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{{Use American English|date=June 2025}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Auburn, Indiana
| settlement_type = [[City]]
| nickname = Home of the Classics
| image_skyline = Auburn IN downtown 2012.JPG
| imagesize =
| image_caption = Main Street in downtown Auburn, Indiana
| image_flag = Flag of Auburn, Indiana.svg
| image_seal = Logo of Auburn, Indiana.svg
| image_map = File:DeKalb County Indiana Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Auburn Highlighted 1802674.svg
| mapsize = 250x200px
| map_caption = Location of Auburn in DeKalb County, Indiana.
| pushpin_map = Indiana#USA#North America
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Indiana
| pushpin_label = Auburn
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{USA}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Indiana}}
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Indiana|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[DeKalb County, Indiana|DeKalb]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[List of townships in Indiana|Township]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Grant Township, DeKalb County, Indiana|Grant]], [[Union Township, DeKalb County, Indiana|Union]], [[Keyser Township, DeKalb County, Indiana|Keyser]], [[Jackson Township, DeKalb County, Indiana|Jackson]]
| government_type =
| leader_title = [[Mayor]]
| leader_name = Mike Ley ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]])<ref name="mayor">{{cite web |title=Elected Officials |url=https://www.ci.auburn.in.us/government/elected-officials/ |website=City of Auburn |access-date=2 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="mayorparty">{{cite web |title=Auburn, Butler have races for mayor |url=https://www.kpcnews.com/thestar/article_ec77e7d7-b74b-5d35-b1e5-35f19057eee0.html |website=KPC News |access-date=2 April 2020 |date=8 February 2019}}</ref>
| area_note =
| established_title = Settled
| established_date = 1836
| established_title1 = Founded
| established_date1 = 1837
| established_title2 = Incorporated (town)
| established_date2 = 1849
| established_title3 = Incorporated (city)
| established_date3 = March 26, 1900
| 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_18.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 16, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2 = 20.94
| area_land_km2 = 20.94
| area_water_km2 = 0.00
| population_footnotes =
| population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_est =
| pop_est_as_of =
| pop_est_footnotes =
| population_note =
| population_total = 13412
| population_density_sq_mi = 1659.08
| population_density_km2 = 640.54
| timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EST]]
| utc_offset = -5
| timezone_DST = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|EDT]]
| utc_offset_DST = -4
| area_total_sq_mi = 8.08
| area_land_sq_mi = 8.08
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00
| elevation_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft = 863
| coordinates_footnotes = <ref name=gnis/>
| coordinates = {{coord|41|22|36|N|85|02|56|W|region:US-IN|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code = 46706
| area_code_type = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area code]]
| area_code = [[Area code 260|260]]
| blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS]] code
| blank_info = {{FIPS|18|02674}}
| blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] ID
| blank1_info = 2394022<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2394022}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|www.ci.auburn.in.us}}
| footnotes =
| unit_pref = Imperial
}}
[[File:Auburn-indiana-courthouse-night.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|DeKalb County Court House, Auburn, Indiana.]]
'''Auburn''' is a city
==
Auburn's site on [[Cedar Creek (Indiana)|Cedar Creek]] was chosen by Wesley Park and John Badlam Howe at the intersection of two major trails, Goshen-Defiance Road and Coldwater Road, and next to the land of John Houlton.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ingenweb.org/indekalb/1914/VII.html |title=detailed city history |publisher=Ingenweb.org |access-date=2012-02-14}}</ref> The name for the community likely came from "[[The Deserted Village]]" by [[Oliver Goldsmith]], that begins "Sweet Auburn! Loveliest village of the plain."<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101215023046/http://www.ci.auburn.in.us/departments/parks%26recreation/2006_2010_VisionPlan/2-HistoryAndPopulation.pdf City Parks and Recreation]</ref> The plat of the Village of Auburn is dated April 21, 1836, but it was held by Howe and not recorded until March 12, 1879. John Drury purchased the first lot (Lot 73) for $25.00 on September 5, 1837. The first store was built at Park's corners by Thomas Freeman, applying for a license on March 5, 1838, and bringing supplies by horseback from [[Fort Wayne]]. Daniel Altenburg, Levi Walsworth, the Sherlock family, Samuel Sprott, David Weave, David Shoemaker, Henry Curtis, Lyman Childsey, James Cosper, and David Cosper were among the early residents.
