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{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Auburn, Kentucky
| settlement_type    = [[list of cities in Kentucky|City]]
| nickname           = 
| motto              = 
| image_skyline      = 
| imagesize          = 
| image_caption      = 
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| image_map          = File:Logan County Kentucky Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Auburn Highlighted 2102638.svg
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Auburn in Logan County, Kentucky.
| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Kentucky]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Kentucky|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Logan County, Kentucky|Logan]]
| government_type    = 
| leader_title       = 
| leader_name        = 
| leader_title1      = 
| leader_name1       = 
| established_title  = 
| established_date   = 1865, 1878
| unit_pref          = Imperial
| 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_21.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=March 18, 2022}}</ref>
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 4.75
| area_land_km2      = 4.74
| area_water_km2     = 0.00
| area_total_sq_mi   = 1.83
| area_land_sq_mi    = 1.83
| area_water_sq_mi   = 0.00
| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes = 
| population_total   = 1589
| population_density_km2 = 334.91
| population_density_sq_mi = 867.36
| timezone           = [[North American Central Time Zone|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset         = -6
| timezone_DST       = CDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -5
| elevation_footnotes = 
| elevation_m        = 195
| elevation_ft       = 640
| coordinates        = {{coord|36|51|59|N|86|43|1|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP code]]
| postal_code        = 42206
| area_code          = [[Area code 270|270]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 21-02638
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 0486133
| website            = {{URL|http://auburnky.us}}
| pop_est_as_of      = 2022
| pop_est_footnotes  = <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-21.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date= May 26, 2023}}</ref>
| population_est     = 1616
}}
'''Auburn''' is a [[list of Kentucky cities|home rule-class city]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.klc.org/UserFiles/files/ClassificationReformFACT(3).pdf|title=Summary and Reference Guide to House Bill 331 City Classification Reform|publisher=Kentucky League of Cities|accessdate=December 30, 2014}}</ref> in [[Logan County, Kentucky]], in the United States. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], Auburn had a population of 1,589.<ref name="Census2020PLLede">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME%2CP1_001N&for=place%3A02638&in=state%3A21|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=February 4, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>
==History==
Originally called '''Federal Grove''', the present name dates from the 1860s; it was named after [[Auburn, New York]], the previous residence of several early settlers.<ref>{{cite book|title=''Encyclopedia of Kentucky''|chapter=Dictionary of Places: Auburn|publisher=Somerset Publishers|location=[[New York, New York]]|year=1987|isbn=0-403-09981-1}}</ref> It was originally incorporated by the [[Kentucky Assembly|state assembly]] in 1865, and reincorporated in 1878.<ref>Commonwealth of Kentucky. Office of the Secretary of State. Land Office. "Auburn, Kentucky". Accessed July 15, 2013.</ref>

==Geography==
Auburn is located at {{coord|36|51|59|N|86|43|1|W|type:city}} (36.866523, -86.716910).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|1.8|sqmi|km2}}, all land.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1870 = 610
| 1880 = 682
| 1890 = 613
| 1900 = 697
| 1910 = 681
| 1920 = 715
| 1930 = 821
| 1940 = 955
| 1950 = 994
| 1960 = 1013
| 1970 = 1160
| 1980 = 1467
| 1990 = 1273
| 2000 = 1444
| 2010 = 1340
| 2020 = 1589
| estyear = 2022
| estimate = 1616
| estref =<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2022/cities/totals/SUB-IP-EST2022-POP-21.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places in Kentucky: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022|publisher= United States Census Bureau|access-date= May 26, 2023}}</ref>
| footnote = U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
| align = right
| align-fn = center
}}

===2020 census===

As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], Auburn had a population of 1,589. The median age was 35.9 years. 25.9% of residents were under the age of 18 and 17.4% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 89.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 82.5 males age 18 and over.<ref name="Census2020DP">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic Profile (DP1)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dp?get=NAME,DP1_0021P,DP1_0024P,DP1_0025C,DP1_0049C,DP1_0045C,DP1_0069C,DP1_0073C,DP1_0125P,DP1_0126P,DP1_0129P,DP1_0133P,DP1_0137P,DP1_0138P,DP1_0139P,DP1_0141P,DP1_0142P,DP1_0143P,DP1_0145P,DP1_0146P,DP1_0147C,DP1_0148C,DP1_0149C,DP1_0156C,DP1_0157C,DP1_0158C,DP1_0159P,DP1_0160P&for=place%3A02638&in=state%3A21|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=May 1, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref><ref name="Census2020PL">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/pl?get=NAME,P1_001N,P1_003N,P1_004N,P1_005N,P1_006N,P1_007N,P1_008N,P1_009N,P2_001N,P2_002N,H1_001N,H1_002N&for=place%3A02638&in=state%3A21|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2021|access-date=May 1, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.<ref name="Census2020DHC">{{cite web|title=2020 Decennial Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics (DHC)|url=https://api.census.gov/data/2020/dec/dhc?get=NAME,P2_002N,P2_003N&for=place%3A02638&in=state%3A21|website=United States Census Bureau|year=2023|access-date=May 1, 2026|df=mdy}}</ref>

There were 638 households in Auburn, of which 34.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 43.3% were married-couple households, 18.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 30.6% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 30.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

There were 710 housing units, of which 10.1% were vacant. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.6% and the rental vacancy rate was 11.3%.<ref name="Census2020DP"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census<ref name="Census2020PL"/>
! Race !! Number !! Percent
|-
| [[White Americans|White]] || 1,377 || 86.7%
|-
| [[African Americans|Black or African American]] || 82 || 5.2%
|-
| [[Native Americans in the United States|American Indian and Alaska Native]] || 4 || 0.3%
|-
| [[Asian Americans|Asian]] || 2 || 0.1%
|-
| [[Native Hawaiians|Native Hawaiian]] and [[Pacific Islander|Other Pacific Islander]] || 0 || 0.0%
|-
| Some other race || 22 || 1.4%
|-
| [[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races]] || 102 || 6.4%
|-
| ''[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race)'' || 48 || 3.0%
|}

===2000 census===

As of the [[census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|accessdate=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,444 people, 584 households, and 397 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|821.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 653 housing units at an average density of {{convert|371.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 90.86% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 6.86% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.14% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.14% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], and 2.01% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.69% of the population.

There were 584 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.5% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 12.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.0% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 23.6% under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 79.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 76.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $30,500, and the median income for a family was $38,173. Males had a median income of $28,365 versus $20,000 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $14,779. About 11.3% of families and 15.1% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 17.3% of those under age 18 and 18.9% of those age 65 or over.
==Education==
Auburn has a [[public library|lending library]], a branch of the Logan County Public Library.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190111202017/https://kdla.ky.gov/librarians/pages/librarydirectory.aspx | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 January 2019 | title=Kentucky Public Library Directory | publisher=Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives | accessdate=5 June 2019}}</ref>

==Notable people==
*[[Floyd Collins]], cave explorer, victim of cave accident

==See also==
* [[South Union Shaker Center House and Preservatory]]
* [[Shaker Museum at South Union]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060219035458/http://www.logantele.com/~aubhis/ Auburn Historical Society]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060201235859/http://www.auburnmemories.com/ Auburn Memories]

{{Logan County, Kentucky}}

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[[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Cities in Logan County, Kentucky]]