Auburn, Maine Auburn, Maine Official seal of Auburn, Maine Location of Auburn, Maine Location of Auburn, Maine State Maine Auburn is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Androscoggin County, Maine, United States. The populace was 23,055 at the 2010 census.
Auburn and Lewiston (directly athwart the Androscoggin River) are known locally as the Twin Cities or Lewiston-Auburn (L-A).
9 National Register of Historic Places listings in Auburn Auburn was first settled in 1786 as part of Bakerstown, retitled Poland when it was incorporated by the Massachusetts General Court in 1795.
Auburn would itself be set off 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. Originally part of Cumberland County, the town became governmental center of county of Androscoggin County at its creation in 1854.
By annexing territory from suburbs around it, including part of Poland in 1852, Minot in 1873, and all of Danville (first called Pejepscot) in 1867, Auburn interval geographically into one of Maine's biggest municipalities.
Incorporated a town/city on February 12, 1868, Auburn in 1917 would be the first town/city in the state to adopt a council-manager form of government. Mills were assembled to operate by water power from falls on the Androscoggin River and Little Androscoggin River.
In 1835, the factory fitness of shoe manufacture originated at Auburn.
The populace in 1860 was only about 4,000 but by 1890 it was about 12,000, when its shoe factories thriving many French Canadian immigrants, many of whom appeared by train from Quebec. Steady populace growth continued to about 1960 when the populace was about 24,500. In Auburn, shoe manufacturing became the dominant trade by the late 19th century.
The City Seal, depicting a spindle with different types of shoes at each outside point, 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 trade began to decline, and between 1957 and 1961 the biggest manufacturers closed their factories. Main article: Lewiston-Auburn Shoe Strike In 1937, one of the biggest labor disputes in Maine history occurred in Lewiston and Auburn.
After workers attempted to march athwart the Androscoggin River from Lewiston to Auburn, Governor Lewis Barrows sent in the Maine Army National Guard.
Auburn is positioned at 44 5 N 70 14 W (44.089, 70.241). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 65.74 square miles (170.27 km2), of which 59.33 square miles (153.66 km2) is territory and 6.41 square miles (16.60 km2) is water. Auburn is drained by the Little Androscoggin River and Androscoggin River.
Auburn is one of two principal metros/cities of and encompassed in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine urbane New England town/city and town region and the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine Metropolitan Travel Destination (which is part of the Portland-Lewiston-South Portland, Maine combined statistical area).
As of the census of 2010, there were 23,055 citizens , 9,974 homeholds, and 5,818 families residing in the city.
There were 11,016 housing units at an average density of 185.7 per square mile (71.7/km2).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 93.7% White, 2.5% African American, 0.4% Native American, 0.9% Asian, 0.3% from other competitions, and 2.1% from two or more competitions.
There were 9,974 homeholds of which 29.1% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 39.9% were married couples living together, 13.0% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 41.7% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 39.9 years.
22.1% of inhabitants 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.
As of the census of 2000, there were 23,203 citizens , 9,764 homeholds, and 5,907 families residing in the city.
There were 10,608 housing units at an average density of 177.4 per square mile (68.5/km ).
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 97.04% White, 0.59% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.59% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.10% from other competitions, and 1.32% from two or more competitions.
In the city, the populace 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 income for a six homeholds in the town/city was $35,652, and the median income for a family was $44,012.
About 9.0% of families and 12.0% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 16.6% of those under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over.
Auburn is in the Maine's 2nd US Congressional District, Maine Senate District 15, and Maine House of Representatives Districts 68, 69, and 70.
The city's governing body is a City Council, consisting of a mayor and 7 councilmembers (one from each of the five wards, and two propel at large).
Auburn's current Mayor is Jonathan La - Bonte.
He is the youngest mayor in the city's history. John Jenkins is a former mayor and state senator from Auburn. 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.
The Springfield Terminal is the chief rail of the city.
Auburn Fire Department Museum a compilation of antique fire equipment from the town/city Two enhance water sculptures designed by artist Ross Miller operate cyclicly 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.
Good Shepherd Food Bank distributes food to agencies athwart the state from its chief warehouse in Auburn Knight House Museum (1796) the earliest frame home downtown, with a pre-1835 handwork shoe shop Auburn Public Library c.
Corner of Court and Main streets c.
Alonzo Conant, Judge Auburn Municipal Court (1946 1958) Snowe, Maine state legislator United States Enumeration Bureau.
"Historical Sketch of Auburn, Maine".
Auburn Historical Highlights Archived September 4, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
"Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015".
Auburn city, Maine Population Finder American Fact - Finder United States Enumeration Bureau.
"City of Auburn, Maine - City Council".
Wikisource has the text of a 1911 Encyclop dia Britannica article about Auburn, Maine.
City of Auburn, Maine Municipalities and communities of Androscoggin County, Maine, United States Cities of Maine State of Maine
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