A post office was established in 1839.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=IN&county=De+Kalb | title=DeKalb County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=3 September 2014}}</ref> In 1841, [[malaria]] ran through the town, and in 1843 a terrible storm wreaked havoc on cabins and crops. The Church of God was built by the Presbyterians in 1846. The Village of Auburn was incorporated in 1849, divided into wards, and governed under a town board and constable. By the end of the [[American Civil War]], the town included over 700 inhabitants. The storm of September 29, 1872, destroyed Odd Fellow's Hall and damaged the Methodist Episcopal church. A few months later, on April 6, 1873, the new brick block of Seventh Street (Snyder's Building) collapsed, also destroying the Ensley Building.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usacitiesonline.com/incountyauburn.htm |title=USA Cities |publisher=Usacitiesonline.com |date=2011-02-28 |access-date=2012-02-14}}</ref> Auburn Water and Lights was constructed in 1898. The change in status to the City of Auburn on March 26, 1900, followed a referendum. Notable citizen Charles Eckhart erected a public library and a YMCA building.
The [[Auburn Automobile|Auburn Automobile Company]], which was founded in 1900, produced its first automobile in 1903.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://automotivehistoryonline.com/auburn2.htm |title=Automotive History of Auburn |publisher=Automotivehistoryonline.com |date=2012-01-27 |access-date=2012-02-14}}</ref> William Wrigley Jr. and [[Errett Lobban Cord]] controlled interests in the company, which eventually acquired [[Duesenberg]], [[Lexington (automobile)|Lexington]], and [[Lycoming Engines]], and started [[Cord (automobile)|Cord Car Company]]. The company failed in August 1937. Other makes of cars built in Auburn include Black, De Soto (Not De Soto by Chrysler), IMP, [[Kiblinger (automobile)|Kiblinger]], [[McIntyre Automobile|McIntyre]] and Zimmerman.
The [[Auburn Rubber Company]] was started in 1913 as the Double Fabric Tire Company, making tires for Auburn Automobile Company. In the 1920s, as Auburn Rubber, it became a large manufacturer of rubber toys, leaving Auburn in 1959. Auburn was home to early automobile company DeSoto in 1913. This company has no connection with the [[DeSoto (automobile)|DeSoto]] that was manufactured by [[Chrysler Corporation|Chrysler]].
Bank robber [[John Dillinger]] and some accomplices raided Auburn's police station on October 14, 1933, stealing a submachine gun, two steel vests, three rifles, six pistols and over 1000 rounds of ammunition.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=pEVwIGxD7HQC&dq=Dillinger%20Days%20Toland&pg=PA132 John Toland, ''The Dillinger Days'', Da Capo Press edition, 1995 p. 132] {{ISBN|978-0-306-80626-1}}; [https://books.google.com/books?id=w1rFmxkYxaQC&dq=Dillinger%3A%20The%20Untold%20Story&pg=PA35 G. Russell Girardin, William J. Helmer and Rick Mattix, ''Dillinger: The Untold Story'', Indiana University Press, 2005, p. 35.] {{ISBN|0-253-32556-0}}</ref>
The acts that led to the [[U.S. 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 [[electroplating|metal-plating]] plant in the worst confined-space industrial accident in U.S. history; a fifth victim died two days later.<ref>[http://www.multinationalmonitor.org/hyper/issues/1990/04/kinney.html Joseph A. Kinney and William G. Mosley, "Death on the Job," ''The Multinational Monitor'', April 1990, v. 11, no. 4], citing a report by the [[National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health]].</ref>
The [[Auburn Community Mausoleum]], [[Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum]], [[Downtown Auburn Historic District]], and [[Eckhart Public Library and Park]] are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name="nps">{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/upload/weekly-list-2014-national-register-of-historic-places.pdf|title=National Register of Historic Places Listings|date=2014-04-04|work=Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/24/14 through 3/28/14|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref>
==Geography==
Auburn is located {{convert|20|mi|km|abbr=on}} north of [[Fort Wayne, Indiana|Fort Wayne]] in [[Northern Indiana]].
According to the 2010 census, the city has a total area of {{convert|7.10|sqmi}}, all land.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/2010_place_list_18.txt
|title=2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files for Places – Indiana
|publisher=United States Census
|access-date=2012-04-21
|url-status=dead
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517122604/http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/docs/gazetteer/2010_place_list_18.txt
|archive-date=2014-05-17
}}</ref>
Most of Auburn is located in Union civil township. Portions of Jackson and Keyser civil townships are also within the city limits.
