Auburn, Nebraska
| Auburn, Nebraska | |
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Central Avenue: U.S. Highway 136
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 Location of Auburn, Nebraska |
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| Coordinates: 40°23′18″N 95°50′32″W / 40.38833°N 95.84222°WCoordinates: 40°23′18″N 95°50′32″W / 40.38833°N 95.84222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Nebraska |
| County | Nemaha |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.18 sq mi (5.65 km2) |
| • Land | 2.18 sq mi (5.65 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 984 ft (300 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 3,460 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 3,419 |
| • Density | 1,587.2/sq mi (612.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 68305 |
| Area code(s) | 402 |
| FIPS code | 31-02655 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0827116 |
| Website | auburn.ne.gov |
Auburn is a city in Nemaha County, Nebraska, United States, and its county seat. The population was 3,460 at the 2010 census.
Auburn is an incorporation of two towns. Calvert and Sheridan combined to form Auburn in 1882, in part to have the voting power to wrestle the county seat away from Brownville, Nebraska, a village located nine miles east. The incorporation was successful, and in 1883, Auburn was named the county seat. The city is named after Auburn, New York.
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.
Auburn is located at 40°23′18″N 95°50′32″W / 40.38833°N 95.84222°W (40.388278, -95.842246). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.18 square miles (5.65 km2), all of it land.
As of the census of 2010, there were 3,460 people, 1,487 households, and 910 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,587.2 inhabitants per square mile (612.8/km2). There were 1,721 housing units at an average density of 789.4 per square mile (304.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 97.3% White, 0.5% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.7% Asian, 0.3% from other races, and 1.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population.
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