONS *** --> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20071219071918/http://www.auburn.ne.gov/index.htm City of Auburn] {{Nemaha County, Nebraska}} {{Nebraska county seats}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Cities in Nebraska]] [[Category:Cities in Nemaha County, Nebraska]] [[Category:County seats in Nebraska]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1882]] [[Category:1882 establishments in Nebraska]]
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