===Climate===
Auburn has typical continental weather with very warm summers and very cold winters. Average January temperatures are a high of {{convert|31.4|F|C}} and a low of {{convert|17.2|F|C}}. Average July temperatures are a high of {{convert|83.9|F|C}} and a low of {{convert|62.0|F|C}}. There are an average of 13.1 days with highs of {{convert|90|F|C}} or higher and an average of 136.8 days with lows of {{convert|32|F|C}} or lower. The record high temperature was {{convert|106|F|C}} on June 26, 1988. The record low temperature was {{convert|-24|F|C}} on January 21, 1984.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mcc.sws.uiuc.edu/climate_midwest/historical/temp/in/120334_tsum.html |title=Temperature Summary - 120334 AUBURN, IN |publisher=Mcc.sws.uiuc.edu |access-date=2012-02-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225110839/http://mcc.sws.uiuc.edu/climate_midwest/historical/temp/in/120334_tsum.html |archive-date=2012-02-25 }}</ref>
Average annual precipitation in Auburn is {{convert|35.47|in|mm}}. The wettest month is normally June, with an average of {{convert|4.17|in|mm}}. The wettest year was 1985 with {{convert|43.50|in|mm}} and the driest year was 1964 with {{convert|19.93|in|mm}}. The most precipitation in one month was {{convert|9.65|in|mm}} in June 1981. The most precipitation in 24 hours was {{convert|3.85|in|mm}} on August 20, 1904. There is an average of {{convert|32.4|in|mm}} of snow each year. The snowiest season was 1981–82 with {{convert|67.5|in|mm}}, including {{convert|30.0|in|mm}} in January 1982. The most snowfall in 24 hours was {{convert|14.0|in|mm}} on January 26, 1978.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mcc.sws.uiuc.edu/climate_midwest/historical/precip/in/120334_psum.html |title=Precipitation Summary - 120334 AUBURN, IN |publisher=Mcc.sws.uiuc.edu |access-date=2012-02-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225110843/http://mcc.sws.uiuc.edu/climate_midwest/historical/precip/in/120334_psum.html |archive-date=2012-02-25 }}</ref>
==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 260
|1860= 639
|1870= 677
|1880= 1542
|1890= 2415
|1900= 3396
|1910= 3919
|1920= 4650
|1930= 5088
|1940= 5415
|1950= 5879
|1960= 6350
|1970= 7388
|1980= 8122
|1990= 9379
|2000= 12074
|2010= 12731
|2020= 13412
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]],<ref name="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web | title = U.S. Census website | url = https://www.census.gov | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]] | access-date = 2012-12-11}}</ref> there were 12,731 people, 5,226 households, and 3,322 families living in the city. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1793.1|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 5,692 housing units at an average density of {{convert|801.7|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the city was 96.9% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.2% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.7% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.7% 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 2.6% of the population.
There were 5,226 households, of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.0% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 36.4% were non-families. 31.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.96.
The median age in the city was 37.9 years. 25.3% of residents were under the age of 18; 8.1% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 25.9% were from 25 to 44; 25.1% were from 45 to 64; and 15.6% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the city was 48.1% male and 51.9% female.
===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States Census|2000 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> there were 12,074 people, 4,927 households, and 3,202 families living in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,816.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 5,258 housing units at an average density of {{convert|790.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 97.71% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.35% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.10% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.41% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.61% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.80% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|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 [[Marriage|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.
==Arts and culture==
[[File:Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum 2004.jpg|thumb|right|Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, Auburn, Indiana, a [[National Historic Landmark]] that was once the headquarters and showroom of the [[Auburn Automobile|Auburn Automobile Company]].]]
Auburn is the ___location of the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival, held each [[Labor Day]] weekend. The city also has several museums, including the Early Ford V-8 Museum, the [[Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum]] and the National Auto and Truck Museum. The latter two are [[National Historic Landmark]]s. The Auburn Cord Duesenberg Festival, with the annual Labor Day auction, is said to host one of the world's largest automotive auctions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wane.com/news/local-news/auburn-fall-auction-set-for-biggest-selection-to-date/1071829408|title=Auction|publisher=wane.com|access-date=June 2, 2018}}</ref> These automotive-related events are the legacy of the Auburn Automobile Company, which closed in the late 1930s. The company had its headquarters and a factory in Auburn. The DeKalb County Free Fall Fair, held in downtown Auburn, is a six-day event usually held in the last week of September and has over 850,000 guests per year.
The official city [[logo]], pictured at right, is based on the logo of the former [[Auburn Automobile|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.
==Government==
[[File:Auburn IN City Hall 2012.JPG|thumb|Auburn's [[Italianate architecture|Italianate]] City Hall, completed in 1913. Connected to the Dekalb County Jail.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}}]]
[[File:Auburn IN water tower 2012.JPG|thumb|upright|Fulton Street water tower, erected 1946.]]
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. Five members of the common council are elected from individual districts and two are elected at-large.{{citation needed|date=June 2022}}
==Education==
Most of Auburn lies in the [[Schools in DeKalb County|DeKalb County Central United School District]]. Public schools serving Auburn are:
* James R. Watson Elementary School
* McKenney-Harrison Elementary School
* DeKalb Middle School (Waterloo)
* [[DeKalb High School (Indiana)|DeKalb High School]] (Waterloo)
There is also a K-12 private school:
* Lakewood Park Christian School
The town has a free lending library, the [[Eckhart Public Library and Park|Eckhart Public Library]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | title=Indiana public library directory | publisher=Indiana State Library | access-date=7 March 2018 | archive-date=February 18, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218220414/http://in.gov/library/files/countyindex13.pdf | url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Media==
===Radio stations===
* 106.7 WFGA - Classic Country
* 1570 AM [[WGLL]] — religious
* 102.3 FM [[WGBJ]] — "Mega 102.3" Licensed to Auburn, studios in [[Fort Wayne, Indiana]]
===Newspaper===
* ''[[The Star (Auburn)|The Star]]'', (formerly known as ''The Evening Star'')
==Notable people==
* [[Rece Buckmaster]] (born 1996), soccer player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rece Buckmaster |url=https://fbref.com/en/players/6e0d9f17/Rece-Buckmaster |access-date=February 15, 2025 |website=[[Sports Reference|FBref]]}}</ref>
* [[Gordon Buehrig]] (1904–1990), automobile designer, lived in Auburn for two years while designing 1935–1936 Auburn Speedster and is buried in Roselawn Cemetery.
* [[Errett Lobban Cord]] (1894–1974), industrialist, lived in Auburn while running 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.
* [[James I. Farley]] (1871–1948), member of US House of Representatives, 1933–1939, lived in Auburn while executive of Auburn Automobile Company and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery.
* [[Walter Hartman Hodge]] (1896–1975) was a lawyer and judge.
* [[MaChelle Joseph]], former women's basketball head coach at [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball|Georgia Tech]], player for [[Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball|Purdue]], 1992 Big Ten Player of the Year; born in Auburn.
* [[Don Lash]] (1912–1994), track-and-field champion, won 1938 [[James E. Sullivan Award]] as top amateur athlete in U.S., graduated from Auburn High School in 1933.
* [[Charles A. O. McClellan]] (1835–1898), member of US House of Representatives, 1889–1892, lived in Auburn and practiced law there.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000329|title = Bioguide Search}}</ref>
* [[Rollie Zeider]] (1883–1967), early 20th Century Major League Baseball player, was born in Cass County and raised in Auburn.
==Port Authority==
Auburn controls, maintains, and owns the City of Auburn [[Port Authority]]. It consists of one mile of track servicing two industries on the former [[Fort Wayne and Jackson Railroad]].<ref name="vital link">{{cite web |url=https://www.kpcnews.com/newssun/article_620166dd-d7b0-5fe0-a5aa-8fabe1a69235.html |title=Shortline railroads provide vital links |last= |first= |date=2021-09-26 |website=www.kpcnews.com |publisher=The News Sun |access-date=2023-01-06 |quote=The City of Auburn Port Authority is different from the others in that it does not own or operate trains. Instead, it maintains a one-mile rail spur that connects to the CSX Railroad at Auburn Junction.}}</ref> The Port Authority owns no locomotives or rolling stock, and the only employees are the five-member volunteer board of directors.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ci.auburn.in.us/195/Port-Authority |title=Port Authority |last= |first= |date= |website=City of Auburn |publisher= |access-date=2023-01-07 |quote=}}</ref> [[CSX Transportation|CSX]] delivers about twenty five<ref name="vital link" /> cars of plastic resin<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.in.gov/indot/files/INDOT_SRP_Combined_FINAL_Nov-2021-INDOT-website.pdf |title=Indiana State Rail Plan|last= |first= |date=2021 |website=State of Indiana |publisher= State of Indiana|page=289|access-date=2023-01-07 |quote=}}</ref> a year.
==References==
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==External links==
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*{{Official website|http://www.ci.auburn.in.us}}
{{DeKalb County, Indiana}}
{{Fort Wayne Metro}}
{{County Seats of Indiana}}
{{Indiana railroads}}
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